Mike Thompson

This financing was mostly located in high distressed communities throughout the country, around 60 percent were located in communities where the unemployment rates were at least 1.5 times the national average.

Congress should not continue to promote a tax policy that is favoring drivers over commuters and that penalizes businesses that are doing the right thing by offering their employees incentives to utilize a variety of transportation options.

I would urge the Committee to consider this measure and adopt it as part of whatever overall package you produce.

As a Member of Congress representing the citizens of Staten Island and Brooklyn, who have and face every day the longest commute times in the entire nation, seeing this vital program extended is of the utmost importance to me and all of my…

I think it is incredibly important that we assess this issue and figure out how to bring some certainty to the Tax Code.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bill today--a $46 billion price tag, and it's unpaid for. Moreover, 1 year is not tax certainty if you're a small business person. I rise also as a small…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise today in opposition to this legislation. Whether or not you're a fan of the IPAB, I strongly urge you to oppose the bill. This bill is not about IPAB. This bill is nothing more than a political…

So please join me and over 100 outdoor and fishing organizations and the Western States Water Council to protect northern Californians from political agendas that harm our economy, wildlife, and the people. Vote ``no'' on this bill.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The Governors of seven States, fishermen, hunters and farmers, a whole list of people, oppose this bill. Our amendment states that the Central Valley Project and State Water Project shall be operated in…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker and Members, I think it was Einstein that said: If you start with the wrong numbers in your equation, you can never get to the correct solution. What we just heard was a textbook perfect…

Just a couple of comments on some of the previous speaker's remarks. I'm glad to add forestry in one of the areas if there's any jobs lost that the bill won't go into effect if that would garner my friend's support of this amendment. And…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by McNerney The Acting CHAIR. It is…

The Thompson-Eshoo amendment states that nothing in this bill can go into effect if the Secretary of the Interior determines that any agricultural, fishery, or related jobs will be lost in northern California counties as a result of this…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: After section 2, insert the following: SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE CONDITIONS. Notwithstanding sections 104…

Do you believe that we should be drilling off the coast of northern California in an area that's one of four major upwellings in the world's oceans, in an area that is prone to earthquakes, in an area that everyone knowledgeable about this…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. {time} 1530 Amendment No. 14 Offered by Mr. Holt The Acting…

I represent a coastal community and we take seriously threats to our Nation's coastline. The Thompson-Woolsey amendment would clarify that H.R. 3408 would not open drilling along the northern California coast. Proponents of H.R. 3408 claim…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 954, after line 19, insert the following: SEC. __. LIMITATION ON LEASING OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN…

I don't see how this is going to do anything to affect oil production or jobs if your own Web site says that there's little oil there and we wouldn't be drilling there. So you can't have it both ways. Either there's little oil there and…

Thank you. I just want to point out that my amendment doesn't affect southern California. It only affects the area in the counties that I mentioned--Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Sonoma and Marin--an area that has been designated by the…

It was terrible for business, it was terrible from a public safety standpoint. The Coast Guard couldn't even get in and out of the harbor.

I represent a number of ports in my district on the West Coast. And I have seen firsthand how deferred maintenance and a lack of funding and attention has really hurt our area.

I think it is about jobs.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1892, the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY12. As the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, and…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for bringing this bill to the floor. I also thank the ranking member for his good work on this and for yielding me time to speak on this. This is very near and dear to me. The California Veterans Home in…