And I agree with the Chair that there is bipartisan support. But getting it done is another issue, requiring real leadership.

Unfortunately, the 2017 tax law upended this long history.

Our entrepreneurs play a crucial role in the innovation ecosystem by attracting investment and bringing ideas from university labs to market.

I agree, American innovation is absolutely key to our country's success as a global economic powerhouse.

Just to say, thank you all for being here and weighing in, your expertise.

there is a reason why this is a shorter hearing--in part, because I think, you know, the consensus is there, in terms of resolving this, fixing what is a no-brainer.

We should all know by now what has happened in East Palestine, Ohio. The derailment, as you all know, was catastrophic, not only for the families in the proximity to the site, but to those miles and miles away, like my constituents down…

It will bring costs down, and it just makes a lot of sense in terms of creating the kind of competition that we see in other marketplaces.

So, my request today is that the committee consider this preventable incident in East Palestine, Ohio, during the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration reauthorization work.

I will also put a plug in for Congressmen Bill Johnson and Emilia Sykes' bill, the RAIL Act, which will help to decrease the number of derailments throughout the country.

I for one do not agree with that conclusion.

the rule is still being finalized, input is being gathered, information from everybody is collected.

For far too long, women- and minority-owned small businesses have experienced obstacles to accessing capital.

Well, and that is why I used the word 'incentive' as opposed to 'require,' that, you know, you get extra points.

Our region, like most, we are dealing with serious housing issues, and arguably it is a crisis.

We need politicians at the State level and D.C. politicians with this bill to get out of our lives, get out of our doctors' offices, get out of our classrooms, and, as a parent, get out of my house. Let me parent my child. Madam Chair, I…

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Landsman of Ohio moves to recommit the bill H.R. 140 to the Committee on Oversight and…

we ought to start thinking about our investments in education the way in which brain development occurs.