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This amendment is about what is happening in Syria today as we speak. What began as peaceful demonstrations against a nonrepresentative minority government quickly became violent when Bashar al-Assad chose the path of violence over an…
I want to thank you, first of all, for your support of this amendment as well as your leadership of this committee. I think this is an excellent idea. Perhaps, if we were to get into conference with the Senate on this bill, which I expect…
Koch Industries is a company which is headquartered in Wichita, KS, and is an American job creator that employs 2,600 citizens of my State. The corporation, a longstanding U.S. manufacturing company, employs around 50,000 people with good…
It is very unique. Plus, the Afghans need helicopters they can maintain after we leave. They are used to maintaining Russian helicopters. During the occupation, they learned that. I understand they are easier to maintain than some of ours…
Despite my strenuous objections, 2 years ago this week Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act. Two years have passed, and only one-third of nearly 400 rules are written today, and we have already added nearly 9,000 pages of new regulations and…
I just say to the chairman, I'm not urging anyone to rush out and spend this money. I'm urging this money to stay in the pockets of the taxpayers because the Department of Defense has not asked for it. All of the things that have been…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Kansas will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Markey
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 32, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $250,000,000)''. Page 32, line 20, after the dollar amount…
I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. KC-46A Tanker Basing
Kansas has a long and remarkable history of supporting our Nation's aviation industry both commercially and in support of our Nation's men and women in uniform. In Kansas, roughly 40,000 citizens support approximately 270 aviation and…
My major concern . . . is the jobs in Kansas. Wichita is the air capital of the world, and we've got more major air companies there than anyplace in the world: Boeing, Airbus and all the [general aviation],
I want to remind Congress that EPA is implementing a law that Congress passed in 2007.
I saw precious little discussion of cost and price for consumer. It was all about mandates and department investments.
A new vehicle today would be more fuel efficient than the vehicle of yesterday.
Mr. Chairman, thank you. I thank the witnesses for appearing before our subcommittee today. And I look forward to their testimony.
I think it is important that in the short term Congress work effectively to address the debt limit and the fiscal cliff and those issues and in the medium term establish a strong, credible plan for fiscal sustainability.
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, our current health care insurance system is badly broken, but the President's Affordable Care Act will only make it worse. It will lead to fewer jobs, more debt, and reduced access to…