I would agree wholeheartedly with you. In fact, we can extend that almost into every area of small business. For those who have experience in manufacturing and in any number of business areas or construction that deal with the use of…

There are so many stories that we can think of, and it comes back to this issue of having context. A very successful entrepreneur who actually started working in a coal mine at the age of 15, who is a very successful industry executive…

Thank you, Judge. It's good to be with you tonight working in common cause on this issue. So many of us have seen not simply in the last 2 years or the last 4 years, but a growth of government really over the last 50 years that is…

With that visual, keep in mind I've spent the last 26 years of my life traveling in and out of the Middle East in various capacities--serving there in the military and being in and out of the region, traveling on business, and now as a…

Madam Speaker, on Thursday, November 18, 2010, I was unable to participate in all of the day's votes due to a family emergency. Had I been present I would have voted: On rollcall No. 576-- ``no''--on ordering the previous question--H. Res…

Mr. Speaker, on Friday, July 30, 2010, I was unable to participate in all of the day's votes due to a family emergency. Had I been present I would have voted: On rollcall No. 506--``no''--H.R. 5851, the Offshore Oil and Gas Worker…

Madam Speaker, I'm pleased that we're having this debate today about the importance of trade for America's manufacturing sector. Given my extensive experience in manufacturing, I'm pleased to provide my firsthand familiarity with what…

Madam Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to Army Specialist Russell Madden from Bellevue, Kentucky, who lost his life on June 23, 2010, in a rocket-propelled grenade attack on an Army convoy in the Charkh district of Afghanistan. He was…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume to close. Just to reiterate, this is very important to continue this extension. It's been achieved in a bipartisan manner and among the relevant committees of jurisdiction. I…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. (Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. Speaker, I rise also in support of H.R. 5611. This is a straightforward and noncontroversial bill to extend for 1 month, through August 1, the existing FAA authorization law, the excise taxes that support the Airport and Airway Trust…