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It is important that NOAA have its complete leadership team on board as soon as possible.

We want to strongly encourage the Administration to nominate the next NOAA Administrator as quickly as possible.

If we have within our abilities the opportunity to lay out a plan in which there is not just an auditable but a review process that could be put in place with assurances of the follow-through, we are still talking about the protections…

We are not focusing on going after the guys who are actually causing the problems for everybody else.

I think it is important that we recognize that there is a standard of security which has to be imposed.

We need to pay attention that we don't get shut out of those markets by regulatory actions that may happen from those foreign governments.

And I would like to reiterate that all of our recent conversations with the administration, with all the members on this committee, with the U.S. Trade Representative, indicate that we are modernizing NAFTA, that we are not eliminating…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership on this piece of legislation, which will, quite literally, save lives. I am so grateful that we are having this debate on the House floor at this point. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in…

I would argue, clearly, that the United States' antiquated international tax rules contribute to that and bear much of the blame.

I just want to remind everyone that the bill we are debating here today would suspend SSI benefits for those who have felony warrants for their arrest and those who have violated probation or parole. That is the discussion that we are…

I include in the Record two letters of support. One is from the over 330,000 members of the National Fraternal Order of Police, and the other is from the National Sheriffs' Association. National Fraternal Order of Police, Washington, DC…

Yes. Mr. Chairman, I think that is--well, I have got one here.

I would strongly support that, Senator.

When we look at farm bills we look not only at, obviously, the programs that benefit directly production agriculture, but also those things that can enhance quality of life in our rural communities.

I just want to first off thank you and Senator Stabenow for having this hearing.

Thank you, Senator Blunt, for having the hearing today to discuss the TSA Modernization Act that we introduced yesterday along with Senators Nelson and Cantwell.

We are facing, in my opinion, a Federal forest management crisis.

She has done a great job during her time at the CPSC, and I'm very happy to see her elevated to be the Chairman of the Commission.