The scientists have spoken. Climate change is happening, human behavior is contributing to it, and it is a long- term threat to our prosperity and our national security. But climate change is also the ultimate, very large problem that…

I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and I want them to have one visual in their minds when they think about it. Prior to the Fisher House--which, again, is a public- private partnership; the government money is leveraged with…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 15, after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $8,300,000)''. Page 82, line…

I want to thank the chairwoman and the ranking member for their support of our veterans and for our servicemen and -women. I would also like to thank the cosponsors of this amendment with me, Debbie Dingell of Michigan, Don Young of…

I was unable to cast my vote on rollcall No. 289 through No. 293. Had I been present to vote on rollcall No. 289, I would have voted ``yea.'' Had I been present to vote on rollcall No. 290, I would have voted ``yea.'' Had I been present to…

I thank the chairman for giving me an opportunity to rise in support of H.R. 4061, a bipartisan bill that I worked very closely on with the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Ross), and I thank him for giving me the opportunity to partner with…

That is precisely what this designation does, which is why so many Democrats supported this bill, because we believe, as do many of my Republican colleagues, that the mission of FSOC is worthy and that we should be empowering FSOC to do…

I want to thank the gentlewoman for yielding me time. Mr. Chairman, during the financial crisis, 19 of the 20 largest financial institutions in the United States either required a bailout or a significant investment by the taxpayers…

I had firsthand experience with this prior to coming to Congress. I started two businesses as private companies, and they both became publicly traded companies. I shared ownership in those companies broadly with my team. It was very good…

I want to thank my good friend from Michigan for yielding me this time, the vice ranking member of our committee, and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hultgren), my good friend, for cosponsoring this legislation with me. I do rise in…

We all know that hard-edged partisan politics has not only eroded the confidence that the American people have in our government, but it has caused government to function to a very low standard. In my 4 years that I have been in this…