Jul 23, 2014
This information suggests that we are moving in the wrong direction in improving the quality of our Nation's water resources.
Timothy H. Bishop
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November 17, 2014
My fondest hope as I leave the Congress is that the way in which this committee has conducted its business will come to characterize the way the Congress as a whole conducts its business.
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by number of sources- I rise today to urge conferees on H.R. 1308, the Child Tax Credit legislation, to do the right thing and act now to give lower-income families the tax refunds they deserve. Earlier this year we enacted a $350 million tax cut that lavished tax breaks on millionaires but failed to provide low-income families with a child tax credit. Last month we attempted to right this wrong by passing a bill that will provide low-income families with the same $1,000 child tax credit other families will receive. However, the House failed to include an important provision that would put these refund checks into the pockets of low-income families in the same timely way that checks land in the mailboxes of other families. Conferees should do the right thing by these 12 million children and insist upon the Senate-passed measure that would eliminate the delay and provide rebate checks to these families in the same timely manner provided to other families. This is what the President would like for us to do, and failing to quickly correct this problem is simply wrong. The Senate-passed measure has the added advantage of not adding to a deficit rapidly escalating out of control, whereas the House-passed version adds $82 billion to a deficit that is already staggering.2 sources2003govinfo.gov
- I rise in strong support of two resolutions under consideration in the House today: H. Con. Res. 280, which honors the 100th Anniversary of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, and H. Res. 394, which recognizes the 100th Anniversary of the American Concrete Institute. These resolutions come before us at a particularly appropriate time, as we continue working to reauthorize our Nation's primary transportation law. We all know that transportation investment yields tremendous economic dividends. For each $1 billion invested in our infrastructure, we create 47,500 jobs and generate $6.2 billion in economic activity. Of course, we could not accomplish any of this growth without the materials needed to pave new roads, build news mass transit systems, repair sidewalks and rehabilitate aging bridges. Since coming to Congress and joining the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I have had the privilege of learning more about the valuable contribution that these industries make in our communities and in the course of daily lives.2 sources2003govinfo.gov
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Jul 23, 2014
The second trend highlighted at this morning's hearing focuses back on the Congress and how the Federal Government has stopped making significant Federal investments in improving our Nation's water quality.
Jul 23, 2014
So I guess my fundamental question, Mr. Poltak, is if the EPA is willing to do it for the communities that I have cited, and I am sure there are others, why is it that there is not the capacity to do it for other communities?
Jul 14, 2014
However, I am troubled by the tone taken by this Congress in carrying out its oversight activities of the current administration.
Jul 14, 2014
Our former Senator from the State of New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan once said everyone is entitled to his own opinions, but not his own facts.
Jul 14, 2014
Too often these days we have let the rhetoric surrounding controversial issues overtake the reality.
Jun 10, 2014
We do want a rule that restricts the scope of authority under EPA, based on the Supreme Court rulings that both have said that their scope is not unlimited.
Jun 10, 2014
Those property values are what they are, and those builders are as successful as they are because of our efforts to protect and preserve the environment.
Jun 10, 2014
I hope we can all agree that is a good thing, and I hope we can also all agree that that improvement would not have happened were it not for the Clean Water Act.
May 7, 2014
I hope that we can somehow collectively get to the point where we hold student athletes to the same--or hold coaches to the same standards we hold student athletes.
May 7, 2014
Should we not use this as a catalyst? I mean, and not just talk about conversations and not just talk about yes, we are looking at it and we are studying it. Let's do it.
Apr 1, 2014
This is not a power grab. This is not the Federal Government expanding its reach.
Apr 1, 2014
I am extremely concerned that this administration is once again trying to do an end-around Congress to expand Federal power under the Clean Water Act.
Mar 25, 2014
From 2009 to 2014 we have added 8.5 million private sector jobs in this country.
Mar 25, 2014
the Economic Policy Institute has estimated that if we increase the minimum wage we will put $35 billion into the economy.
Mar 24, 2014
The successes and failures of the Clean Water Act are both expressed in two simple statements of fact.
Mar 24, 2014
It is without question that the Clean Water Act is responsible for a tremendous reduction in the amounts of pollutants entering our waters from point sources.
Mar 11, 2014
Are you confident that the department has put in place the appropriate remedial action and the appropriate oversight steps?
Mar 11, 2014
I am going to push back on that a little bit. That data, that CREDO data, if you really look at it, what it really shows is that there are either no differences or infinitesimally small differences in performance of public school students…
Mar 11, 2014
shouldn't we be increasing the size of the pie, instead of slicing it differently?
Mar 4, 2014
Corporate profits as a percentage of the economy are higher than they have ever been.
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