Ted Yoho

I appreciate the bipartisan support, and I stand too with the release of Dr. Afridi.

I want to thank Representative Yoho for his leadership on this measure, which I urge all members to support.

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…

The EPA food recovery hierarchy shows a continuum of preferred efficiency in food production.

The incentives and the things that Ms. Aviv brought up, the tax incentives for people to be able to go ahead and donate those things.

The importance of measurement. Whether you are a business, whether you are a household, a city, a state, understanding, getting some numbers behind how much food you are wasting, you immediately find opportunities to improve.

It is so important that we have a thriving democracy in there to show what liberty and freedoms can do.

The interpretation we got: ``and seasonably wet areas.'' I come from Florida. It is seasonably wet all year long. I mean, we get 57 to 60 inches of rain a year, so everything is seasonably wet in our great State, and they fall into that…

I appreciate the gentleman's participation and his leadership. Mr. Speaker, this is not a Republican or Democratic argument. That should not even weigh into this. It is not conservatives versus liberals. These are American ideologies that…

We went to a coal-fired power plant in our district, and they were saying in the old days a typical coal-fired power plant would put out approximately 50 pounds of mercury a year. Today it is less than 2 pounds. That is a significant…

I reclaim my time. I got a notice from the EPA when I first got up here. It was January 2014, and it was a pamphlet with their new regulations. In that, what they were talking about is that their new rules and regulations would have…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for his comments, for his work, and for bringing this to light because, again, these issues that we are discussing are not Republican or Democrat. This is about the rule of law and maintaining the…

I thank the gentlewoman from Washington for her great words in preserving our Constitution and for the work that she is doing to bring Article I powers back to the House. We get blamed a lot for the dysfunction in this country about what…

The important thing that we want to do is make sure that the unintended consequences doesn't embolden Iran that has more of a destabilizing effect, if that's possible, in that region.

The Cuban Government is there. They have a heavy hand, and they confiscate whatever they want because everything belongs to the Cuban Government.

What about what is going on in Cuba? How come you are not denouncing it?

I found it hypocritical.

I am supportive of Colombia's efforts to achieve peace.

I want to ensure that we are not simply throwing more money at the problem.

I believe it is critical for the American people to see tangible proof of U.S. assistance in the region.

I urge State and USAID to act immediately to address the GAO and OIG recommendations in a satisfactory manner.

Words spoken so true, and I appreciate that. The Constitution and the sovereignty of this Nation is what is at stake here, along with the institution itself. Mr. Speaker, I yield to my good friend, Mr. Jody B. Hice from the State of…

I thank my colleague for such wise words of wisdom. At this time, Mr. Speaker, I yield to my colleague from the State of Colorado, Mr. Ken Buck.

I thank my colleague from the great State of South Carolina for those--I mean, those are great numbers that really illustrate the significance and the large amount of numbers that we are dealing with. Mr. Speaker, I yield to my colleague…

I thank my colleague from Iowa for such great remarks and your passion and your leadership. It was great to see you in front of the Supreme Court today speaking passionately about this issue. Mr. Speaker, I yield to my good friend from the…