My amendment today is a probusiness, pro-innovation amendment. This would exempt any regulations that affect the safety of our National Airspace System. It is important to note that commercial drone operations are only possible because of…

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 Illinois will be postponed. Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Krishnamoorthi The Acting CHAIR…

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 31, after line 24, add the following new title (and update the table of contents accordingly): TITLE…

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 31, after line 24, add the following new title (and update the table of contents accordingly): TITLE…

As a small-business man, I can tell you that small businesses rely on the predictability of regulatory rules and the regulatory regime. This commission is creating unpredictability in the system. Therefore, it is going to stifle…

My second amendment to the SCRUB Act would protect the countless citizens, including many of my own constituents, who depend on airport noise restrictions to sleep through the night or learn uninterrupted in school. Thousands of my…

The SCRUB Act should not have the ability to review regulations and rules that were developed by local people with local concerns in mind. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the…

These particular rules and regulations were crafted carefully at the local level, and I believe very strongly that this commission, which is a Federal commission, should not somehow upset the balance that has been achieved through local…

Investments into this particular industry are predicated on whether or not regulations are predictable. As a former small-business man, I can tell you that investments will not happen if there is an unelected commission that exists that…

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 Illinois will be postponed. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

My guest for the President's speech tomorrow is my constituent, Debbie Trueblood. Debbie reached out to my office to support the Affordable Care Act because she knows firsthand the difference the law can make in people's lives. Debbie…

I think it's going to have a heavy career and technical education component.

Over the past four decades, worker productivity has grown by more than 70 percent.

We do need to update wage and hour policy for the twenty-first century.

It is my hope that the work we do together in this subcommittee will ensure that the rules of our economy help American workers and businesses prosper together.

It should not be this way.

Now, workers are more productive than ever, but it's been a long time since most Americans have gotten a raise.

Recent executive actions have resulted in confusion, demonstrations, and late-night court rulings. Many executive orders have been announced with little notice, and the American people have had to wait hours afterwards to see the text…

As debates over the meaning of last fall's elections continue, one fact is not in question: The American people want us to work together on commonsense, bipartisan solutions to grow our economy and create good-paying, middle class jobs…

For millions of Americans, homeownership stands as a source of personal and economic security and is a defining part of the middle class life. Earlier this month, under President Obama, the Federal Housing Administration announced a plan…

I am Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, and I represent the hardworking families of Chicago's west and northwest suburbs. I rise today in strong opposition to S. Con. Res. 3. Repealing without replacing the Affordable Care Act at the same…

I am Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi from the great Eighth District of Illinois. I have the honor of representing the hardworking families of Chicago's west and northwest suburbs. Before I took the oath of office last week, I was the…

I am Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi from the Eighth District of Illinois. I have the honor to represent the hardworking families of Chicago's west and northwest suburbs. My constituents, like so many other Americans, are finding it harder…