Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this resolution which would do away with the new procedures established under BLM Planning 2.0. Planning 2.0 encourages, at its foundation, early and frequent public input. By rolling back this planning…

I thank Congressman Garamendi for his leadership and showing what is really happening with the scale-back of all these regulations.

You would think we would want a democracy where every citizen has equal access to these tools. Well, who doesn't want that? Some of these big companies that have concentrated economic power and have an interest in making money and not for…

If I can make one more comment. Everyone says they are not for regulation. That is easy. Every time I get on an airplane, I am very thankful that we have some regulations. Regulations can't just be eliminated with a hatchet, like this…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Garamendi for his leadership in the State of California and the country. I rise today to voice my strong objection and disapproval for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's decision to roll back a program that would…

I have. I appreciate the Congressman's leadership on this. Net neutrality, as the gentleman knows, is a very simple idea. That means that everyone should have equal access to the internet; that you shouldn't get to pay for faster service…

I will use another analogy of flying below the radar. A lot of this is flying below the radar because we are looking at all of the tweets that come out in the morning, the various news programs focusing on the President, and missing some…

Mr. Speaker, well, let's see, I got a phone call from my district--one of several dozen today--and they all are kind of about the same thing: What is going on in Washington? What are they doing in Washington? What is happening? What is…

Mr. Panetta, thank you so very much for joining us this evening. Thank you for your statement of your life and your family's work. We know your father. Leon has been a dear friend of mine and most of us here in the House. You're going to…

Mr. Raskin, thank you so very much. Indeed, your experience as a professor teaching constitutional law will be a very valuable asset to this House, and particularly in the context of what is transpiring on the floor with the repeal of so…

Mr. Speaker, there are so many other things to talk about here, and I probably have another 20 minutes to do it. I doubt that I will take all that time, unless my colleague from Iowa wants to engage in a colloquy about some issues of the…

If I might ask a question of the gentlemen. He represents the Silicon Valley--at least a large portion of the Silicon Valley--and the issue of net neutrality has been bouncing around here for some time. Basically, the FCC, as I understand…

I thank the gentleman for the explanation and the purpose of net neutrality. In a way, it is one of the things that, in a very real way, protects the individual--by having access. What is happening with these regulations and many of these…

That is so very true. Let me just go through some of the regulations that are being repealed here in the House over the last couple of weeks. First of all, let's remember that the Congressional Review Act being used to repeal these…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from California, and I rise today to oppose President Trump's anti-immigrant executive orders and to share with you why I feel these orders harm the people across my district and, ultimately, across our…

Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, I and many Americans watched in horror as our President continued to wax poetic on TV about the bromance with President Vladimir Putin. When the host noted ``But he's a killer,'' our President came back with…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and honor the life of an exemplary leader in our community, in the Turlock area, and the Assyrian community, Henry ``Hank'' Adams. The beloved husband, brother, father, and grandfather died at the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in strong opposition to H.J. Res. 58, which would dismantle key protections of teacher preparation programs. Unfortunately, this joint resolution is part of a much larger…