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James Richardson Comer is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2016. A member of the Republican Party, Comer has focused on issues such as agriculture, economic development, and government accountability during his tenure. He previously served as the Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture from 2012 to 2016, where he worked on various initiatives to support farmers and promote the state's agricultural products.
And I rise in opposition. Madam Speaker, we are here today debating a premature and ill-advised resolution to hold Attorney General William Barr and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress. In the eyes of the Democratic…
Today, I introduce the Citizens Count Census Act of 2019, a bill that would require a citizenship question on the United States Census. If we defeat the previous question, as the gentleman from Georgia said, then we will be able to…
I particularly appreciated hearing about various facets of work to help save these children, including the efforts undertaken by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. And thank you all for coming here today and sharing your stories and thoughts on runaway and homeless youth.
What we know is that this work continues and that it is critical to engage many partners in the work to bring these children home and help keep them home.
I can assure you, Mr. Homan, this side of the aisle is serious about securing the border.
Everyone can't have free health care, and we have got a problem with the health care system in America.
I will have to admit, when I saw the agenda for the program today, I didn't think that anything productive would come out of this hearing, but I was wrong.
I think you would find bipartisan support in Congress to try to work with California to reduce the regulatory burden to try to better manage the federally owned forest lands there.
I share your frustration with FEMA being slow on paying their bills and obligations.
I would like to followup on what Ms. Speier was talking about in California.
What are some actions that this committee can do to address some of the serious issues reported, not just at the D.C. VA, but other VAs that have received similar media attention for poor performance over the last few years?
the old business model, where you prescribe opioids, has been a disaster in rural America.
I think that's an important part of recovery, helping people get back into society.
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this amendment and its circumventing of the administration's ability to conduct the rulemaking process. This amendment would deny OSHA the ability to finalize its…
When we think about the Federal Government's involvement in energy policy, it has an important role to play in ensuring the safety of our nuclear power plants and the safe storage of nuclear waste.
the current business model to store nuclear waste is unsustainable; correct? Everyone agrees with that.
There are approximately 90,000 metric tons of nuclear waste in the United States that requires safe disposal.
Yet there is still no permanent disposal site that has been fully approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or the Department of Energy.
The people sharing neighborhoods and towns with hungry youth are more capable of addressing the needs they face than legislators in Washington.
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