I would like to have something on the record. This reminds me of some great lines from Gilbert and Sullivan where the emperor indicated that it was his purpose so sublime to make the punishment fit the crime, and it would seem that this…

It seems rather contemptible.

I think that is an important consideration.

I urge that we adopt legislation to strengthen our gun laws and enact after careful consideration H.R. 452, the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act.

the vast majority of licensed gun dealers seem to abide by the law, but a small percentage of dealers violate the law and supply a disproportionate amount of guns used in crime.

Well, I think I am going to have to have staff research this because I am not sure if that is correct or not.

I expect swift and immediate action to take place.

Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize the 100th anniversary of the Logan Regional Hospital, which serves the citizens of the Cache Valley of northern Utah. In 1914, a new hospital with 60 beds was established that boasted modern patient…

Madam Chair, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 2804, the ``Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act of 2014,'' also known as the so-called ALERRT Act. I oppose this bill for numerous reasons, the most of…

if we are truly interested in reducing gun violence, we must act now on legislation to strengthen our gun laws.

Well, then the natural question that follows is why not?

S. 1771 marks the end of over 30 years of fighting over the unallocated water behind Bowman Dam.

I am writing to express our strong support for S. 1771, Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act

this is another chapter and a new opportunity to change this story of fundamental just and fairness.

I'd like to thank Subcommittee Chairman Schatz, and Ranking Member Lee, as well as other members of the Subcommittee for inviting me to give remarks today on a bill both Senator Wyden and I have worked hard on for several years now.

we cannot even get more than 1 percent of the names of folks, and yet it is up to our regulatory agencies to decide whether and how a bank participates in the U.S. economy.

I would like to particularly thank Senator Wyden for dedicating so much of his time and effort to negotiating a historic agreement that has garnered such broad support in Oregon.

This issue of managing the water has been going on for decades, 4 decades, 40 years.