Mike Thompson: “This is absolutely cruel, it is unacceptable, and it has to stop.”

The ESA has become a one-size-fits-all approach to species management.

Mr. Speaker, if we are serious about strengthening Social Security, we can't stop at incremental fixes. We must also protect the program from efforts that would weaken this great program. We have heard calls for so-called reforms or tough…

I thank the gentleman for the passion he brings to this issue. I know how much work he has put into it. I want to add a couple of things on the SALT topic. One, as I think the gentleman remembers, when this was happening, my subcommittee…

In the wake of losing their homes and livelihoods, it is wrong to tax survivors on settlement money that is meant to help them rebuild their lives.