I rise in opposition to the nomination of Representative Mulvaney to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget because I have deep concerns about his record. I believe his far-right views are out of the mainstream and wrong…

I rise in defense of Michigan seniors and working families and to speak on the nomination of Representative Tom Price to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. As a Member of this body, it is my duty to only support a nominee for this…

I rise today to speak in opposition to the nomination of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. My reason is very simple: Mrs. DeVos lacks the experience required to oversee the Department of Education, an agency that serves over 50…

I thank Mr. O'Rourke for putting together this Special Order to talk about what is really an important issue and, with all of the things going on, something that has even got a little bit lost. Madam Speaker, for the region that I…

90 percent are caused by human error in some fashion, distracted driving, driving under the influence.

I rise to express my opposition to the nomination of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. The position of Secretary of State was one of the original four Cabinet positions created by President George Washington. Even after we declared…

I believe and hope that all of you would agree that these regulations provide certainty, not just for the companies, but for their consumers.

However, the current regulatory scheme that we have for automobiles doesn't really fit with these new technologies.

We have to get to what they call Stage 4 and 5 automobiles that really do drive themselves.

It does require a change in the law.

The most dangerous part is the part between where you are in full command of your automobile.

The one issue that this Committee will be working a great deal on, and one that I personally have been focusing a great deal on, is the new technology that will radically transform the auto industry in ways as big as when Henry Ford had…

I rise today to speak on the nomination of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. Public education is deeply personal for me. I am proud to have attended Michigan public schools, and I have three children who did so as well. I know…

Finally, like Chairman McCain, I believe it is time to repeal the BCA's arbitrary spending caps.

I think it is important, as the OMB Director, you are going to have the President's ear.

we always prepare for the last war and spend a lot of money to fight the last war which never comes.

Let me be clear. I am not opposed to increasing military spending. In fact, I think we have got to do it.

If Members of Congress cannot pass a balanced budget, then they should not get paid.

We have to have those types of regulations in place.

There are a lot of crazy regulations as well out there that we need to fix.

It is important for us to have a thorough review of regulations to make sure that small businesses have the opportunity to be successful.

Small businesses are the engine of our economy. Yet over the last several years, the crushing weight of regulation has been a top reason preventing them from growing and creating jobs.

If you are dying by a thousand cuts and we can eliminate some of those cuts, that is better than keeping the whole thousand in place.

I am particularly pleased as well with the comments that you made in regard to a question from one of my colleagues here related to TPP and the impact that the TPP would have on the auto industry, a very negative impact, in particular…

I would hope that I can enlist your support with bipartisan support here in Congress to provide resources necessary to do that critical function.