Thank you, Chairman Duncan, for convening this hearing.

Tupelo, Mississippi, the town of my birth and my hometown, is known for a lot of things: the birthplace of Elvis Presley; we are the headquarters of the Natchez Trace Parkway. One of the things we are also very proud of is we are the very…

Let me thank the ranking member of the committee, the gentleman from Oregon, for allowing me to speak in support of this legislation even though he has reserved time in opposition. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 3590, the…

I first of all want to commend the distinguished Senator from Michigan for her outstanding leadership of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. As we proceeded from the hearings to review those suggestions being made for…

The third-party liability risk-sharing regime, which we know today as indemnification, provided a much needed safety net.

I think, you know, it is unfair to all Americans that we need to get our financial affairs in order, and we have to do that by addressing the No. 1 driver of our deficits and our debt, and that is out-of-control mandatory spending, so that…

As Chairman Palazzo pointed out, by working together we can develop bipartisan solutions to the various issues that face the commercial space sector.

The need for this provision at the time was clear, how can the FAA regulate an industry that does not exist?

We must continue providing a framework for supporting the development of commercial space launch.

I am honored to be invited by the distinguished chairman to proceed in describing our work product, the farm bill conference report. It has been a true pleasure working with her and the members of her staff, it seems like over a long…

What alternatives do they have? And what could tip the balance away from them choosing to invest further in United States securities?

Those are districts I would not send my children to.

If the economy improves as you expect it to, the $221 billion we pay each year in interest on the national debt, that will double.

We have a national debt of $17 trillion. How much of that does China hold?

What should we worry about? Do you worry about the $17 trillion?

It just seems to me that we are more and more a society that believes in choices.

I have had an urgent and compelling need since 1996 in terms of speed, range, and payload . . . the UH-1 does not meet the need. How much longer are we willing to wait and take this risk?

As we work to promote disaster preparedness and awareness, it is important we remember to equip every member of our communities.