Daniel B. Maffei

Regulations can certainly add to the burdens and hurdles of our researchers, but we have to weigh the benefits of those regulations against the costs.

Today I rise to commemorate Workers' Memorial Day, which is today, and honor those Americans who have lost their lives. From steel mills to nursing homes, offices to construction sites, we must work to strengthen safety measures for all…

The U.S. military was never stronger than it was in 2008... strength alone is not the answer.

If you just show strength, this all goes away. There is very, very little historical precedent for that being true.

While the GMD system would be employed to defend the United States against limited missile launches from any source, it does not have the capacity to cope with large scale Russian or Chinese missile attacks, and is not intended to affect…

An arms race is not in our mutual interests. Therefore, as outlined in the Nuclear Posture Review, the U.S. should continue talks and cooperation with Russia on strategic stability issues to enhance confidence, improve transparency, and…

I believe that it is incumbent upon each of us to ensure that every system is as affordable and efficient as possible.

If we leave sequestration in place, if we don't find more revenue, if we don't find reductions in mandatory spending, then the 2015 budget is going to be looked back on as the high-water mark of what we have accomplished in national…

Why didn't the President, if he was going to keep 11 carriers, include that in the budget that he submitted?

I do not believe there is a silver bullet to preventing cyber-threats or eliminating the inadvertent disclosure of personal privacy-related data.

When cybercriminals obtain credit card information on tens of millions of consumers from a retail establishment we all end up paying.

Last year alone half a billion records of personally identifiable information... were leaked through data breaches.

I, too, rise to urge the Republican leaders to allow a vote on extending unemployment insurance benefits to the thousands of workers in my central New York district and the 1.3 million workers across the country who have lost these…

I am proud to represent central New York, home of the six nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, which was also known as the Iroquois Confederacy. It includes the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Cayugas, the Senecas, and…

It is my pleasure to rise today to congratulate Nina Davaluri on winning the 2014 Miss America competition, and to proclaim our welcoming her back to central New York for her homecoming celebration this weekend. I had the privilege of…

None of us are happy about this. However, it has been suggested that somehow the problems in these programs are tied to the costs of climate science. This is just not the case.

When the Obama Administration took office, they inherited a crippled program that lacked all the planning and management guidance necessary to move forward.

On rollcall No. 450 on H.R. 1155, I am not recorded because I was unavoidably detained at a White House briefing on Syria. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 451 on H.R. 2747, I am not recorded…

I believe the EPA should complete their assessment and then promptly move to take up a 404(c), that gives everyone certainty that Bristol Bay and the surrounding rivers and lakes will remain pristine.

If you hold these two prospects in the balance and weigh them in a scale for what is best for future generations, the question is very simple and the answer very clear: do we act for ourselves and then regret it after a generation, or do…

Mining is an inherently destructive and dirty business, and technology cannot make it clean and harmless.

I believe if properly managed, Energy Savings Performance Contracts... can well serve the U.S. taxpayers and help conserve and protect our natural resources.

On March 14, Lori Bresnahan, a school librarian who lived in my district, and a 10-year-old child were attacked in a shopping center parking lot. The attacker was facing Federal child pornography charges and was out on bail and ordered to…

The challenge at our national labs and our scientific facilities is controlling access to information and innovations that are truly highly sensitive without obstructing the positive interaction that occurs between scientists.

In its current form, I am. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Maffei moves to recommit the bill H.R. 807 to the Committee on Ways and Means with instructions to report the…