Paul Broun

Let's streamline the importation of legal goods.

We support the prospective nature of the Lacey Act because we are against illegal logging.

Rare wood products, such as guitars that were purchased prior to May 22, 2008, should be grandfathered so that musicians do not have to fear owning them.

Our legislation tries to correct several mistakes that we think Congress made in 2008 when it passed the latest amendments to the century-old Lacey Act.

I urge my colleagues to support Congressman Broun and me in our efforts to pass the FOCUS Act.

The rushed changes in 2008 made for imperfect outcomes that need to be addressed.

Prepared statement on H.R. 4171

I do not necessarily agree that man made global warming. I do not believe we are running out of the resources God gave us in this country.

Americans wallets are already being stretched thin as they struggle to make ends meet in this difficult economy.

The Department's orders would essentially dismantle the federal hydropower system as it exists today and jeopardize the cost-based structure which has been the cornerstone of affordable electricity in South Dakota markets.

Family farmers in my rural district should not be forced to pay higher electricity bills so people in downtown Seattle can plug in expensive electric vehicles just because Secretary Chu says so.

Both of us as Chairs are really interested not only in this process but also in protecting my patients and her patients also.

This is about the process, not about the evaluation of any specific substance.

Okay, but will this be published with the RoC, or is it going to be an interagency or within the agency as a--just a process of looking at potential substances?

So we are going to outlaw working at night, I guess, if somebody takes that tact.

I stand ready to work with you to shape such a hearing at your earliest convenience.

It is irresponsible and could lead to unnecessary strain for small businesses.

Increasing regulations mean small businesses must dedicate more money, time, and resources by complying with regulations instead of doing what they do best, creating jobs and innovating new products.

But at the same time, our government must recognize the adverse consequences of requiring businesses to call a substance a human carcinogen without definitive evidence.

The issues are too important to treat in such an imbalanced way.

To me, this is not fair. It is not fair to the poorest people in this country and senior citizens on limited incomes that we are forcing their electric bills to go up because of us forcing the renewable energy when we have lots of natural…

So, again, it is just an estimation. Is that correct?

It could be 10 percent, it could be 70 percent, it could be anything. Right?

The argument that wind and solar power reduce pollution is simply wrong because they are so unreliable...

According to the Treasury's data, it is 14 times more expensive than the generation cost for, say, advanced coal--advanced natural gas powered plants.