We must improve the accuracy of cost estimates and critically examine the use of qualitative factors to justify changes that are not truly cost-beneficial.
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We are very conscious of and concerned with the President's Climate Action Plan, which could seriously jeopardize the reliability and affordability of Americans' electricity.
Safety recalls are often marked by tragedy. But they are even more troubling when the very equipment being recalled is intended to save lives.
May I interrupt you on that point because it is interesting. When I am back home--and maybe you get this--we get input from our constituents. And one of the most frequent ones is: Why don't you do the bills that you do agree on? In…
Thank you. I want to yield to the gentleman from Georgia. I don't know if you are a Bulldog or not, but you are in Congress. I now yield to Rob Woodall, the gentleman from Georgia.
I am hopeful that Congress will send a unified message to current and future trading partners that trade barriers will not be tolerated.
The United States should send a clear message that forced localization and other restrictions on data flows are commercial regulations that affect businesses.
I believe this is the first request from the administration, but it will not be the last.
I can assure you, Senator, that any commitments we made, in contracting or anything else, we will follow the law clearly and consult with Congress.
I believe the President has the statutory and constitutional authority to take the action that he is doing to protect this country.
Over time if ISIL is not stopped, and with the economic power that it has now, then what I would foresee happening, not only an immediate threat to United States citizens and our people, our interests.
We are in a different situation today, in what the President has laid out to the American people as to what his objectives are.
I think that is really the essence of the ultimate objective we'd like to see in Syria.
The last government in Iraq, over the last 5 years, have actually exacerbated the effort and intentionally destroyed the capability of a unity government.
If Congress would not agree to that request, it would be a pretty devastating message that we send to the world.
The statutory authority is the AUMF of 2001, and if you wanted to add something to that, it would probably be the AUMF of 2002.
ISIL is a very clear threat to the United States of America, to our people.