I believe that everyone in the room, on every side of this issue, believes in a 'Best-Interest or Fiduciary Standard' because the client's interest should be paramount.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My first question, for Mr. Guest.

But so, too, without the right to collectively bargain we would not have the strong and growing economy that offers a pathway to the middle class for so many American families.

This bill highlights the inherent tension between two important principles that many of us hold dear: tribal sovereignty over Indian nations and workers' rights.

I truly hope that everyone on our committee will analyze this issue objectively and try to take the effort to understand what has been said here.

I fully support the sovereignty of our Native American nations, and I know many of us place a great deal of importance on their right to self-governance, control, and independence.

About 75 percent, I think, of the employees, I understand across the industry are not members of the tribe.

Without the right to self-governance, including additional rights that have often been afforded through treaty, we wouldn't have the strong Native American communities and nations that are present across our country today.

We must work to honor and protect tribal sovereignty while also respecting workers' rights and discussing the implications of this bill on these two issues is where we begin.

I fully support the sovereignty of Native Americans, and I know many of us place a great deal of importance on self-governance, localized control, and the independence of tribal nations.

But I also believe deeply in the right to organize, in protecting our workers and allowing workers, including Native American workers, to fight for a safe and fair working environment.

As we have discussed hundreds of times, unions are the key to shrinking the wage gap, raising up the middle-class and creating good paying jobs.

Parliamentary inquiry. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

Instead of giving top-down directives from Washington, we should be allowing for the equity of Federal resources and take into account local needs. What works for some transportation corridors might not work for others. We simply have…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill, insert the following: Sec. __. Section 5309(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in…

On behalf of a number of Western Representatives, I am proud to offer this bipartisan amendment, along with Mr. Coffman, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Schweikert, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. McSally, and Ms. DeGette. As we know and as has often been…

In reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Colorado? There was no objection. {time} 1000 Amendment Offered by Mr. Gosar

Did the gentleman invoke his point of order or reserve a point of order? The Acting CHAIR. The Chair understood that the gentleman from Florida reserved a point of order.

Here in Congress we have just been spending a lot of time and energy discussing NSA surveillance. The American public--and now, Members of Congress in both Chambers--have spoken clearly that the kind of bulk data collection the NSA has…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

Reclaiming my time, I am from Colorado. I know Colorado inside and out, and we have been tremendously successful in reducing the abuse of marijuana among minors. Again, it shouldn't be up to us to convince him, just as I don't have to eat…

Yeah, I would like your answer. Yes or no? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will suspend. All Members are reminded to direct their remarks to the Chair.

I thank the gentleman from California for bringing forward this amendment. I say to my friend, the gentleman from Louisiana, I am actually from Colorado, and I don't recognize the Colorado that you are talking about. I come from the…

I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler), the coauthor of the amendment.

In conclusion, I want to thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Culberson). It is, indeed, the intended language and we believe the actual language of the amendment that would not interfere with any valid court orders or warrants. We are…