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…

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

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…

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.

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.

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 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?

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.

Maybe we ought to let the states do this.

I mean, I am a business owner. I understand when we fell. I understand when we make a mistake.

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

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

I thank the chairman for yielding. The Miami Tribe's current charter of incorporation is an outdated governing structure that harms business and economic development. We wrote this bill because these charters can only be removed literally…

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

We are looking for ownership.

You know, this is a piece of legislation that unfortunately we have tried 2\1/2\ years, way too long, to try to get through this body; but it also opens an important conversation about taking a look at all of these charters. Why is it that…

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

Statements like that hurt real people.

Why don't you get back with me and give me that information so you can be spun up to it, so the next time that your agency opens its mouth and gives a statement like that, maybe they are informed about what they are saying.

I appreciate everybody's concerns that may or may not live around the area, but the truth is, I do, and no one wants to protect the habitat more than I do. I have worked on this issue since arriving in Congress because I believe we must…

the truth is the $2.9 billion, the cost has to be passed on to somebody, and ultimately, it is going to be all of our constituents that are going to be paying for it.