Can you assure me, before the Commission issues its final rules under section 108, that you will publish a proposed rule for comment first?

Yesterday the Supreme Court made one thing very clear, or the other day they made one thing very clear: the individual mandate is nothing more than a tax. The overall tax burden that this puts on our economy is staggering. The overall tax…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, again, for holding the hearing and allowing me to ask some questions here.

I want to express my gratitude to Ms. Capps for working with me on this very important piece of legislation.

It is an honor to work with my colleague and friend Congressman Lipinski and the other members of the subcommittee.

I would argue it is because many of Illinois' government policies are very unfriendly to surrounding States, and just like the United States needs to compete with other countries in the world, Illinois needs to compete, and unfortunately…

I would hate to see us in a position where we are someday having to buy dumbed-down equipment from other places just to defend ourselves against potentially anybody.

There is no sector in our economy that is providing more highly paid and economically advantageous jobs than manufacturing.

I am worried about the disappearing middle class, the decline of the middle class, and I think one of the biggest drivers to the decline in the middle class has been the disappearance of manufacturing from the United States of America.

Leadership isn't easy. These are lessons that we learned all through history. We learned it from Abraham Lincoln when he had to face a union that was dissolving. I learned it in officer training as a pilot in the military. And I learned it…

I have to echo your comments you made about the interstate system. This is a majority that has been very supportive of infrastructure, I think it is important to say.

I can tell you, one of the things I am not a big fan of is just too much bureaucracy.

Reclaiming my time, I thank you and I look forward to it, and I appreciate your leadership on this issue.

I thank the ranking member and the chairman for your hard work on the issue and the members on the committee. This is very important. It goes beyond partisanship. This is about national security. The idea of cyberattacks, it's not…

You all know the saying, ``money is power,'' right? I think we all can agree in this Chamber that the one thing that we want to do is empower small business. How do you empower small business? You let them keep more of the money they earn…

It is clear when I am home in Illinois that what manufacturers are asking of the Federal Government--they want a fair and competitive tax code, they want less intrusion from Federal agencies, and they want a sound supply of affordable…

I want to thank the administration for the enactment of the Colombia Free Trade Agreement, which I think was very important.

I want to just say before I actually get started, we just saw the space shuttle fly over on the back of a 747, and I salute the end of an amazing era in space exploration, and I look forward to the next day of NASA being able to talk about…

Last week, the North Korean regime sent a clear message of defiance to the world community. Rather than work toward a peaceful agreement, North Korea would prefer its people starve in order to pursue its nuclear ambitions. The failure of…

I do have some serious concerns that without privacy protections, consumers could lose confidence in the online free market.

We want to maintain a marketplace of innovation and give consumers the tools to protect their personal information.

Our Nation is currently standing at a critical crossroads. Should Washington weigh deeper into the red or should we continue cutting spending and get our Nation on the track towards fiscal solvency under the House Republican budget, which…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for the time to speak on this very important piece of legislation. Having the opportunity to help lead the effort in committee and now on the House floor to get FCC process reform passed is something…

I appreciate the gentlewoman bringing the amendment forward. I rise in opposition to it today because in essence what it does is implements a study on the idea of these reforms. These reforms, again, are very basic. This just says, hey, a…

On March 22, 2012, I was unavoidably detained because fog delayed my return flight from Illinois and I was unable to cast a vote on H.R. 5, the Protecting Access to Healthcare Act. Had I been able to I would have cast an ``aye'' vote in…