I believe ICANN needs to take a step back, slow down, and reexamine this proposal.

I am concerned about the impact and potential unintended consequences that this proposal might pose on nonprofits, small businesses, American innovators, and consumers.

Our constituents are telling us they use the Internet, and they are very concerned.

My concern is, yes, you have got 6, 7 years they have been working on this, but there are many issues that we have been working on for 6 or 7 years that we just don't know where to go.

I really don't believe this is ready for prime time.

I truly believe that there is a way to delay this that would be most helpful so we can have a discussion about some of these governance things that I think are very important.

I have never asked you, at least, for your view on this. Could you talk a little bit about this and why you believe that this flexibility is so important?

I think the FBI is very fortunate to have your leadership. You have always been a straight shooter.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Virginia for yielding. I am pleased to join with my friend, the distinguished chairman of the Judiciary Committee, in supporting this bipartisan bill. Chairman Smith has been a leader on this issue…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I want to thank the chair and ranking member for all the leadership on this issue. I rise in support of both the Iran Threat Reduction Act as well as the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation…

investing in the clean water infrastructure does create jobs.

One million dollars invested in water jobs--water projects creates 12 to 16 jobs in our area.

I would hope that maybe you would have somebody review it and maybe share it with the mayors, because it does cover some of the things about jobs--created jobs with the water industry, with the green technology, with all of the things we…

Have you done a survey on the analysis on the economic value that water infrastructure development brings to a community or to a region?

We can point to the positive impacts on jobs and the economy that the investments have made.

may I suggest you continue educating them? Because this is where you will find the support that you will need.

I can tell you that we have had multiple hearings in the past on EPA, and it is not always being treated as kindly.

There are 28 Federal agencies alone dealing with water, Federal agencies, most often in separate silos of regulation and mission.