Deborah Koff Ross

the enactment of H.R. 1293, sponsored by Representative Dennis Ross, would increase transparency regarding official time.

I include in the Record the following editorial from my local paper, The Ledger, in reference to my amendment to H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, to provide taxpayers with greater transparency into…

In your testimony you say: 'Given the data limitations, it is impossible to know whether official time costs are rising, staying the same, or decreasing.'

On rollcall No. 207, No. 208, and No. 209, on H.R. 3832, H.R. 4830, and H.R. 4451 respectively, I am not recorded. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' for all three recorded votes. personal explanation

It is clearly more than a livelihood for you. It is a labor of love.

I don't believe nor do I ever think that the intended goal of public housing... was to create permanent housing.

Yes, it would. And you have been pretty successful.

Work is actually synonymous with dignity. Dignity is a byproduct of work.

We have to have some sense of flexibility... dependent upon the communities with which those public housing residents live.

I am one of those people who firmly believe that access to capital and liquidity are probably the lifeblood of a stable and vibrant flow of commerce.

I thank the chairman for yielding, for his kind words, for his leadership, and more importantly, for his friendship. Mr. Speaker, I wish to also thank the staff of the Financial Services Committee in the work they have taken on behalf of…

I thank my friend from Colorado for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the rule and my underlying legislation, H.R. 4061, the Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017. Madam Speaker, when folks back home…

I want to thank Congressman Rothfus and Congresswoman Beatty for their working together on H.R. 5059 to help provide relief.

Thank you for holding today's hearing on this important proposal to improve oversight of the insurance industry by lifting costly and unnecessary regulations.

Congress repeatedly emphasized the primacy of State regulation in the insurance industry.

Your testimony is incorrect. It doesn't require this law to come into effect to allow for less stringent regulation, just the opposite.

The best consumer protections we have out there in any type of regulatory environment in this world and you are saying it is less stringent?

I think we need less regulation when it burdens the consumers.

It sounds like we can consolidate the design and engineering, but it all comes down to a function of funding to get it started.

I mean, it feeds the world with fertilizer.

I think the Operation Chokepoint has to be one of the most self-serving, corrupt abuses of power that this country has ever exercised.

Today I rise in recognition of a man whose service to his community has resulted in greater safety, security, and justice in Polk County, Florida. Sheriff Grady Judd, a stalwart of law enforcement in the 15th District and a dear friend…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, Mrs. Love, from Utah for presenting this bill. Mr. Speaker, I stand here in support of H.R. 4771. It is said that all politics are local, but might I also suggest that…

If we are going to do that in order to build a market, we have to give the path and then let the market develop as market forces do.

I believe as members of the House we have a responsibility to make sure the taxpayer is protected.