As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, I have spent this Congress focusing on basic research that can benefit our nation by enabling technology breakthroughs.

I hope that by exposing DOE's misconduct in this case, we can prevent this kind of inappropriate action in the future and preserve scientific integrity and transparency at the Department.

I hope you get the pictures, if there are some, of your grandchildren back.

Do you have an opinion that the goal to squash the Senate action is inappropriate?

the process has been attacked, and I think we're seeing that today.

There is some inappropriate behavior going on, as one of my members over here said earlier, and we want to make sure that that stops.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5625, the Modernizing Government Travel Act. While we may not agree on all things, I think there is consensus on both sides of the aisle that the Federal Government has failed to keep…

It is due process that requires Commissioner Koskinen to be allowed to make objections to any evidence.

This hearing is therefore simply a total sham.

The effort to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen is without precedent in the history of the United States.

This Committee does a grave injustice to the Committee as a hollowed institution by being complicit in the perpetuation of this sham proceeding.

Mr. Speaker, in May, the Department of Labor released its final overtime rule, which is another egregious example of the burdensome regulations that continue to hamper our economic recovery and hold North Carolina families back. By…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chair.

Americans want, need, and deserve to be able to count on Social Security, and it is up to us and the Congress to make the changes so they can.

Mr. Speaker, yesterday, it was reported that, instead of doing what is necessary to fix the Flint water crisis, State of Michigan officials are, instead, focusing on disenfranchising further the people of my hometown. Through sleight of…

But if new market entrants aren't able to submit an application and get it through the FDA, then guess what? You have, in this case, Mylan, who is able to market a product, quickly raise the price, bring home an exorbitant amount of…

How do you think these two bills if they were to be enacted and signed into law would impact the economy?

I have one to increase that to $15 an hour by 2024, gradual increase and then to incentivize it with tax credits.