Rae Oliver Davis

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 6079, the Repeal of Obamacare Act. Though the Supreme Court's decision is disappointing, it does not change the underlying truths of the President's health care law. The…

I thank the gentleman for the opportunity to share with you tonight, as I remember those days being both a freshman doing Special Orders, and also serving on the Armed Services Committee before moving over to the Ways and Means Committee…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this legislation, including the provision to end the duplicative Social Services Block Grant. As chairman of the Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee, we held a hearing last…

Again I remind all of my colleagues that when we talk about such matters, it's helpful to focus on tone. The one thing I'm going to respond to, when the comment was made ``that you people shredded,'' I would have to remind all Members in…

I do feel compelled to respond since Martin Niemoller--the famous German Christian pastor who was quoted after World War II when talking about inaction--was dealing with the issue of the Holocaust, the scale of which was so unbelievably…

I would like to take a moment before speaking on this measure to respond to the gentleman's remark, my friend, the distinguished gentleman from Texas and ranking member on the subcommittee. We've worked very hard over the last year on the…

On Friday, December 16, 2011, I was unable to vote due to an important family event. Had I been present, I would have voted: On rollcall No. 937--yes--Previous Question on H. Res. 500, Rule for consideration of the Conference Report for…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3630, and tire of the empty rhetoric that I hear over and over again. As the chairman just pointed out, this bill includes many provisions that your party's…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I respect my friend from Wisconsin with whom I have worked on numerous pieces of legislation related to child homelessness and affordable housing; but in this case I'm going to respectfully…

I would point out, first of all, that in a national emergency, the President of the United States does have the ability to enact an emergency rule. But what this amendment seeks to do is shield the Department of Homeland Security from…

I thank the chairman. Two years ago, I met with the a constituent who was concerned about the effects of unfunded EPA mandates on his water and sewer bills. He wanted to know why Congress doesn't vote on new regulations. This simple…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I could not disagree with the gentleman from Georgia more. It's obvious which one of us has run a business and which one is talking about a business. The reality of the regulatory impact on businesses is huge. All…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would point out that Gallup has released a survey that shows that one in three small business owners is worried about going out of business; and overwhelmingly, the response to this survey across the…

The amendment carves out of the bill essential categories of major regulations. These include all major rules on food safety, workplace safety, consumer product safety, clean water, and clean air. In many cases, these are precisely the…

This motion is a distraction. It misses the point of this legislation entirely. We are here today to restore accountability for the regulations with the biggest impact on our economy. Good, bad or ugly--and our regulatory code includes all…

That's a point that the gentlewoman and I will agree to disagree on. I believe that we have seen the Congress move in an expedited manner in national security in dealing with our veterans, and there would be no difference under this…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I also oppose the amendment. The amendment leaves it to each agency to determine how we will conduct the cost-benefit analyses of any regulations. This is regrettable. Each agency will be tempted to…

Thank you, Judge Carter. I appreciate your holding this tonight and your flexibility in allowing me some time to share as we've talked about before at times on the floor various aspects of the growth of the regulatory State. The issue is…

I think the gentleman has a great point. In fact, it comes down, I think, to about $10,000 for every man, woman, and child in the United States of America for the cost of regulatory compliance. To your point, why it's so critical now is…

I thank both Chairman Camp and Chairman Brady for their leadership on the pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea. All three countries have seen incredible transformation take place over the last generation…

I want to thank Chairman Camp and Chairman Brady for their leadership in moving the three pending free trade agreements that are long overdue for our consideration. I strongly urge all of my colleagues to support the passage of all three…

Thank you, Chairman Brady. I appreciate you organizing a Special Order tonight dealing with these critical free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea. I am encouraged that the President sent the agreement to the Hill…

I am grateful to my friend, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett), for working with me to bring this measure to the floor today and thank him and thank both the majority and minority staffs for their hard work on this effort. H.R. 2883 is…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on the subject of the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the gentleman's suggestion that this legislation should be amended to revive the TANF Supplemental Grants program. TANF supplemental grants expired in June 2011 in…