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 45, line 8, insert ``(which may not be required to be for a period longer than one year)'' after…

I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, I am still scratching my head. I am still scratching my head at some of the folks on the other side of the aisle. I have no idea why they do not want to help those folks that are less fortunate than…

In addition to that, Machias Savings Bank may have known your family for 50 years. Now, on top of this, Mr. Speaker, the bank takes all the risk. They own the load. So, God forbid, if a storm comes up and sinks your traps and your boat in…

I think when it comes to--with all due respect--the mission of the SEC, that I know you are responsible for upholding, it makes a lot of sense to make sure that our investors have the option of receiving their paper financial reports…

So it is my contention that when you have a trucker in Bangor, Maine, or a teacher in Lewiston, Maine, in the greatest district, in the greatest State in the country, and they are doing their best to put aside $50 or $100 a month to make…

I ask all Members of our House today to join me in support of H.R. 2800, the Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act. This important piece of legislation expands upon existing law to help protect pregnant women from workplace…

It is my opinion as a Member of Congress that there are a handful of really important things that we do in the Federal Government, one of which is to protect our country and protect our citizens.

We need to stretch every dollar as thin as we can because it is a limited resource and we are fiduciaries of taxpayer money.

We are $18 trillion in debt as a nation: $18 trillion.

We are spending about $300,000 for one-bedroom apartments in Maine when the average price of a single-family home... was half that price.

Now, where is the compassion? We are in the business of helping people?

We need to make sure that those who are unable to help themselves or those who need a hand up, that we help them.

Maine is home to the greatest mariners in the world, and Maine Maritime Academy in midcoast Castine is one of the finest schools in the world to train our ship captains, engineers, and navigators. Last week, the cargo ship El Faro…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time. I am thrilled to stand before the House today as the author of the Child Support Assistance Act, H.R. 2091. Across America today we have 17 million kids coast to coast who benefit from the…

Please, Bruce, help us get the government off our back.

every family in America is now paying about $15,000 per year for these Federal-only regulations.

the cost of regulations to the American economy is about $1.7 trillion per year.

Dodd-Frank is one of those problems.

The Iranian Government has American blood on its hands. It vows to kill as many more U.S. citizens as it can; it is committed to destroying Israel; and it funds, trains, and arms terrorists throughout the Middle East. This nuclear deal…

Let's face it, Social Security is a $15 trillion unfunded defined benefit pension plan.

I would make a case to you, Dr. Chakravorti, that our sovereign States here, which are required to balance their books every year, are a much safer bet than some of the debt accrued around here in Washington.

I disagree with that, and I bet you do, too.

On rollcall No. 419, I mistakenly voted ``no'' on the Walker Amendment. I should have and would have voted ``yes.''

Maine is home to the most skilled paper makers in the world. Our hardworking men and women manufacture paper products that we use every day. Our paper makers are also some of the best stewards of the environment. They know that we need…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate it. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Minnesota is recognized for 5…