Ed Case

I worry that an overburdensome regulatory regime could hurt small businesses and stifle Montana's rapidly growing high-tech sector.

Hunting is a way of life in Montana, in many parts of the country.

Now we just cannot accept that anymore...

The cost to Hawaii is probably somewhere around $300 million-plus today.

Now we just cannot accept that anymore, because I suspect that cost is going to accelerate...

However, the impact of the Compacts thus far on specific jurisdictions in our country are not acceptable anymore.

I support the Compacts. I support our relationship on a number of levels, whether you want to talk about trust responsibilities...

I am willing to work with you on that on behalf of Native Hawaiians, and not just in Hawaii but everywhere.

I hope you always think about Native Hawaiians and other Indigenous peoples beyond what you consider Native Americans and Alaska Natives.

And I say this not only on behalf of Native Hawaiians but on behalf of many Indigenous peoples throughout our country who do not fit easily into your definitions of 'Indian Country' and 'Tribes' and 'Reservations' and all of the more…

I represent the Indigenous peoples of Hawaii, the Native Hawaiians. There are well over half a million Native Hawaiians living in our country, of whom roughly 300,000 live in Hawaii proper.

We would like to get into your jurisdiction at some point.

Moving right across the country, Chair Pallone, Ranking Member Walden and members, thank you so much for allowing me to share my thoughts on some issues of concern to Hawaii and to our country, I believe.

I strongly disagree that CDA 230, either in language or in intent, can be used as a legal shield against these types of common-sense regulations.

Of course. One of the elements of our Blue Dog fiscal responsibility blueprint is to tighten up the rules on paygo so that we stop the bleeding on debt and deficit spending. Mr. McADAMS. Exactly.

Essentially, we have a rule that is honored in the breach? Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Utah. Mr. McADAMS. Yes.

The gentleman said that the House rules already provided for paygo. So why are we here so concerned about it? Mr. McADAMS. One of my concerns is the willingness with which both sides, both parties, will waive paygo. It takes a simple…

Conversely, if we want to increase Federal spending, we have to either reduce some other Federal spending or increase taxes, correct? Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Utah. Mr. McADAMS. Exactly. That is correct.

Let's take a pretty straightforward example. Let's say that we wanted to reduce taxes. By the way, we can acknowledge there is a debate about whether reducing taxes does, in fact, generate revenue or not. But for these purposes and…

In other words, not financed by additional debt, which would have the result of driving up the deficit, the debt, and interest payments? Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Utah. Mr. McADAMS. That is exactly right. I describe it…

One other point that the gentleman made that I think bears further discussion is the gentleman's reference to paygo. Of course, we throw ``paygo'' around here all the time. Sometimes, people's eyes kind of blank out when we talk about…

I think what the gentleman is saying in a very gracious Utah way is that the lack of a balanced budget where we always have the recourse to just borrow money and kick some cans down the road disincentivizes the efficient and effective…

As, by the way, is the case with 49 out of 50 of our States, who either have a similar balanced budget amendment in their constitution or by statute. Mr. McADAMS. Madam Speaker, that is correct. In my own State of Utah that has a balanced…

So we always have the ability to override the basic provisions with that balanced budget amendment in Congress, or where we believe that we do have to borrow that money. This is just a mechanism to introduce the same fiscal discipline that…

I thank the gentleman so much, and I am privileged to be his co-chair. Would the gentleman engage me in a colloquy on a few of the issues that he touched on? Mr. McADAMS. Will the gentleman yield?