I think it is a strawman. I think we can both create quality jobs and preserve a livable planet at the same time.

If it is done badly, of course, we offshore jobs.

There is I think on this full panel absolutely no support for the idea of offshoring U.S. manufacturing jobs.

Can I just offer, a great Democrat Hubert Humphrey said a long time ago that he who throws mud loses ground, and if we could somehow get Members of Congress to think about that in relation to this institution. I don't know how you do it…

This ONBoard initiative... was a way to get diverse directors into those private companies.

These are first-time investors in the lunch bucket companies that make this Nation great.

It really ended up being just going out there and shaking the tin cup.

This was effectively the venture capital firm--or sometimes called the vulture capital firm--the venture capital firm of the U.S. Government.

People are pumped up.

It is a proven fact that corporations that have diverse boards of directors, gender and racial diversity, perform better.

Thank you all for coming here and being with us this morning. It is always a great privilege to be back in this Chamber and to reconnect with so many friends and colleagues, and there are many here. I am honored to represent the…

I thank the Chair and ask the Clerk to call the roll of former Members. Mr. Altmire of Pennsylvania. Mr. Blanchard of Michigan. Mr. Bonner of Alabama. Ms. Byron of Maryland. Mr. Carr of Michigan. Mr. Edwards of Texas. Mr. Ferguson of New…

You can always do more with less.

Forty-eight percent of SBIR grants generate revenue.

The Chair again wishes to thank all former Members of the House for their presence and this continuing commitment to this high calling of public service. Before terminating the proceedings, the Chair would like to invite those former…

The Chair now recognizes the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the distinguished Democratic whip.

Mr. Whip, on behalf of all of my colleagues here in the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress, let me say thank you for your loyalty to this group. You always come year after year. You share your wisdom. You give us a sense of…

The Chair announces that 34 former Members of Congress have responded to their names.

Mayor Walsh saying this is not a record he wants to break, but he's thinking it really might actually happen.

Yes. We -- there's a parking ban in effect now. Just like to ask everyone, please, if you got your cars on the main thoroughfares, get them off there.

Yes. I know that there's parts of a -- parts of Dorchester where I live, not my house but parts of the area in Dorchester that there's some homes that are on the water.

So far so good. You know, it's picked up here. As you just said, it's getting really windy here, it's a lot -- there's a lot more snow.

We have over 800 pieces ready to go on the roads. Generally in a snowstorm we have about 500 to 550, but for this storm we have 800 pieces ready to go in the streets.

today the Senate had an opportunity to act and pass important legislation that will continue to address the crisis of veteran suicide. The numbers have been talked about. We are losing 22 servicemembers--veterans--each and every day across…

I ask unanimous consent that following disposition of Calendar No. 635, Rose, that there be 3 hours of debate equally divided in the usual form on the motion to invoke cloture on Calendar No. 1084, Saldana; and further, that the time from…