The challenge is to find the critical balance of continuing to foster American innovation and growth while combating cyber attacks.

There is no doubt that cyber attacks are real and continue to pose significant threats to several aspects of our economy.

During this economic recovery, the last thing small business owners in my district and across the country need to worry about is a cyber attack that will hinder their business.

Well, that reigniting of the American Dream will be dependent upon two factors, that is, the public, the small businesses, the entrepreneurs putting together their businesses. And at the same time, it's going to be dependent upon public…

The reigniting of the American Dream is going to depend upon, once again, those small businesses out there, the entrepreneurs who are willing to take the risks, willing to take their concept and their idea and put it into a business. Along…

There are so many pieces to this puzzle. You've talked about the research; you've talked about the support of new businesses, particularly in the clean energy sector. As we discuss those things, I keep thinking about what is happening, I…

Well, that American Dream is going to be held back by unfair trade policies that are seriously harming the American economy. Early on, I put this up. I don't know that you were here at the time. This is the American trade deficit. Much of…

Thank you. I really hadn't noticed, but they almost parallel. One is right on top of the other. You can put that blue line, and it copies the red line that is the growth in the American trade deficit. I want to just deal with this China…

I would hope that they don't want to eliminate the regulations that we put in place to bring Wall Street under control. But regulations are a small part of the overall problem. There is a large number of other issues, some of which we've…

Thank you, Mr. Tonko. I notice that we still have a minute. I see my Republican colleagues are going to take the floor in a few moments. If I recall last week when they did this, they said the answer lies in doing away with regulations…

Mr. Speaker, thank you very much for the opportunity to share with those folks that are watching C-SPAN--and hopefully there are many--some of the issues that really confront America today. We just heard an hour discussion on the fate of…

Beyond that, let's talk about the specific policies that we've been discussing here in the House--legislation that has been introduced--that will bring back the American manufacturing sector because, indeed, it was specific laws that were…

I'll give you another example of how policy can change what has happened. For a long, long time, we would send our tax dollars overseas to buy buses, railcars, light rail, ferryboats, and the like. Every one of us who buys gasoline or…

Mr. Speaker, as the founding cochair of the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus, I rise to recognize National Black HIV/ AIDS Awareness Day. While I believe every day should be HIV awareness day, February 7 is an important day to recognize the…

I think you would certainly be studying them, which is the problem, and I think that gets to the crux of this matter.

The testimony that we--the Subcommittee has received goes far beyond that, and points to the regulatory excesses that are actively blocking these projects, even when they are funded.

Would you consider a project that costs $1,600 per acre-foot to be economically attractive?

If the gentleman will yield before he yields back his time, I would answer by suggesting that he read the full written testimony, in which the witness has provided many cases where funding was available but the project was held up because…