Bill Keating

It is devastating for Venezuela, but it is also devastating for the region.

I do want to emphasize how important it is to get a stable government in Venezuela and, in my belief, that the Maduro government is not legitimate.

I think it is time to shine a light on that and expose those who take it and expose the Kremlin's use of the Russian taxpayers' money for malign purposes.

I am going to have a laser-like view on strengthening that coalition.

What message are we getting when past and current members of the Trump administration or campaign are meeting with the head of that bank in secret meetings? What message does that send back to Russia?

We have to do better than this as a country.

I want to underscore your comments in terms of the outrage of holding Paul Whelan for no legal reasons whatsoever in Russia.

Passage of the ESCAPE Act would be an important step in securing the safety of all communities in times of natural disaster.

We must provide the necessary federal resources to support safe passage in times of emergency.

We cannot risk the public safety by neglecting our vital roadways.

I am confident the committee is well equipped to meet our Nation's infrastructure needs.

I believe, as you do in this document, that Russia's malign influence has to be countered, but the budget request is less than half of what Congress previously appropriated.

It would be a terrible shame if we followed this president, ignored the threats of climate change, and ceded our role in the global stage to other countries.

I speak in opposition to this amendment. The principal purpose of the Climate Action Now Act is to keep the United States in the Paris Climate Accord.

The equal footing amendment to the IRA, sponsored by Senator John McCain, 'put an end to the discriminatory practices that had been developing.'

Just as the Northwest Ordinance permitted new states to enter the Union on an 'equal footing' with existing states, Congress extended the same principle to tribes.

Should the opportunity arise, we respectfully urge you to vote Yes on passage of this legislation.

Thank you for your attention to this bipartisan legislation as we work to support the existence of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.

H.R. 312 is such a law--founded in justice and humanity--to prevent further wrongs being done to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.

So, just for the record, it is good that the Rhode Island people know that you are not opposing a casino on the other side of your border and the revenues that might be lost according to your arguments.

So, you are in favor of a casino from Massachusetts on the other side of the border then?

What I am saying is that there are impacts on Rhode Island from having fee-to-trust conversions.

So, I have a question for you. Can you define what you included in your testimony; can you define this entity?

I will inform you. They were in support of those bills, so the congressional delegation from Rhode Island supported the very same legislation as this.

I wish to begin by expressing my appreciation to Representatives Tom Cole and Betty McCollum for continuing to press in a bipartisan way for this important legislation.