Markwayne Mullin

In Oklahoma alone, we have lost 20,000 jobs since January.

But today we are limiting entrepreneurs like him, and this is something that we need to have an open conversation about.

What about the cost to the States? Is--you mentioned Michigan is deploying some of this. Where is the money coming from?

I want to thank the committee and Chairman Pitts and also Representative Pallone for inviting me here today.

It provides a floor for where the font is and where the disclosure should go.

This is not the state determining what is right for consumers to know.

There was tremendously strong demand in Vermont for this labeling bill.

Trusting people to make their own decisions is a fundamental American principle.

Our churches and our civic organizations have better ways to spend their limited resources than tearing down signs. Our States would have more time on their hands to be looking at our roads and bridges if they didn't have to go out and…

Churches and civic groups are in danger of being forced to tear down their informational highway signs. Some of these signs have stood for decades. The current law states that religious and civic groups can no longer have signs larger than…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Mullin

We want to comply in a way that fits our business model, provides the information to our customers in the clearest way.

We believe that a business should be required to show that it has made reasonable efforts to correctly depict calorie information.

So why make these small local business people who live, work, and hire in your districts pay thousands of dollars a year for something that nobody uses.

Most people think of Domino's or Papa John's, for example, as big business, but we are actually a collection of small business owners or franchisees.

Yet they are hindered constantly by the effect that they can't simply do the work without asking Congress' permission

Yet they are hindered constantly by the effect that they can't simply do the work without asking Congress' permission

But you guys are the ones that pick winners and losers.

So do you think there is a better way--quickly, because I am running out of time, is there a better way to handle this, then?

Maybe we ought to let the states do this.

Well, it seems like, to me, if more of them went to jail, that might prohibit them from going through.

We are looking for ownership.

What if that was your daughter? I have got three at home. I can tell you what it is worth.

Hey, we messed up. I mean, we heard just a while ago, who is going to be responsible for this.