I am appalled, not only appalled at my State but the other States that have chosen not to expand their Medicaid program because we need it.

If you have someone where the IRS is requiring documents from an individual, audit or whatever, is it an excusable excuse to say that they don't have the time?

Well, I appreciate your opinion. I can tell you the people that I represent, they believe that you are stonewalling...

At what point should this committee hold you and your agency in contempt for not complying?

I think we have a strong case that we have been cooperative, continue to be cooperative...

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Cartwright The CHAIR. It…

I bring to you an ask in the wake of yet another tragic shooting at a military installation and solemnly come before you today to ask for your support in helping prevent such catastrophic events from occurring by fully funding the ACES…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1, beginning at line 16, strike ``December 12, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 75813 et seq.)'' and insert…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to respond to one thing that was just said. The 2008 Bush rule is not more protective than the 1983 Reagan rule. I have explained that. The 2008 Bush rule has huge exemptions…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I my consume. Mr. Chairman, my amendment is about protecting the health of those Americans who live near mountaintop removal coal mines. It is about keeping surface water from being contaminated…

I certainly agree with that.

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for yielding me this time. I strongly agree with my friend that States must be given the right to implement a stream buffer rule that works for them, given the fact that local conditions will vary…

Senator Blumenthal and I have introduced legislation to give the Federal Trade Commission much greater authority.

It doesn't make any sense for the Congress to mandate specific technologies.

I think that a more lengthy period of time makes more sense.

To just keep saying we are surprised at the changes means that you haven't kept up.

It is going to cost more money, but it is the right thing to do.

Accountability is everything. We have tended to forget that in this country because somehow America always muddles through.