I think we are missing a huge opportunity to help a troubled population, to cut down on the overdose deaths...

Congress has sometimes made the difficult job of the intelligence community harder by not providing adequate controls and oversight. We have created a vast Department of Homeland Security, a vast security sprawling intelligence network…

One of the phrases one often hears is, ``I hate to say I told you so.'' And it is delivered with a feigned sincerity, but usually people actually like to say, ``I told you so.'' I must confess that I have some of those feelings myself, as…

Friday, the Trump administration declared war on State legalization of marijuana as they come out on the wrong side of history and the American public. The Obama administration recognized that the vast voter-driven movement to legalize…

It has come to this: Republicans are poised to pass the largest transfer of wealth in our Nation's history, financed by mortgaging our children's future with a mountain of increased debt. What is wrong with this picture? Well, first of…

This bill will be the largest transfer of wealth in our Nation's history, financed by mortgaging our children's future with a mountain of increased debt. It is not really even a policy. It is, rather, a collection of special interest…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's courtesy, and I appreciate her advocacy on this. This is serious business. There are people--no secret--in the administration and there are people in Congress who would like to undermine this agreement. The…

By now, enough of the harsh reality of the Republican tax plan has been discovered by Americans. That is why most are opposed. They oppose a huge transfer of wealth to those who don't need it from the majority of middle class Americans who…

As I listened to the House Democratic whip lay out the case for the American public, I was struck by how stark the choices are and how much we are looking at failure at home and abroad. We are watching the reckless action of Trump with his…

Why should the United States of America be the only rich country in the world that cannot protect our families from gun violence? It doesn't have to be this way. In fact, there are a number of States that have enacted gun safety…

It is sad to watch the Trump administration leading America in retreat, withdrawing positions of international leadership, hollowing out the State Department, crippling us for years to come. Last night, there was an example of that retreat…

I listen to my friend from Arizona, and I wonder what planet he is on. He is concerned about his little 2-year- old, yet they finance the largest transfer of wealth in our Nation's history by adding more debt on the backs of his children…

I include in the Record a letter from 17 environmental organizations opposing this legislation. November 8, 2017. Dear Representative, on behalf of our millions of members and activists, we write to urge you to oppose the Republican…

Donald Trump is going to be on Capitol Hill rallying Republicans to vote for his tax bill perfectly designed for his benefit: eliminating the alternative minimum tax, one of the few ways he pays any tax at all; abolishing the inheritance…

After spending a bizarre week in the Ways and Means Committee with a moving target of the Republican tax plan, we find out, amazingly, that it is actually getting worse and worse. We have just discovered that the Senate is going to repeal…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy in yielding me this time. I have enjoyed listening to the debate back and forth. There is no area in Congress that I have spent more time on, over the course of the last 20 years, than dealing with…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's courtesy. I was listening to our friend from Louisiana, and I sympathize with much of what he was saying. I have been working on flood insurance reform for 20 years. {time} 1300 We are caught in a dynamic…

It is important that we don't lose an opportunity to start changing this situation. When the floods came in Houston, I got calls from some reporters because I had been dealing with problems in Houston going back 20 years. This is an…

The list is an interesting collection. It includes environmental groups, consumer groups, housing advocates, businesses, fiscal watchdogs, and taxpayer advocates. And all of them don't agree with every detail. Many of them would identify…

As time goes on, people are going to have a chance to look at the details of the Republican tax plan. It is clear that the benefits are concentrated to those who need help the least, ignoring those who need help the most, and producing an…

Some routes are worthy of additional investment, particularly the Northeast Corridor.

I recognize that for many Americans, particularly along the Northeast corridor, passenger and commuter rail is the most efficient form of transportation.

I support the law of the land, which requires states to spend funds on mass transit.

The exercise my Republican friends are going through with their budget and tax cut proposal would be amusing if the consequences were not so serious. Coming to Congress, I worked hard to earn a position on the House Ways and Means…

Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), as well as the ranking member of this committee Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), introduced H.R.