It is my belief that the case against Drakes Bay Oyster Company is deceptive and potentially fraudulent.

Yet the provisions that, in fact, disproportionately benefit the wealthy, including the reduction for capital gains and dividends, the Republicans would protect from any changes. The Republican priorities could not be clearer when it comes…

I've been listening to this debate; and you know, the Republicans' claim that they're saving Medicare is political mythology. Essentially, what they're doing is shifting coverage to the private sector. They have a cap more stringent than…

My community is not a wealthy community, and so it would really help my people for the economic reasons, and at the same time preserve our land, the beauty of the land.

Madam Chairman, since defense was brought up, I'm happy to defend our national defense. I rise in strong support of the FY 13 Republican budget. It's a responsible budget that recognizes that we cannot continue on our current fiscal…

The choice is clear. We can either continue to bury our collective heads in the sand, as the President's budget does, or we can be honest with the American people and make the hard choices now that will ensure America continues to be the…

Mr. President, first, let me thank Senator Sanders for his leadership in this area of excessive speculation. I am going to have a word to say about that in a few minutes. Before he leaves the floor, let me say he has taken a major role in…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I stand in strong opposition to the Republican budget that we are considering here today. How easy it is for some to forget that when President Bush took office, we had surpluses as far as the…

Mr. Chairman, this budget is about fairness, where everyone, not just a special few, can succeed. While the Republican budget ends the Medicare guarantee, the Budget for All makes no cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. While…

Budgets are about priorities. I think it should be about helping people climb the ladder of opportunity so they can live a good middle class life, the American Dream. But the Republican budget hurts the middle class. It provides billions…

I rise today to recognize the achievements of the Mammoth Spring High School boys' basketball team. This season, the Bears went 36 and 7 and claimed Arkansas' Class 1A State Championship trophy after defeating the Sacred Heart Rebels by a…

If I may, I question whether that can survive as a model either.

the current model is going to fall apart.

Well, I just--my time is just about up but I would note I haven't heard anybody cite data, and since this is the Science Committee, we are data-driven.

I agree which is why I am a cosponsor of the bill, but I think even if the bill does not pass, this model is dead.

I appreciate that you have held this hearing because although the Judiciary Committee with jurisdiction over copyright has looked at this, there is no way that we would ever have gotten into this discussion which is how to organize the…

the Federal Government has paid for this research and we have an interest and the taxpayers have an interest in getting that information out as swiftly as possible if there is no damage done.

I would hope--this is not the subject of this hearing, but I think it would be a good subject for a hearing.