Dan Kildee

Because he's hiding. That's what's happening.

That's what I say; they're spreading the blame out.

This is the Governor of Michigan at fault, his emergency managers.

The reason an emergency manager was required in Flint in the first place is largely because of, obviously, big factors over time.

I thank you for that question, because that is really the core of what we are dealing with right now. We need a lot of help in Flint. This could have been avoided. But now that this has occurred, there is some work we need to do to fix the…

This final amendment to the bill will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended. The bill is yet another attempt to delay the issuance of new and updated…

I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Kildee moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1644 to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 5-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5- minute votes on passage of the bill, if…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Cartwright The Acting CHAIR. It…

Let me first thank the gentleman for his kind words and his concern over my hometown. It is an extraordinarily difficult situation. Sadly, it is actually the creation of a series of decisions by our State government to switch from the…

First of all, the underlying bill is an attempt to delay the implementation of the stream protection rule, an important rule that protects our Nation's rivers, our streams, and the nearby communities from the effects of mountaintop removal…

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 5, line 3, before the period, insert ``or improve drinking water quality''. Page 8, line 16, before…

My main concern with this bill is the provision that would prevent a new regulation from taking effect until it has been available online for at least 6 months after the already exhaustive public notice and comment period that is required…

Well, it may be a new year, but the Republicans are celebrating with the same old extreme attacks on women's health care and trying to take away health insurance from hardworking American families. It is a shame that the House Republican…

I thank the gentlewoman for her work on this. Tonight, I want to share the story of a young man from my district, James Brendan Bye. His mother, Barbara, a good friend of mine, shared her story with me and asked that I share it tonight…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this legislation is a Homeland Security bill. We have a number of these bills coming to the floor today. But it is hard to ignore the fact that there is a glaring weakness in what is being…

Last week, House Republicans voted three times to block debate on Republican Congressman Peter King's Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act, which would close the outrageous loophole that allows suspects who are on…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 0, nays 405, answered ``present'' 2, not voting 26, as follows: [Roll No. 675] NAYS--405 Abraham Adams…

As a Member of Congress, I take seriously my responsibility to protect and defend the American people. That is why it is so troubling to me that Republicans in Congress last week voted three times to block debate on a bill, offered by…

The National Response Center is a joint operation between the U.S. Coast Guard, the EPA, and other agencies. It is the sole Federal point of contact for reporting hazardous substance releases and oil spills. Essentially, it is our Nation's…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle A of title I, add the following: SEC. 11__. GAO REPORT ON IMPROVING NATIONAL…

I just want to thank the chairman for his good work on this. I look forward to working with him again on additional pipeline safety measures as they come to the floor. I appreciate his support for my amendment. I believe in quitting while…

The bipartisan budget agreement signed into law last month helped to avert another manufactured political crisis here in Washington. But our work is not done. If we don't pass a spending bill before December 11, working Americans and…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the efforts of my colleague and classmate Mr. Barr in attempting to address this issue. I appreciate the impact that the qualified mortgage rule has had in terms of…

Like many Members, I was pleased that Congress last month passed a bipartisan budget agreement that avoids yet another manufactured political crisis from hanging over the heads of America's hardworking families. But Congress must still act…