Sam Graves

I urge the Committee to pass it.

I urge my colleagues to adopt, and again, I thank the ranking member and the chairman and my partner in this effort, Mr. Schrader.

I support H.R. 3893 because it will make it easier for small businesses to comply with rules about how much of the work they must perform on a set-aside contract.

On rollcall No. 32 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''

We have got to come for some solutions for the American people.

We have actually lost 1.6 million jobs since this administration has taken over.

We all know there is a problem and I do not believe it is more stimulus.

I cannot disagree with that more than anyone.

What we have got to do is not to spend the taxpayer money.

This Administration has imposed excessive regulations with little regard for their impact on job creation and the economy.

We believe that major regulations that place new burdens on the private sector should be subject to congressional approval.

You certainly can't ignore the political connections between the company and the administration.

The fact that the regular procurement process wasn't followed, so that's something we definitely know, is there's a lot of political connection here.

The gentlelady, my colleague from the Small Business Committee, pointed out that the Bush administration added $60 billion in regulatory burdens out there, which is not a good thing at all. In fact, that scares me in and of itself. In 8…

I believe it is time to work together to ensure that the best policies affecting the Missouri River are put in place.

Wouldn't it make sense immediately to go ahead and lower the levels, or increase the capacity?

We have invested in outreach through technology.

By the end of this year, the committee, we have held 40 hearings in Washington and 5 field hearings.

Thank you, Chairman Lungren and Ranking Member Brady, for the opportunity here.

There is a tremendous emphasis right now that has been placed on habitat restoration and compliance with the Endangered Species Act instead of the protection of life and property.

Flood control must be the Corps' primary objective in managing the river.

I suggest that no environmental money gets spent until the levees are repaired to pre-flood elevations.

The Federal Government already owns far too much land already, about 30 percent of the land of this country.

private property is not only a very important part of our freedom, but a vital part of our prosperity.

There is one thing I do want to clear up. Because we have heard--and I have heard this from other people, and I heard this today in the committee about the--that the money that is expended on environmental issues and endangered species had…