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Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman and Ranking Member Waters for their support. As the chairman pointed out, currently, HUD spends more than $7 billion annually in energy and water costs. In our current fiscal environment, we must look to…
I am sure we can agree, Chair Yellen, that businesses need to be fairly regulated, and predictably regulated, but when those regulations are killing jobs, it is just not right.
We might need to look at that, not that I want to be punitive.
the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act is critically important to higher education in general
What I see in my district, and certainly the polling bears this out, but the reality of our lives bears this out, people want to understand what is in their food.
The bill, in my opinion, is mean-spirited. It punishes people in high unemployment areas.
Congressman David Rouzer of North Carolina, and North Carolina A&T University graduate, Congresswoman Alma Adams, who has served as a Representative and advocate for more than 20 years.
Thank you so much for the question Congressman Rouzer and thank you for all that you that you do for the people of North Carolina.
What components of the USDA transfer are you thinking about potentially benefiting those veterans as they transition back from active duty into veteran status?
I pray that we, as NATO, would give in to our Article V and help France the same way that, when we were attacked, we asked for Article V of NATO.
Mr. Speaker, as a result of the shale energy revolution, the United States is benefiting from the economic and energy security and, I might add, environmental benefits of a natural gas abundance. However, the EPA is threatening to take…
Mr. Speaker, let me first thank you, Congresswoman Kelly and Congressman Payne, for your leadership. Your leadership is very much appreciated, and your constituents in your respective districts should be very proud of each one of you. I…
Mr. Speaker, in 1966, Federal legislation established a new type of employer-sponsored retirement plan known as a SIMPLE IRA. These plans are designed to give small businesses a retirement option for their employees without the…
Mr. Speaker, for the past 2 years, my email inbox, mailbox, and phone lines have been flooded with reports of canceled health insurance plans, soaring premiums, increased deductibles, and exasperated constituents trying to navigate the…
Mr. Speaker, I rise to express the utter outrage of the Congressional Black Caucus regarding the Calvert amendment, scheduled for later this afternoon, which is an amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill. That amendment would allow…
Mr. Speaker, as a result of the shale energy revolution, America has moved from a posture of energy scarcity to one of energy abundance. This shift is helping to drive economic growth, environmental stewardship, and greater energy…
Mr. Speaker, we have just learned that the Interior Appropriations bill will be pulled from the floor today. A number of Southern ``irreconcilable'' Republican Members apparently planned to vote against the bill, unless it permitted the…