I was an original cosponsor of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), enacted in 1995.

the worst is nothing that is found in the ag bill, it is the overregulation by the EPA.

I would invite her to Erwin, Tennessee, the tiny town that was home to CSX Rail, which just late last year had to shut down its operations because of what we call the war on coal, and 300 jobs were lost overnight.

EPA's regulatory process has a pattern where the Agency evades the requirements in laws that are meant to serve as a check on EPA's regulatory overreach.

We are part of the partnership, and all we are asking is for that partnership to be brought back together.

I suffered through being mayor of the city of Tulsa through over-regulations and unfunded mandates.

At that time, unfunded Federal mandates on Tulsa... forced me to pursue a 1 cent sales tax for capital improvements.

they say that the WOTUS, those regulations scare them the most because you don't know.

I think my fears are there are rural tribes out there that don't have the economic development.

Safety is the primary consideration. We never want there to be a situation where you just say, 'Let us speed everything up.'

I think you would find plenty of people that are willing to help you innovate in the areas that are the pinch points.

We are still focused on safety. It is not just about speed.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the Democratic whip. {time} 1015

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, there has been a great deal of discussion this morning about the Ebola fund and how it is being used and in what ways it is going to be used. Let me just go back and make…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I want to respond quickly to some of my friend's points, Mr. Speaker, and I want to go back to the essential reality that we are facing. Number 1, last year, when the President asked for…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to reply to my very good friend from Maryland, whom I have not only great esteem for, but, frankly, great personal affection for, and I want to respond to his…

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