Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3336, the Small Business Credit Availability Act. This bipartisan measure received unanimous support in the House Committee on Agriculture and ensures, as the previous speakers have indicated…

You have a difficult task today.

this regional approach among utilities working together is, I think, more viable than a top down approach.

Given that California has already been implementing an overly aggressive renewable energy mandate; wouldn't the ratepayers in my district be stuck with an even bigger energy bill for little to no benefit, especially since renewable energy…

Madam Speaker, I rise to talk about the corruption, the fraud, the waste within GSA, an agency that has nearly a $10 billion slush fund that they hide from the American taxpayers every single year. Today I'm going to be introducing a bill…

The central piece of the point that I would like to emphasize is that when we come up with new renewable energy or any kind of energy, you have to find a way to have market access.

I would urge the Committee to consider this measure and adopt it as part of whatever overall package you produce.

This financing was mostly located in high distressed communities throughout the country, around 60 percent were located in communities where the unemployment rates were at least 1.5 times the national average.

Congress should not continue to promote a tax policy that is favoring drivers over commuters and that penalizes businesses that are doing the right thing by offering their employees incentives to utilize a variety of transportation options.

I introduced H.R. 2740 last year, a bill that would help spur economic development in low income communities.

I think it is incredibly important that we assess this issue and figure out how to bring some certainty to the Tax Code.

My Congressional District produces more renewable energy than any other Congressional District out of all 435 in America.

Simply put, the transit benefit makes sense for businesses of all shapes and sizes.

As a Member of Congress representing the citizens of Staten Island and Brooklyn, who have and face every day the longest commute times in the entire nation, seeing this vital program extended is of the utmost importance to me and all of my…

they are extremely concerned with the impact that the Chu memo policies will have on consumer electricity rates.

This has nothing to do with science or with the economies. It has everything to do with a religious fervor on the radical left.

Is this not an ideological preference by elements on the radical left for wind and solar electricity above all other sources, regardless of the costs, and the costs are considerable?

There is no possible way anyone in his right mind would actually pay for this.