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Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I would like to point out that independent agencies need oversight as much as any other agencies. They already submit regulatory products to the Office of Management and…
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time and allow the gentleman from Virginia to close.
Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, we have heard time and again of the burdens the Federal Government imposes on State, local, and Tribal governments. We have also heard from businesses throughout the…
Mr. Chairman, this amendment would strike a key provision of H.R. 50, requiring independent agencies to comply with UMRA. The purpose of H.R. 50 is to require comprehensive analysis before agencies impose unfunded mandates on State, local…
Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to claim the time in opposition to this amendment, although I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from North Carolina? There was no objection…
Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to support this amendment. This amendment requires a record of any consultation with a non- Federal party and requires agencies to post any comments submitted by a non-Federal party to their website within 5…
Mr. Chairman, this amendment would repeal H.R. 50 if GDP remains below 5 percent over the first four quarters after enactment. H.R. 50 is not intended to raise the GDP. It is intended to ensure the Federal Government does not impose costs…
Mr. President, I come here in fulfillment of a promise that I made a couple of months ago to bring to the attention of the American people an injustice that is occurring in Turkey. I am here to talk about an American pastor, Andrew…
I will tell you, since you have taken office, we have, as a committee and as a Congress, tried to give you tools to do better for our economy.
Mr. Speaker, the cost of health insurance is on the minds of many Americans this summer, and it should be. Nearly half a million people in North Carolina buy their health insurance on the ObamaCare marketplace. The average price for these…
I want to start by commending you for your role in implementing and promoting the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
We feel like U.S. interests aren't being represented well overseas. If that is the case, then Congress will step in, in a bipartisan fashion.
I co-sponsored and voted to pass Chairman Duffy's International Insurance Standards Act on Tuesday, to protect our companies here at home from being harmed by European-centric regulation.
Certain services that consumers feel they must take part in because an employer requires it.
Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Betty Walker of Roaring Gap, North Carolina. This remarkable and talented woman has been the coordinator for the Alleghany Memorial Hospital Thrift Shop for 15 years. Betty began volunteering at the Thrift…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXII, all postcloture time on the Bennett nomination be considered expired at 2:15 p.m. tomorrow and the Senate immediately vote on the nomination; that if…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 10; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…
Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:49 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, July 10, 2018…