Andy Biggs

He did a good job tonight. He talked about his Starbucks experience. He talked about the young man, and I have met him, who is reentering from the prison.

The gentleman is right. That is how you communicate the story, because the story, Madam Speaker and Representative Schweikert, is that we can have a vital economy. It wasn't too many years ago when we were told 1.8 percent GDP growth would…

I agree with the gentleman. We want to keep it going. We follow this idea of a business cycle, but there are ways to smooth out and flatten out that business cycle. I also agree with what the gentleman said where we start talking about…

If you analyze it, that is a twofer, right? We are all concerned about the rehabilitation and reentry of people who have been in prison back into society. This is one way to do it. Give them an opportunity to get that skill and get…

I used to be the Senate president in the State of Arizona for 4 years and had an opportunity to work there.

To this tired argument, I respond that there is no such thing as false hope. You either have hope or you don't. I, for one, want those brave men and women who are fighting every day against terrible illnesses and almost insurmountable odds…

I urge passage of my amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Biggs). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the…

I appreciate my colleague's position, and I regrettably must disagree with that position and continue to urge passage of the amendment. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

I respect my colleague's reasoned opposition, although I disagree with him. I appreciate his passion on the issue, and I have no doubt that he and I will work together on many future projects. But with this, Mr. Chairman, I continue to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike page 382, line 8, and all that follows through page 386, line 19, and insert the following: SEC…

I love the heat, by the way.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Well, I happen to come from the Phoenix metro area, which is one of the hottest areas in the United States.

Ignoring innovation effectively stifles further discoveries and technological advancements.

The Trump administration is rightfully putting an end to these egregiously pointless measures.

I firmly believe we must eliminate all costly, unjustifiable regulations and international agreements related to climate change from our policy agenda.

My amendment is straightforward and simply requires the Department of Transportation to provide a cost-benefit analysis to Congress before moving forward with changes to what is commonly referred to as the mishandled baggage reporting…

I believe that through the right combination of government monitoring, private industry innovation, and good old American determination, we will be able to respond to any future challenges that may arise.

We need to explore whether it makes sense to rely solely on government for addressing space weather challenges.

I applaud the Administration for heeding the calls of Americans.

It's absurd to consider a dry ditch 'navigable.' Our Nation depends on the hard work of farmers and ranchers.

We all want to be good stewards of the environment. We also want to be good stewards for the people we are here in Washington to represent.

The Waters of the United States rule, or WOTUS, issued by the EPA in 2015, amounted to one of the biggest federal overreaches in modern history.

I appreciate the gentleman being here and speaking tonight. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Jody B. Hice), my good friend who has been waiting like patience on a monument.

I thank the gentleman from Texas, my friend, for his leadership on this issue. I appreciate his giving his remarks tonight. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Smucker). The gentleman from…