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By direction of the House Republican Conference, I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 511 Resolved That the following named Member be, and…
I have listened to the debate today, and it is a real shame that a surface reauthorization bill and a wastewater reauthorization bill have to be partisan. They shouldn't be partisan. We wanted a bipartisan process, but that is not what we…
Recently, two high school members of the Shelby American Legion Post 82 were selected as participants for the Boys Nation program in Washington. This is the first time that the Shelby American Legion Post 82 has ever had two candidates…
We must ensure that electricity consumers like those not only in my district but many of your districts will continue to have access to affordable rates.
I share my colleague's desire for us to come back together and reunite in the committee room.
This one seems to be an egregious example of this problem.
It remains unjustly without fully Federal recognition despite commitments of many to supporting that.
FEMA's timely assistance is critical for the recovery efforts from these disasters.
That seems to be an empty promise if FEMA is diverting resources.
I am hard-pressed to find a worse idea, frankly, than to federalize and, ultimately, socialize credit reporting in this country.
Nothing got done last Congress on this... because there is no willingness to have a bipartisan conversation.
I see this as a problem... for my constituents and for my colleagues' constituents.
Let's not create a new problem... a government-run agency.
We should be promoting competition to create better opportunities for consumers.
It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.
This is part of their broader goal to dismantle the financial system as we know it.
We can all agree that the credit reporting industry is in need of reform.