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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about legislation that my colleagues and I recently introduced that works to restore our article I powers of the Constitution. We all learned about separation of powers in our grade school civics class. As…
The 10th Amendment in this country means something. It means something to Republicans, and it means something to Democrats. Sometimes we disagree on what it means and what impacts it should have. But there is no doubt that the Federal…
Mr. Chairman, I return to the floor today for the second time in as many months to speak against another crony- capitalist, Republican-led bill to benefit big business. H.R. 3624, the Fraudulent Joinder Protection Act, as it is so called…
What the American people want to see is not progress, they want to see action, they want to see these things done.
Through history, I don't know that I have ever even read about such a time that the people of our Nation so depended on the Government for its National security, but so distrusted the Government because of things like this.
Good data are essential for good policy decisions.
Getting data on swaps is one of the three main goals of Dodd-Frank.
Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of House Resolution 3371, a bill that will add valuable historical property to the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. This park, which is located in…
The success or failure of our financial reform efforts cannot be judged by the list of rules finalized by the CFTC.
The CFTC has an important mission and will be unable to complete it without a data system that works.
I am hoping we are going to figure out a way to grow the Army.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3004, which would extend authorization for the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission through October of 2021. The low country and sea islands of our southeastern States, including…
A major shortcoming in this initiative is the inadequate sustainment, restoration, and modernization funding.
We have got to make tough choices about how and where to spend taxpayer dollars...
Before I close, let me--I would be remiss if I didn't mention that rural hospitals across the country are struggling financially...
this whole question of mandatory funding is one that troubles me greatly because, frankly, we don't have the jurisdiction in this committee to do that.
A strong and stable Europe is, of course, a vital national security interest of ours.