Mar 17, 2021
We have artists in the city of Chester that have taken what we would call junk and turned it into treasure.
Louise Slaughter
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March 17, 2021
I am really excited about the opportunity to take a fresh look at a broader range of questions in pharmaceutical mergers than our traditional approach has taken.
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by number of sources- Mr. Speaker, I do not oppose the rule, the transportation appropriations conference report for fiscal year 2000, but the conference report itself should be the subject of vigorous debate today as members of the authorizing committee and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure express their serious concerns about provisions added to the conference report by the other body. There are also issues which will be discussed on the floor today relating to unfunded mandates and numerous legislative provisions which appear in the conference report. Mr. Speaker, there is no question but that the transportation system of this Nation helps us to maintain our competitive edge worldwide. There is no question but that the very same system must be maintained, repaired, and upgraded constantly for that competitive edge to remain. This is a goal shared by both the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Subcommittee on Transportation of the Committee on Appropriations. This debate might be described as a difference not of where we are going, but how we get there.2 sources1999govinfo.gov
- I oppose this closed rule. The majority claims to favor full and free debate on important issues but, however, on this controversial bill the majority has chosen to prohibit any amendments from being offered. Although no amendments will be allowed, the rule allows two hours of debate instead of the usual one. This proposed rule for floor consideration might lead a cynic to believe that the majority does not want to actually perfect legislation on a health and privacy issue. But, no, this process and this rule do not foster deliberation, but are more conducive to a 2-hour campaign sound bite designed to label opponents of this bill as antiparent and antifamily. I must also voice my strong concerns with the bill made in order by this rule. The so-called Child Custody Protection Act has the potential to increase the number of unsafe, back-alley abortions in this country and to place the lives and health of young women at risk. This bill would criminalize the act of bringing a minor across State lines to obtain an abortion without parental consent.2 sources1998govinfo.gov
- I will be asking Members to vote ``no'' on the previous question. If the previous question is defeated, I will amend the rule to allow the House to consider the Skelton amendment on prescription drug copayments for members of the military and their families. This amendment was offered in the Rules Committee last night, but was defeated on a 4-8 straight party line vote. I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of the amendment and extraneous materials immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from New York? There was no objection.2 sources2006govinfo.gov
- Mr. Speaker, every Congress has a constitutional responsibility to be good stewards of the money given to it by the American people, but the last Congress failed to live up to this duty. Of the 11 appropriations bills it was supposed to pass in 2006, only two were completed. The others were abandoned, left for the incoming Democratic Congress to deal with. My fellow Democrats and I could have approached this responsibility in the way it was approached last year, but we promised to run the House differently, to run it responsibly, and that is exactly what we intend to do. We had a mess to clean up, Mr. Speaker. The budget failures of the past Republican Congress have vastly increased our national debt, but they did more than that. They left agencies, States and localities in limbo for months concerning their future funding. What is more, we have seen an explosion in earmarks over the last 12 years in Washington, earmarks that had greased the wheels of an out-of-control congressional machinery.2 sources2007govinfo.gov
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Mar 17, 2021
Yes, so I think for a long time there has been a general sense in the antitrust world that vertical mergers are rarely bad, and in fact, may be mostly good.
Mar 17, 2021
I think innovation was very much at the heart of the complaint we filed against Facebook, right, that was not a price complaint.
May 15, 2017
Please, please do not let the NEA get killed. I feel like I have been begging you forever.
May 15, 2017
We will do incalculable harm if we did not keep that going, and we are better people than that.
Sep 13, 2016
It simply does not let us off the hook that we say we are really sorry it happened if we don't try to make sure it doesn't happen all the time in the country.
Oct 22, 2013
We have all said so many times and we believe with all our hearts that the children in this country are our most important resource.
Oct 22, 2013
To say that I am completely appalled and embarrassed by that number is an understatement.
Oct 22, 2013
These are victims in the strongest sense of the word, the children who have been preyed upon by those who would take advantage of the situation.
Oct 22, 2013
We cannot allow this to continue. We owe it to these children to ensure our Nation's foster care system does all it can to protect them.
Mar 4, 2013
I think they are probably the hardest-working people on the Hill, but they are also in demand in the City of Washington because of the skills they could bring to a better job with much higher pay.
Mar 4, 2013
I think we are going to see that, and I am greatly concerned about whether or not we are going to be able to keep really good people.
Jun 5, 2012
I strongly urge him to do that. If legislation is necessary, we are prepared to act.
Jun 5, 2012
I have significant concerns that the Federal Reserve Board's interpretation of the CARD Act could result... in stay-at-home spouses being denied access to credit.
Dec 12, 2011
Oh, for goodness sake, last week we passed a bill worth hundreds of billion of dollars with less than a two-day layover and no one knew what was in it.
Dec 5, 2011
But speaking of the Full Faith and Credit, Mr. Frank, I must tell you how much I appreciated your comments that we have troops all over the world and that we don't any longer have the necessity of protecting Germany from Stalin.
Feb 23, 2010
As our Nation continues to shift from an industrial manufacturing economy to one based on ideas and information, cities and States increasingly recognize that arts and culture are important economic assets.
Feb 23, 2010
Our creative industries have not been immune to the ongoing economic crisis. In fact, they have been particularly hard hit as corporate donations decrease, consumer spending on arts and culture activities dwindle, organizations struggle to…
Feb 23, 2010
Arts are and remain an important part of our Nation's economy and it is a reflection of our culture.
Jul 12, 2009
Getting the antibiotics off the market would preserve the efficacy of drugs for both humans and animals.
Jul 12, 2009
As a microbiologist, it has been really offensive to me, as I mentioned earlier, to watch what has happened to Staphylococcus aureus.
Jul 12, 2009
We need to reduce that use, and we can, because most of the drugs used by food producers... are not used to treat sick animals.
Jul 12, 2009
The FDA needs clear statutory direction to take aggressive action against this resistance.
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