Thank you for your leadership on this area. I rise in support of H.R. 527. We can't afford any more of the overregulation. Regulatory burdens from new rules just this year alone have cost American taxpayers $93.2 billion. One study found…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 1791 would designate the United States courthouse currently under construction at 101 South United States Route 1 in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the Alto Lee Adams, Sr., United States…

I am here this afternoon to talk about H.R. 1734, the Civilian Property Realignment Act. Here we have an opportunity to not only cut waste, but also to create jobs and to bring in new revenue without raising taxes. Here's an opportunity…

I rise on this amendment and in support of the underlying TRAIN Act. The TRAIN Act is a bipartisan plan to analyze cumulative economic impacts of EPA's regulations to better understand how these policies affect American manufacturing…

This past weekend, California's central valley lost a great leader, a leader in the dairy construction field, a man that has been a supporter to many community causes, such as the Education Foundation of Stanislaus County, Center for Human…

I thank the gentleman from Nevada for yielding. Mr. Speaker, in the midst of our Nation's pressing economic troubles and our political disputes, let us all pause for a minute to take a moment and reflect on what happened to our great…

On rollcall No. 694 I was inadvertently detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye''. Stated against:

I yield myself such time as I may consume. House Concurrent Resolution 67 would authorize the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run that will be held on September 30 of this…

This afternoon we took a vote here on this floor, a vote to protect the economy while demonstrating a commitment to reducing our debt--no more budget tricks, no more accounting gimmicks, no more empty promises. You have the right to know…

On rollcall No. 615 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Miller of North Carolina The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Womack). The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote…

It's apparent that the gentleman from Indiana has not seen the river in my area, or simply just doesn't understand its flow. But to take an endangered species from Northern California, truck it down to the Central Valley, put it into a…

I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Chair, the underlying bill has already removed the funding for a program that is failing to show any positive results and has done more harm than good. The San Joaquin River Restoration…