Randy Hultgren

I appreciate Congressman LaMalfa's words. I am next honored to recognize the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Olson).

I am next honored to yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Loudermilk).

I am next honored to yield to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Smith).

It is unacceptable that the Chinese enjoy broad access to the United States while U.S. citizens' access to Tibet is highly restricted.

Rules and regulations are driving financial institutions to merge, exit entire lines of businesses.

I recognize it is possible to have a regulatory regime that protects the American people.

First, I would like to thank my friend, the ranking member, Maxine Waters, for her kind words. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Kansas (Ms. Jenkins), sponsor of the House companion legislation.

However, the Fed has implemented some controversial policies that I am concerned may have some unintended consequences that, in fact, could increase systemic risk.

I know we are in agreement on the need to prevent bailouts of our Nation's financial institutions from ever happening again.

I want to thank this bill's sponsors, Rep. Randy Hultgren and Rep. Bill Foster, for their long-standing support of basic research.

I'd like to express my strong support for H.R. 4377, the Accelerating American Leadership in Science Act.

My amendment encourages manufacturing innovation in the United States by requiring Federal agencies to give a high priority to the SBIR and STTR programs to small businesses engaged in manufacturing R&D.

My hope, my prayer, my commitment is to do everything that I can to make sure that we have that kind of accountability and that we are holding other nations accountable; that we are doing all that we can to say that every person deserves…

This isn't a Republican issue, it's not a Democratic issue. It was split exactly 50/50, Members from Illinois on both sides of the aisle concerned about that.

Again, both sides of the aisle have grave concern of negative impacts, exactly the opposite of what you're trying to accomplish.

It seems like the goal again of what you've stated of, you know, reducing carbon emission, exactly the opposite is going to be happening with potential closure of these Illinois plants plus certainly the loss of a significant number of…

Such a result would be bad for the State of Illinois and devastating for the communities in which they operate.

We must never forget what happened 27 years ago on June 4, and continue to do everything we possibly can for every person and for every life to have the value that it deserves.

Lives are at stake and we need to do everything that we can to speak up for those who cannot speak up for themselves.

That statement on the delegation's part was just ludicrous. It did not pass the laugh test, not even close.

Statements like this from the Chinese Government suggest that they are not participating in international human rights mechanisms in good faith.

Thank you for telling your story. It is so important and I appreciate your courage and coming before us so that we can find ways that we can help.

I am not pleased, and my consumers are not pleased, my banks are not pleased, because they have seen breach after breach after breach by the Federal Government.

I suspect that what you are doing is extending the Supreme Court's holding in the Inclusive Communities case