Mike Thompson

Reclaiming my time, thank you, Mr. Chairman. I look forward to working with you. I yield to my friend, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky), the ranking member.

I rise for the purpose of a colloquy between my friend, the chairman from Florida, and the ranking member, my friend from Indiana. I was planning to introduce an amendment on this issue, an amendment that would require the Department of…

I'd like to thank the chair and the ranking member for the good work they're doing on this bill. I rise in strong support of this amendment. The Department of Defense estimates that more than 230,000 servicemembers have sustained a…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this legislation that represents the 31st time that we have voted or will vote to repeal parts or all of the Affordable Care Act. Instead of staging these political…

I think it is probably only fair to point out that is a $100 billion worth of tax cuts that, that appropriate health care coverage will provide the American people.

The public is losing faith in Congress' ability to act and act quickly to turn this economy around. Frankly, I don't blame them.

It is important to remember that there are things we can do in this committee that can help alleviate some of the pressures people are feeling and the uncertainties facing businesses.

I hope that the subcommittee and the full committee can get to doing our work and get these in front of the full House for a vote and in front of the President for his signature so we can help to improve the economy.

I couldn't agree more with our chairman that this committee has a duty to ensure that the Tax Code is working to create jobs and grow our economy.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker and Members, I rise today in opposition to this bill. And this is not a tax that I like. As a matter of fact, I don't like this tax at all. The medical device industry has been on the…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I think I can speak for everyone when we say that our thoughts and prayers are with the family of those in Mr. Neal's district who lost a police officer today.

Businesses have been desperate for certainty in the tax law when attempting to make decisions that can help to grow the economy.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. My amendment will help small businesses that have the proper security clearances to better navigate the intelligence community's contracting process, and will ensure that they get a fair shot at…

I thank the chairman and the ranking member for their commitment to work with me on this. It's a serious problem. It's hurting people in my district and the surrounding area. I want it stopped, and I don't want to see any of you have to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title III, add the following new section: SEC. 306. SUBCONTRACTOR NOTIFICATION PROCESS. Not later…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise for the purpose of entering into a colloquy. I also want to thank the chairman and his staff, the ranking member and his staff for the help that they've provided on this very important issue…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I also thank the chairman and the ranking member for making sure that we're able to work together to produce a document that will benefit the entire country in regard to our national security, and I…

Importantly, we didn't just give the industry a pass. We reduced DME payments nationwide by 9.5 percent.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Chair, I rise in support of the Thompson-Eshoo-Quayle-Broun amendment to this bill. The threat of a devastating cyberattack is real and cannot be understated. I believe the Federal Government and…

I hear a lot from the people that I represent about Medicare and what they think about Medicare.

I am a little heartened actually. There seems to be a lot of agreement.

Simply put, the transit benefit makes sense for businesses of all shapes and sizes.

The central piece of the point that I would like to emphasize is that when we come up with new renewable energy or any kind of energy, you have to find a way to have market access.

My Congressional District produces more renewable energy than any other Congressional District out of all 435 in America.

I introduced H.R. 2740 last year, a bill that would help spur economic development in low income communities.