It is to my horror that I would agree to this amendment, but it simply corrects a drafting error. So we do not oppose this amendment. It makes a thoroughly flawed bill slightly less thoroughly flawed. With that, I yield back the balance of…

Madam Chair, I think everyone can agree that the Federal agencies need the resources to be able to go back and review and rescind and repeal any unnecessary regulations, but we have been busy cutting government for the last 3 years. This…

Madam Chair, the majority is pursuing this legislation in complete disregard of various recent examples of regulatory failure. These include the Massey coal mine explosion in West Virginia which took the lives of 29 miners. In fact, next…

Madam Chair, this amendment simply strikes the moratorium provisions in title I of the bill. Madam Chair, a regulatory moratorium makes absolutely no sense. Cass Sunstein, the former head of the Office of Information and Regulatory…

As the designee of Mr. Cartwright, I am offering amendment No. 1. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, after line 4, the table of sections is amended to read as follows: ``Sec…

Madam Chair, my colleague from Alabama said that we all need to come together to find real solutions to create jobs. I submit that one way that we could create jobs, in addition to making sure that we have equal pay for equal work and that…

Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chairman, the majority deliberately downplays the benefits of regulation and exaggerates the cost of regulation, when in fact, the benefits of regulation far exceed the costs…

Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chair, oh, how I wish that my friends on the Republican side of the aisle cared as much about America's workers as they do about America's big businesses. Oh, how I wish that…

Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mining, construction work, manufacturing, those are the kinds of livelihoods that have made this country a great nation, people being able to go to work with a lunchbox in hand and…

Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Earlier this week, we had a declaration that this week would be ``stop government abuse'' week. My colleagues on the other side called for us to commemorate this week by the…

Madam Chairman, I rise in opposition to the Rothfus amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

I find it fortuitous that as I assume the Ranking Member position, the Subcommittee turns to addressing state taxation issues.

Over the past several Congresses, I have worked closely with my colleague, Representative Howard Coble, on a common sense solution to simplify and reduce taxes for so many Americans.

I have long supported leveling the playing field when it comes to sales tax collections.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, again, as we come here to talk about this, I join and associate myself with the gentleman from Utah and also the other comments that have been made here. We are looking to protect consumers. I enjoy…

We cannot let the worst of humanity wield a gun in a mad rage against their fellow soldiers.

There will be alternative bills drafted, and ultimately, we will let this process do it the way it is supposed to do under regular orders.

I am for immigration reform, and folks in my district know it.