Sanford Bishop

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. This is my first hearing in my capacity as the new ranking member...

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I just want to let my voice be heard to congratulate the gentlewoman on her amendment. It has been adopted previously by this House. I think it is a great amendment. We support our homeless veterans. I…

This is just another attack on organized labor and working people. The conduct that the gentleman wishes to prohibit is consistent with the National Labor Relations Act, and it is consistent with the traditions of this country. It is…

I want to associate myself with the gentleman from Pennsylvania in opposition to the amendment.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I come from a very rural district as well, and I understand the importance of access to quality care. I agree that we need to train and recruit more health professionals. In the meantime, I…

With reservations, I urge my colleagues to support this bill. I think it is a bipartisan bill. It is a good bill. I think it is a good product for what we had to work with. I would like to urge my colleagues to support it, to fund the…

In short, I believe that H.R. 482 will strengthen the current Ocmulgee National Monument and bolster the economy and cultural life of Georgia, and beyond. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I…

Let me talk about cotton. Earlier this year I joined 99 members and colleagues requesting that you make cottonseed an eligible commodity under the new Price Loss Coverage and the Agriculture Risk Coverage Programs that were created under…

He has really brought thoughtful, meaningful questions and ideas to this committee, and we are going to miss him very greatly.

Will you guys consider, or continue to try to provide some help so the families and inmates will not be faced with these extraordinary rates that they had been prior to your implementation of that rule?

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There are well over 100 who are seeking access, have been denied access, and see this as an opportunity to get access.

Again, let's avoid including divisive language like this. This is a policy rider that is unnecessary. We have defeated it over and over again. Davis-Bacon saves the government money. It requires quality work and quality labor be done on…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. King of Iowa

I claim the time in opposition, although I do not oppose the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I think that the concerns raised by the gentleman in offering the amendment are perhaps well taken from time to time. But I think this amendment is punitive. I think it is counterproductive. And I think it is going to make it much more…

May I inquire of the chair how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Georgia has 1 minute remaining.

I think sometimes people get confused about the role of Guantanamo Bay naval facility's mission. There is a joint task force on detainee operations, and there is the actual facility. No one has ever floated the idea of closing the base and…

I claim the time in opposition, but I am not opposed to the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Thank you for allowing me to respond. I support the gentlewoman's efforts to highlight the importance of women's health. The VA women's center has been underfunded for the last few years. As the gentlewoman correctly pointed out, their…

At this time I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee), a member of the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs.

At this time, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey), the full committee ranking member.

A study by the Tax Foundation found that repealing the death tax would increase U.S. capital stock by 2.2 percent, it would boost GDP, and it would create 139,000 jobs, which eventually increases Federal revenue. This is a tax on success…

Unfortunately, the Byron facility has really seen better days and it is now just sort of limping along.