Markwayne Mullin

If the UFC is considered a professional sport, then it should be on a merit-based ranking system.

I want to know that I am the best, if I am fighting, and that is the whole point.

MMA has become an interstate commerce. Congress has the responsibility when we are talking about commerce moving across state lines.

Right now, we have actors that are acting like the Don King of the MMA world.

When you make those statements, clarify specifically on what it is you are talking about because, once again, you are talking about the health of the fighter.

There is no backstop for MMA fighters.

Many times we get asked the question, why is Congress involved in this? Well, it is the same reason why we got involved in boxing with the Muhammad Ali Act.

So then it is not really a world title.

And we as a committee really want to help with that and as personally as a Member I want to work with you.

We see that as a significant area of need and we are trying to foster everything that we can do relative to our process to make sure that we are open and willing and we make it as seamless as possible for these smaller practices to compete…

Have you looked at what Alaska is doing within the IHS? You know, they are extremely, obviously, rural and IHS has their own issues, their own problems, which, you know, we are working through that on a task force.

We don't see insurance policies paying off to those consumers that were breached by Equifax.

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

I claim the time in opposition, although I do not oppose the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Oklahoma is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Once again, I understand that there is opposition to the bill because of a fear. But the true fear is: Are we willing to hold up the infrastructure needs of this country for political gain? For the years that we had from the previous…

As you have heard, two of my colleagues from Texas have just come out, obviously, in support of this bill. There is not a lot that Texas and Oklahoma agree on, especially this time of the year when we enter football season. Other than…

I'm grateful to this committee's for its bipartisan and bicameral work for our nation's veterans.

I think it is going to pay huge dividends and on a lot of professional athletes moving down the road.

I want to thank my colleague across the aisle, Gene Green, for working with me on this issue.

Three years, though, at some point, they are not interested in doing their job.

I just can't see that. I can't see where it would take 3 years.

I mean, legislation doesn't fix that. I was hoping that there would be something that we could point to that we could work together.

We in Congress should be creating an environment for entrepreneurs like yourself and your company to be able to thrive

Hydropower is something that is sustainable for us. It is clean.

So you are talking about 11, 12 years before an investor would even be able to start seeing a return?