TJ Cox

We cannot afford a death spiral of disinvestment and declining service for the transit system that gets our federal workforce to work each day.

If I tried to tell company investors or shareholders that I was going to reorganize a company without showing them evidence of a need to do so or a way to measure success, a plan, I would be laughed out of the room.

No measurable goals; no comprehensive plan. And that is worth repeating.

One of the first things Ryan Zinke did after becoming Secretary was try to implement a massive solution in search of a problem.

I am here, today, to urge the subcommittee to include sufficient funding to maintain and upgrade California's water storage and conveyance systems.

I urge the Subcommittee to fully fund the administration's water infrastructure improvement for the Nation.

It is unacceptable that, even today, 2 years after the worst drought in California's history, there are families in my district that cannot drink the water out of their taps.

The concerns about sovereignty by the People's Republic of China ought not to take precedence over public health, certainly not over the health of children in Taiwan. Taiwan's access to the resources of the World Health Organization is a…

The gentlewoman is correct. It is my clear understanding that Congress did not, in adopting the Reform Act, intend to alter standards of liability under the Exchange Act.

That is, again, the correct interpretation. As the gentleman and I have discussed privately, this is a very important power that the Select Committee will possess. It should be used sparingly, not only after a vote, but after consultation…

That interpretation is the correct interpretation. As the gentleman knows, that section of this resolution, section 7, is taken essentially verbatim from the rules of the House concerning the procedures for the Permanent Select Committee…

I would point out, if I understood the gentleman, he said the Founding Fathers set up this balance, and that the Constitution is not a draft document. But the Constitution the Founding Fathers gave us made taxes unconstitutional and it…

Does the gentleman from Massachusetts think that Article V of the Constitution distrusts democracy? Does the gentleman think when three-quarters of the State legislatures have to approve what we are doing here today by a bare majority…

I rise simply to defend the late William French Smith, who cannot be here to defend himself. When the Attorney General of the United States determined that it was not appropriate to institute on behalf of the Congress of the United States…

I thank the chairman once again. Mr. Chairman, an amendment to strike the funding in the bill for KEDO was made in order. My amendment was prompted by reports that North Korea has in fact developed nuclear weapons, that it has thus far…

I wonder if I might inquire whether it is the chairman's further understanding that KEDO is assuming substantial debts with some estimates that these debts total over $40 million?

I just wanted to correct an impression left by the previous speaker that even though the estimates in 1981 were that we would lose revenues, real life happened after those estimates. The estimates turned out to be wrong and revenues…

The truth is that it is only if you want to raise everybody's taxes that this tax limitation amendment would get in your way. But if what you want to do is ease the burden on the middle class by closing loopholes somewhere, this amendment…

If I might just interject, one of the reasons you see some Californians out here on the floor is that California repealed our death tax by the initiative of the people, and every time you hear somebody say class warfare, you know only some…

For which he then takes credit. But he hardly ever breaks his word this fast. I mean this is so fast, it is blinding. Days ago, he sent a letter up here and said all you need to do is take the Gallegly amendment out, and that is great. And…

In fact, on page 3, under the heading ``Foster Document Handling,'' there is a subheading, identifying friends for the congressional hearings, key members and staff, and the list of names of our colleagues, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Sarbanes…

I thank the Speaker. The memo is quite extraordinary. It is single-spaced, goes on for 12 pages, and, as I said, lists 39 scandals, most of which, now, 2 years later, are known to the American people, but a few of which are actually brand…

As I said earlier, it appears chiefly from this brand new memo, which we have had only for a few weeks, and also from all of the context of the administration's nonresponse to our request for those 3,000 documents, which they referred to…

That is precisely it. The press strategy seems to be the preoccupation of the White House counsel's office, whereas they are supposed to be paid by the taxpayers and they are for the benefit of the President to keep everything on the…