John Barrow

There seems to be such an overlap between what the VA is doing and what DoD is doing, and we are really concerned about making this happen for veterans and their families.

I hope this Committee will join me in strengthening the Federal Recovery Coordination Program through this legislation.

Today's returning armed servicemembers face a unique combination of challenges as they reintegrate into the community.

It's with sadness that I rise to honor the life of Anthony Dejuan Boatwright, who passed away at the age of 11 Sunday night. Juan was 14 months old when he was left alone at his day care center, fell into a bucket of water and bleach, and…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 3521, the Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011. This bipartisan legislation will cut wasteful spending and reduce the deficit by reestablishing the…

This day marks a sad anniversary for many of the folks I represent. Four years ago today, a combustible dust explosion destroyed the Imperial Sugar plant in Port Wentworth, Georgia, killing 14 people and injuring more than 40 others. The…

100 years ago, Juliette ``Daisy'' Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout troop in Savannah, Georgia. Daisy began with 18 girls in one troop in Savannah, but her movement has grown to include over 50 million American women over the past…

We all know that many senior citizens in our country have trouble getting the Social Security and Medicare benefits they've paid for throughout their working life, and many veterans have trouble receiving the benefits they've earned…

I want to particularly thank the chairman for yielding me time to speak in support of the balanced budget amendment. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the balanced budget amendment, which I've supported since I first came to Congress. We…

Many of the small business owners that I've talked to back home tell me that the biggest barrier that they face in starting up a business is securing access to capital. When traditional lenders aren't lending, we need to find innovative…

Yes, a site on the Internet, on the World Wide Web, can be just one page that can have all the information that you need. Reclaiming my time, the main concern that I've got is that the investment protections the gentleman refers to in the…

I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina. Mr. McHENRY. The legislative text on line 4 specifies, establish a Web site.

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 11, after line 9, insert the following: ``(f) Website for Crowdfunding Investment Safety Tips.-- ``(1)…

I understand the gentleman to be concerned about the distinction between this type of offering and a public offering, and I wish to remind him of what perhaps wasn't clearly understood. The point we're trying to make here is an exempt…

Well, I understand that our staffs have consulted with each other about the utility of this. I don't know how far they have gone with the SEC. But I can tell you the basic outline of this requirement is not to gum up the offering, not to…

I thank the ranking member for the time to express another view on the legislation. I'm proud to be an original sponsor of the EPA Regulatory Relief Act. This legislation was drafted in response to new EPA regulations on emissions from…

Today I rise to draw attention to a September 8 Washington Post editorial written by the dean of the House, the Honorable John Dingell, entitled ``Congress Needs a Fresh, Bipartisan Approach.'' Congressman Dingell reminds us of a time not…

Folks have a right to expect a reasonable degree of privacy when they go online no matter where they live in this country.

In its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Barrow moves to recommit the bill H.R. 2219 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the same…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minute votes on passage of H.R. 2219 and…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We Americans owe no greater debt than we owe the men and women of our armed services who risk their lives to protect our freedoms. We currently have around 350,000 troops deployed overseas. About a third of that…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 16, line 24, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR…

I recently returned from a trip to our southern border at the invitation of our colleague, Gabrielle Giffords. While I think it's fair to say that advances have been made since my most recent trip to the border in 2007, I feel it's also…

I believe we are too far down the Yucca Mountain road in time and in money to turn back now.

I want to begin by thanking Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Ruppersberger for their hard work on this important legislation. We face a diverse and growing array of threats around the globe, and we need an intelligence community as…