Richard L. Hanna

Thank you for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I am speaking on the previous offering by Mr. Mulvaney. I'd like to rise and speak in opposition to the administration's proposed 2013 budget plan. I'd like to speak about one particular issue of…

We all share a common goal of rebuilding the middle class.

shouldn't we be looking for companies--multinationals, perhaps--that are large enough to actually be the backstop, as opposed to the U.S. Government

I thank the gentleman from Utah for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in proud support of H.R. 2061, the Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011. First, I would like to thank a few of my colleagues for helping to bring this bill to the…

I thank the gentleman from New Mexico for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in proud support of H.R. 2527, the National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act. First, I need to thank several of my colleagues for their help in…

I thank the gentleman from New Mexico. While every student of baseball knows, including my sister, Robin, who has told me many times that the New York Yankees are the finest team in the history of baseball, I would like to take this…

I thank the chairman for yielding. I am pleased to speak in favor of this bipartisan, bicameral deal to extend the two important transportation programs at current funding levels. The 4-month extension of FAA programs will allow us enough…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 2244, which designates a post office in Geneva, New York, as the Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office. I introduced this legislation to extend…

In closing, let me state that small businesses can and will lead our economic recovery. It's time that those of us in Congress provide them with the certainty they need to create jobs and grow our economy. The legislation we have before us…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, there are a few components to the legislation we have before us. First, the bill provides for a straightforward extension of certain SBA programs through December 31, 2011. This is a…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 211. None of the funds made available…

Right now our Nation is seriously debating its fiscal future. We're making tough decisions to get spending under control. Congress should do the same. This spending bill for Congress allows us an opportunity to practice what we preach when…

As Co-Chair of the Congressional Organic Caucus, I rise today in support of adequate resourcing for the Organic Data Initiative, ODI, in Fiscal Year 2012. Organic agriculture in my district in upstate New York and across this country is a…

I was unavoidably absent for votes. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall votes 254 and 255. I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote 256. ____________________

I was unavoidably absent for votes. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall votes 205 and 206. ____________________

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, after line 6, insert the following new section (and redesignate the succeeding sections accordingly): SEC…

This amendment would add a findings section detailing the flaws of the Home Affordable Modification Program, or HAMP. It would also state that terminating HAMP would result in significant savings for the American taxpayers. I filed this…

I'm not a scientist, but I can't imagine our students--I can't imagine not learning how to ask a question, how to form a hypothesis, how to experiment, and how to analyze your results; and I think this speaks to what was said earlier about…

If you look at our competitors in Asia, in Europe, our standards have fallen, and that's a great concern.

When the goal of making private standards is in the way of public good, often that, to me, is a conflict of interest.

Although we are living in some of the most difficult times in our history, I am of the opinion that we now have a unique opportunity and obligation to reconsider and perhaps reinvent how we educate our people.

Education is key, from the K through 12 foundation laid down by our school districts to higher education and beyond.

One of my top priorities in Congress is to find a way to help keep our children here at home.

One of my top priorities in Congress is to find ways to help keep our children here at home.

But to quickly paraphrase and jump in, you think there is a fundamental conflict of interest between the for-profit and not-for-profit schools, the students and their ability to access resources to get themselves through school and the…