James Comer

I would strongly encourage you to get a plan as quickly as possible to this committee.

We don't need a plan to put a Band-Aid on it, and then have you all come back next year asking for another assistance subsidy bailout.

I am going to address my questions to Mr. Lorber.

Today my Democratic counterparts on this committee will argue that climate change is an imminent threat to our national security.

This is the first hearing of this committee, which has a referral on H.R. 5 that is scheduled on the bill.

Equality and freedom must coexist. H.R. 5 totally redefines one and delivers a serious blow to the other.

H.R. 5 totally redefines one and delivers a serious blow to the other.

The elimination of farmland in order to build these projects will not only cost U.S. jobs but also put our food supply in jeopardy.

H.R. 5 requires businesses and nonprofit organizations to provide access to facilities such as restrooms and locker rooms in accord with an individual's gender identity.

I am deeply troubled, and I believe most Americans would be deeply troubled by what is really there.

the Green New Deal stands to decimate those rural communities.

I don't think anyone on our side denies climate change. We just basically had questions about how we're going to pay for this legislation.

I believe that every year, yields have significantly increased, and I believe agriculture doesn't get the credit it deserves in making efforts to reduce its carbon footprint.

It's completely unacceptable that this bill totally guts the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993--this country's flagship law in defense of individual religious freedom.

This outlandish proposal and all proposals that resemble it are an affront to the citizens and the economy of this Nation.

What is clear is that this bill is not ready to become law, and Mr. Lorber discussed several significant concerns with the scope and application of the language in H.R. 5.

Asian carp threaten that economy.

If you catch so much, you are paid per pound. They are incentivizing that.

We know this is a critical law that helps states, local governments, and organizations save lives.

No child should ever have to endure the pain of abuse or neglect by a parent or caregiver.

The most troubling part about all this, the very startup by my colleagues on the other side of the aisle on the citizenship question actually has the consequences of suppressing participation.

The citizenship question is not new. In fact, a citizenship question appeared on the census from 1820 to 1950.

I would like to thank my colleagues across the aisle for holding today's hearing.

Free and reduced-price meals ensure that children from low-income households have reliable access to nutritious breakfasts and lunches while at school.

We know students cannot learn if they are hungry.