James Love

Utah's Merit Medical was planning on spending $1.5 million for salary increases and 401(k) benefits for hourly workers, but they can't, unless this tax is repealed. Merit Medical is also planning a $60 million R&D facility, but it is now…

I am pleased that this bill is being considered today. This bill is both timely and extremely important to my constituents. This summer, tens of thousands of acres have burned throughout Utah. Unfortunately, many regions in the State…

In the past few years, we the American people have been presented with false choices: between following the rule of law or showing compassion to people in need. I have had the privilege of being born in the United States, but I grew up…

We have an economy that is humming right now. Utah's unemployment rate is better than the national average, and it is the best it has been in 10 years. We are adding jobs--1,400 just last month. I am urging a ``yes'' vote on this bill…

When it comes to bank regulation, the job of the regulator is to balance the need for economic growth with the safety and soundness of the financial system. With fresh memories of the most recent financial crisis, it is natural for…

She would like to expand her business to employ even more people, but she continuously receives red tape, and it makes it very difficult for her to be able to provide for her community. This is about families sitting around the kitchen…

I would like to thank Chairman Harper and also Ranking Member Brady for including the STOP Act in the House Administration legislation. Shockingly, the Office of Compliance confirms that hundreds of thousands of dollars have been paid with…

The fact is, in my district, and in many other districts, there are small banks that are getting out of the mortgage lending business, and they cannot provide those options for the communities that they live in. We need to do everything we…

I thank my colleagues at the CBC for the opportunity to speak at this Special Order hour. Mr. Speaker, earlier this year, I traveled to Haiti to investigate sex trafficking, as part of my work on the Financial Services Committee's…

I would like to take a moment to send my love and prayers to the victims and the family members of those who were hurt in Nevada. I would also like to plead to the American people today to be good to one another. We have enough people out…

I thank my colleagues from both sides of the aisle for supporting this legislation. More than 120 years ago, the Utah Enabling Act, which enabled my State--now the greatest State in the country--to be admitted into the Union, was approved…

I would like to go ahead and reiterate my thanks to the Appropriations Committee and to my colleagues for all of the support on this amendment. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

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 164, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $11,025,000) (increased by $11,025,000)''…

I thank Chairman McClintock for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1927. Nearly a decade ago, the National Park Service, with the help of the Organization of American Historians, completed a study to help identify significant…

I appreciate the opportunity to speak about my proposed amendment to the Legislative Branch Appropriations bill. My amendment will have zero budgetary impact, and the intent is to merely advocate for the expansion of permissible uses of…

Let's talk about what this is really about. This is about the loss of human lives. Each child potentially brings with him or her unique gifts and talents that can be used for the betterment of our society. An unborn child may be the doctor…

My colleagues on the other side have said that the three House Committee investigations related to the sale of fetal tissue have produced nothing. Others have said that the State Attorney General investigations have also looked into the…

We have before us a solution to regulation that causes real harm to an important financial institution, especially in my State, Zions Bancorporation, which supports the financial needs of many families and businesses throughout Utah and…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I am so excited to talk about Article I. Right now I am working on a project called the Article I Project in order to restore Article I back to the United States Congress. Today I rise on behalf of all…

I would just like to say, while I have much respect for my colleague on the other side of the aisle, I am opposed to the amendment. Let me reiterate again what this does. I understand that the other side of the aisle believes that we have…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 247, nays 171, not voting 15, as follows: [Roll No. 149]…

I thank Chairman Hensarling for his support of this bill. Mr. Speaker, economic freedom and personal freedom run hand in hand. In order to enjoy our personal freedom, Americans need access to credit as individuals, on behalf of their…

I stand before this body because I am outraged at the recent revelation by a Planned Parenthood director who speaks on video about harvesting an unborn baby's body parts to sell. She details the horrific and barbaric practice of aborting…

When it comes to the deal with Iran, I want to express how incredibly serious this is. That is because the stakes have never been higher. Are we willing to continue to gamble with America's future and American lives? Iran is a snake in the…