Richard L. Hanna

to unlock economic growth in this country, and certainly in the Southern Tier of New York State, it is imperative that we foster an environment where small businesses can thrive.

So I am putting words in your mouth, so correct me, but so what we are saying here is, if we do not stay at the cutting edge of everything new, we are almost, by definition, falling behind.

We are missing out in this country on focusing on the number-one thing that has been transcendent for mankind forever.

Who decides when a rule is more expensive than the benefits derived?

The notion of not going to the general fund for this money for something is maybe fundamentally flawed.

the elephant in the room is that somebody's taxes are going up if we are going to do what we need to do someplace

restoring America's competitiveness is imperative to our country's well-being.

I thank my friend from New York for yielding and for his work on this amendment. I rise in support of this bipartisan amendment to strike the new trade barrier on imported olive oil included in this farm bill. This would place a new…

If we do strategic sourcing well, it can benefit small businesses and taxpayers alike.

The government should not act in a way that keeps small businesses from competing.

I formally request the committee's support for programs of monumental value to our Nation's modern defense capabilities.

I thank the chairman emeritus for yielding and for his strong support of the National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coin bill. Mr. Speaker, the United States Mint is working hard to produce spectacular coins next year honoring the…

This is a severe crime against this community.

But at the end of the day, unless we are going to put rail tracks behind our homes and businesses or dig canals for barges, I suggest that we continue to focus at the task at hand, which is how do we invest in the American infrastructure…

Last Friday, sequestration went into effect. The House has passed two plans to replace sequestration with smarter, targeted spending cuts. Unfortunately, the Senate has not approved a plan. We desperately need to cut spending, but…

We have dictators that have laws that say you can't disrespect the state, and you can go to jail for life. I don't think we want to do that.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $30,000,000)''. Page 32, line 6, after the dollar amount…

I would first like to thank the chairman and the ranking member for their good work on this bill. I'm inclined to support the underlying bill but believe it can be, and should be, strengthened through this amendment. The Department of…

The administration claims approximately a $3 billion savings over real estate property. How do they come up with that number?

On rollcall Number 286 on the Franks Amendment No. 54 to H.R. 4310, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, I intended to vote ``aye.'' Stated against:

This motion, offered by my friend, the gentleman from West Virginia, instructs conferees to the Surface Transportation reauthorization conference to agree to several provisions in the Senate bill relating to Buy American requirements…

I introduced H.R. 3534 with my colleague, Mr. Mulvaney from South Carolina, to address an issue in the construction industry I know all too well: surety bonding. Bonding is not something most people think about, but it was a daily reality…

I thank the gentleman from Florida. I rise in opposition to the motion to instruct. The House has developed some of the strongest policy reforms in decades. I, for one, am not ready to give them up. I thank Chairman Mica in particular for…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy. They are the catalyst for job growth and job creation all across our Nation. They certainly are in upstate New York where I started my own…

We must protect our networks by providing the funding levels necessary to do just that.