Thank you for allowing me to appear before you today to provide testimony on the importance of Army Corps of Engineer project funding to the First District of Arkansas.

Well, it is actually a very challenging issue, and unfortunately, the introduction of the Asian carp came about as a result of Fish and Wildlife and a management decision they made down in my neck of the woods and without the knowledge of…

I would be willing to serve on that if such a task force were stood up.

I think it is amoral; if not immoral.

So if eventually we live up to what Senator Grassley and the chairman had been working on so long and hard...

What is interesting is I have looked at the history of it, and, of course, two things that were assumed...

But you know the true market is a lot higher than what we are currently charging?

So we are selling the ability to permanently be here.

I hope that Congress will decide to invest more in our nation's infrastructure, and one of the key reasons is that we have an enormous maintenance and repair backlog.

third-parties could create devices that enable piracy and hinder the ability of content providers to control their creative work

The San Pedro Bay Ports Complex, which includes both the Port of L.A. and Long Beach, accounts for one-quarter of the Nation's cargo and supports over 3 million jobs nationwide.

California receives only 15 percent back of what the shippers at our harbors pay into the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.

I urge this esteemed subcommittee to fund the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' navigation program at $2.9 billion for fiscal year 2018 and 2017.

Created 27 years ago, this EB-5 program is an important investment and job-creation program.

The benefits of this program are on display in the bay area, where I am from.

There are so many pieces to this healthcare system. One thing that I want to put on the table here from my experience as insurance commissioner in California is that there are two fundamental parts to the healthcare system in the United…

Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Virginia is absolutely correct about that. Unfortunately, my understanding is that as early as tomorrow--that would be Wednesday--that the committees intend to mark up the legislation. Normally, that means…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott) for joining us this evening. This is a fundamental part of American life, that is, our health care. It is about 18 percent of the total GDP, gross domestic product. It is…