KERRY L. BENTIVOLIO

First I would like to thank the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Chairman Bill Shuster, and other members of the committee and their staff for working so hard on this bill. There are many good reforms in this legislation…

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 136, line 12, strike ``$12,000,000,000'' and insert ``$35,000,000,000''. Page 137, beginning line 1…

Thank you. I would like to thank the gentlewoman from Missouri for the opportunity to speak on this important issue. Mr. Speaker, I stand before this Chamber today to talk about the Democrat shutdown. In the House we are standing strong to…

Obamacare is making it difficult to create more jobs and making it more costly to buy insurance.

I thank the chairman. Today I was reminded just how our Nation is made up of the people, not the government. Just a few hours ago, dozens of World War II veterans, in an act of civil disobedience, defied the President's closure of the…

There's a lot of fighting going on right now in this Chamber, and I can tell you that there's nothing better than when I get to leave Washington and go back home to see my grandkids. Nothing warms my heart more than Emily, Nathan, and…

I thank the gentlelady from Minnesota. That's to defund or delay. Mr. Speaker, the President's health care law is unworkable. Hardworking Americans know it. They're going to see their insurance premiums skyrocket. Small business owners…

As a member of the Anti-Poverty Initiative, I have been blessed to work closely with the people ``on the ground'' who are committed to lifting people out of poverty. Many in Washington believe a hand out is a hand up. It's not. We need a…

On this Constitution Day, I want to applaud those in the Armed Forces who take a pledge to honor and defend the Constitution at the risk of life and limb. Every generation of Americans has been protected by what Frederick Douglass once…

Peace is a fragile thing. It means more than just the absence of war. The standard for American peace is in our foundational documents: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Those values are universal. They serve as a beacon of hope…

I stand here today as a former soldier. Like many of my colleagues in this room who served, I took an oath to honor and defend the Constitution of the United States against enemies both domestic and abroad. American soldiers do not swear…

I thank the gentleman from California. Madam Speaker, Federal agencies not only get to write rules, they get to enforce them. It was recently noted that a citizen is ten times more likely to be tried by an agency than by an actual court…

I thank the gentleman from North Carolina for yielding. Mr. Speaker, common sense is something often discussed here but it is rarely put into practice. It's time for that to change. That's why we need the Common Sense in Compensation Act…

It is an honor and a privilege to take some time to recognize one of my constituents. Last month, Oakland County Circuit Judge Michael Warren was honored with the Americanism Award from the Daughters of the American Revolution of Michigan…

For the 89 percent of employers in America with fewer than 20 employees, there's an ever-present fear that they may be sanctioned or even put out of business for a violation of any one of the seemingly endless array of Federal regulations…

Unfortunately, our country still has huge disparities in the quality of education, my own state included. We need to empower students and parents with the ability to leave failing schools. While it is important to ensure all our public…

We've had a few acrimonious weeks over the last month, but, today, I want to talk about something that crosses the partisan divide, something that makes this country go. Whether you're a Republican or a Democrat, it's undeniable that the…

I have taught in both private and public schools. My children graduated from both private and public schools. I am certified as both a vocational and general education teacher, and I also have a master's degree in education. Our students…

Sadly, too much of our Federal education policy is based on where children are, instead of where we want them to be. We need our children, but especially those we label as disadvantaged, to know that they can be anything they set their…

If we got rid of the waste and abuse, we could probably afford a lot more or pay down our national debt.

I find it startling how much taxpayer money we have seemingly lost track of in the Federal Government.

Members of Congress are elected by the American people. We are expected to answer to our constituents, and every 2 years they have the ability to fire us.

This problem is not just about Strong Castle and Mr. Roseman's refusal to testify today; this problem is bigger than Strong Castle.

Do you think that allowing the States to provide more government services would empower Americans with more choice, thus making government as a whole, nationally and locally, more efficient?

It takes a lot of chutzpah to do that to the American people.