This bipartisan legislation will protect the display of those memorials at our Nation's national cemeteries commemorating the service of those who gave their lives for our Nation.
Jim Renacci
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September 4, 2018
I kneeled in front of 16 battlefield crosses during my 15-month deployment in Afghanistan to say goodbye to my brothers in arms.
— Jim Renacci
Reclaiming my time, this amendment would reallocate $2 million to the Interior's volunteer fire assistance program with six to eight volunteer firefighters. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support the amendment, and I yield back the…
God help our children and grandchildren. I say it all the time. I am concerned for them every day.
I share President Trump's concern about unfair trade, including the global problem of overcapacity in steel and aluminum and the theft of American technology innovation.
I call it demographics. We have an aging population bubble that is coming through.
In my business world, if you came to me and told me revenues were going to increase by 66 percent, I would say, 'We are going to have some record good years.'
We have got some serious problems. Not on the revenue side, because we are growing 60 percent. We have got problems in the spending side because we are growing 80 percent over 10 years.
It was the economy that was moving. The problem is, we keep narrowing ourselves down to the tax cuts.
Because too many times, we make decisions based on the next election, not the next generation.
Budget is just a vision, it is not a path. No. The budget should be a path, not a vision.
Too often we worry about the next election and not the next generation, which is a problem with the politics many times that show up in this Committee.
While I may not agree with every policy decision made in the budget, I am encouraged that the President remains committed to reducing our national debt and deficit.
I have introduced legislation with Congressman Mark Meadows that would enact a 7-day limit on opioid prescriptions for acute pain with some exceptions.
The problem is 1 or 2 percent on a $3.5 trillion budget is a big number in many cases.
I believe that reforming the IRS's ability to administrate our tax code is a critical next step.
It is our responsibility to ensure that our constituents' hard-earned dollars are being properly spent.
I am very concerned about Social Security. I am very concerned about the shortfalls and the outlays.
Had I been present, I would have voted ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 694, ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 695, ``Nay'' on rollcall No. 696, ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 697, and ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 698. ____________________
Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 650, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 651, and ``nay'' on rollcall No. 652. ____________________
the American people are tired of talking about money when we have a $20 trillion deficit.
I join my colleagues today to offer my tribute on behalf of my predecessor, mentor, and most importantly my friend, the late Congressman Ralph Regula. We not only had the chance to share the same district but we celebrated the same…





