Richard L. Hanna

If someone is going to tens of thousands of dollars to keep someone out of their business, you can be darn sure that it is for a reason.

Well, what we do know from Ms. Morrow and Ms. Armstrong is that there are literally thousands of people who are held back from doing what they want to do because of restrictions, barriers to entry that are so burdensome, either do not try…

the proliferation of state occupational licensing laws and the effects these have on entrepreneurship and job creation.

Licensing interior designers is a job killer.

We are really hurting a class of people, women and minorities.

People build a body of work, they build a reputation in the community they live in, and people can decide to hire them or not.

The Cadillac effect is when government regulation makes it such that you can buy a Cadillac or nothing at all.

I think there is a real reason the states are known as the great laboratories of democracy.

There is not a shred of evidence to warrant a conclusion that the unregulated practice of interior design places the public in any form of jeopardy.

We did not go to the government seeking a handout; instead, we asked the government to get out of our way.

American small businesses deserve fair and equitable access to comprehensive and affordable healthcare, but clearly, the Affordable Healthcare Act is causing significant disruptions for American small businesses.

the Affordable Healthcare Act, ObamaCare, is causing significant difficulties for self-employed individuals and small businesses in general.

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3578, which would require the FAA to conduct a formal rulemaking process for sleep apnea certifications for pilots and air traffic controllers. As a member…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes. Mr. DeFAZIO. I believe that the information on the economic impacts…

I urge my colleagues to support this amendment to qualify and quantify the economic impact of the SHARE Act, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York…

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 3, before line 1, insert the following (and conform the table of contents accordingly): SEC. 3. REPORT…

the labor participation rate is pretty well at an historic low. And if we took that into consideration based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the actual unemployment rate would be closer to someplace between 10 and 11, closer to 11…

It is how government uses these tools that matter.

The GAO found that last year over one-third of reverse auctions conducted for agencies had no interactive bidding.

What is clear to me is that this is a philosophy, an ideology, but not a solution to a problem.

Saving lives is FMCSA's fundamental mission. It is our solemn obligation to the public.

I thank the chairman for yielding me time. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act. I am privileged to represent Rome, New York, where nearly 2 centuries ago, our Nation embarked on its first major…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Ryan sense of the House resolution which would improve the 2013 farm bill by reducing insurance subsidies for the wealthiest producers, saving taxpayers almost…

One of the things that I can say without hesitation is that we all know that education is that thing which transforms not just individuals but countries and will allow our country to be competitive globally.

I agree with your comments about sequestration. But one of the underlying issues here that is implicit in particularly your statement, Dr. Sammakia, is that there is a purpose in government investing in basic research.