I supported the passage of the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform Act in 2010 to rein in Wall Street, end taxpayer bailouts of big banks, and protect consumers. Under this Act, the CFTC and the SEC were charged with regulating a number of…

I hope that we are not backing away from the responsibility of the Department of Defense for pollution that is across the country in every state.

We are debating legislation that is critical to the safety of all Americans. One threat that often gets underplayed but which has been catapulted into the news recently is natural disaster. Seventy-five percent of Americans live in areas…

We have a major piece of legislation again being considered by this Congress, the farm bill. It expired in the last Congress; and, due to significant political machinations and controversies, we couldn't get it across the finish line…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate my colleague, Mr. Farr, bringing this forward. I agree with what he said, except for one item. And that is that somehow medical marijuana is intensely controversial. What we're finding is…

Thank you, Madam Chair. And I do appreciate the courtesy that the chair and ranking member have evidenced. I appreciate the fact that the gentleman from Texas--we've worked not only on these issues, but he's played a critical role on…

I appreciate the hard work of the committee and the willingness to work with us, to be able to make sure our veterans have access to these services, and look forward to working with you to make it happen. I yield back the balance of my…

Thank you, Madam Chair. As our veterans return home from Iraq and Afghanistan after 10 years of conflict, it's critical that they're able to get the care they need and deserve. Part of that care must be greater access to complementary and…

Thank you. I really appreciate the opportunity to work with you on this and look forward to making this progress for our military families. Thank you very much.

Terrific. Thank you very much. {time} 1540 If I have time remaining, I was curious if the chairman of the subcommittee feels comfortable with working with us to make some progress on this implementation.

Since 1996, when California voters legalized the medical use of marijuana, the movement has spread across America. Over the last 17 years, 19 States and the District of Columbia have been pioneering therapy involving the medical use of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 31, line 18, after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $35,000,000) (increased by $35,000,000)''. The CHAIR…

I thank Mr. Bishop for his courtesy. I also would really like to thank you, Chairman Culberson, for your excellent work on this bill. This is a massive undertaking. One aspect here that I want to focus on is the policies. The Pentagon has…

Part of what is coming clear to me is that there is a fundamental flaw in the way that we have allowed a clear statute to be modified by a regulation that invites abuse.

I think we are all united in denouncing the treatment that you were accorded and especially the disclosure of confidential tax information.

May is college decision time for high school seniors across the country. The excitement and joy of this decision is, increasingly, tempered by concerns about just how they are going to pay for this education. The cost of college has gone…

Recently research has shown that fish populations are not waiting for climate change to make their habitat impossible for them to live. They're moving. That's right: fish all over the globe are migrating to cooler climates. In a process…

I am hopeful that we are able to focus on the big picture, things that we can do now that clearly attack problems of abuse and mismanagement that should share broad bipartisan support.

I am a proud cosponsor of Mr. Gerlach's legislation for the secure card, which I think could help us get at that.

I will put on the table one other bipartisan proposal that will give people better health care, what they want, and will actually save money.

As an administrator and policymaker at the local, state, and federal levels, I have often seen the value of common-sense regulations. I have also seen the challenges associated with cumbersome regulations that can appear to be bureaucracy…

This is, as has been pointed out, the 37th attempt to repeal the health care reform. It has been my privilege to run 37 marathons in my career, but at least when you run a marathon you get someplace. Millions of people are benefiting from…

A few days ago, the world's atmosphere passed 400 million parts per million level of carbon, higher than anything we have seen in the atmosphere for over 3 million years. This puts in stark focus the climate crisis and the indifference we…

I appreciate that you as a career civil servant accepted responsibility even though you hadn't done these things directly and resigned.

I oppose the so called ``Working Families Flexibility Act,'' which more accurately should be called the ``Less Pay for Middle Class Families Act.'' I voted against similar legislation in 1997 and continue to strongly oppose this policy. In…