What I am going to describe today is H.R. 5308, the Asset Act, which is another pathway to a state tax reform.
Andy Harris
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Andy Harris is an American politician and physician serving as the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 1st congressional district since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he has focused on issues such as healthcare and fiscal policy during his tenure in Congress. Harris has been an outspoken critic of the Affordable Care Act, often advocating for its repeal and replacement with alternative healthcare solutions. He has also been involved in discussions surrounding budgetary matters and government spending.
The bottom line is we pass the estate tax repeals through the House, nothing happens to it.
I would much rather see the $100,000,000 going to accelerating the development of that HIV vaccine.
What is the evidence that it is not scalable to increase it by 10 percent? Is there evidence? Do we have evidence?
I really do feel that way. I think that this is too bad because as we embark on a new cancer initiative, we are about to throw a huge regulatory roadblock.
I just hope Medicare beneficiaries realize what the--what your budget does to Medicare over the next few years.
I asked, 'Why is this not American corn?' Well, because they do not allow GMO corn.
I visited Kenya, and like Tanzania, I am at a food distribution center refugee camp and the corn is not American.
I just want to associate myself with the concern that we have to address making sure that trade secrets are protected when the FDA has access to them.
What percent of the new--of the employees who are going to be subject to this are getting pay past 40 hours?
This is why we look at the presidential race, and we wonder. We scratch our heads like, 'Why is it going the way it is?'
I think it may confuse some people because, in my mind, it is the total sugars that really makes the--I mean, you really want to make sure that total sugar stays below a certain percent of your diet.
When I was in the Navy, we had a saying that the Navy went from crisis to crisis unimpeded by plans.
I would just suggest that that is what the State Department thinks they ought to do, that is what you ought to do for the Zika and not come in with a budget-busting $1,800,000,000 request.
So, actually, we are sitting on a $541,000,000,000 deficit, and we are--the administration comes in and says this is emergency funding.
Thank you, and I appreciate your honesty. Look, we are talking about all the immigration things and Homeland Security.
Your Department has a tremendously important mission. And I am just going to focus on one of those little areas that is forgotten about.





