Brenda Lawrence

So if Lockheed Martin failed to follow our Federal regulations in regards to the competitive service hires, particularly veterans, preference, this is a simply intolerable.

The issues that were brought forward in the hiring process, and we being a Federal agency, is totally unacceptable.

It is clear that pushing a public agenda which operates with no taxpayer funds.

It is about being competitive. We are in a very competitive market, the Postal Service, and if you truly want this company to be efficient and competitive, then we as Congress must recognize how we are tying the hands of the Postal Service.

But there's been similar examples where delisting of wolves did not occur because judges noted a lack of protections as a reason to not delist the wolves.

States possess primary authority and responsibility for the protection and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.

Some want to roll back those protections.

The Endangered Species Act has a remarkable track record. Ninety-nine percent of the species that have qualified for its protections are still with us today.

I'm optimistic that all of these species can be saved.

It would seem to me if we really want to address this issue, because I truly do believe in legitimate oversight...

I want to be on the record that I agree legitimate oversight is absolutely the right and the responsibility of Congress.

I just always think that there is more that we should be doing.

Each year there is numerous tax scams and many targeted small business owners because they are more vulnerable.

I think the facts speak otherwise. BLM has offered over 4 million acres of land to lease for oil and gas development.

This is a sad day in this country, and I am just sad about this, Governor.

We all know that when we are elected to an office, we take an oath, and we are empowered by the electorate to hire staff.

Did any of these reports and stories ever get reported to you? Did you ever observe them?

Governor Snyder, you have stated that State officials did not tell you about these problems.

I want to say, as a Member of Congress representing a part of Michigan, this is very personal. It is a sad day for me.

When water systems, such as in Flint or Chicago, elect to use their own employees' homes as sampling test sites with the employees themselves administering the test, what safeguards are in place to ensure that the results are not corrupted…

I am also extremely troubled by how the EPA also failed in its duty to serve as the last line of defense for the children of Flint.

I don't think there is any debate at this point or any question that it is the Snyder administration's Department of Environmental Quality that created this crisis in the first place.

It is a kind of human suffering that should not happen anywhere, let alone the greatest nation on the face of the earth.

We owe it to our constituents, the future generations to keep the RFS on track.

The need for RFS remains as true today as it was in 2005.