I appreciate that very much. And I hope that there is one area that we might be able to engage in some activity in the future. According to a 2007 report by the ITC, there is no commercially viable production of recreational performance…

House action is expected on trade provisions this week. A vote on a package that establishes the rules for how the next major trade agreement will be handled, the trade promotion authority, may be voted on, this Friday. It has been…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy. Mr. Chairman, this is where reality comes into play. We talked about this earlier. Having a fund that is set up does not evade the responsibility of providing the long-term funding. All of these…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy. We have been involved with a long struggle in this Congress and Congresses before, dating back some 13 years, and even before that, about country of origin labeling. Do people have the right to know…

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. __. The amount otherwise provided by this Act for…

My heart goes out to the chairman and ranking member for the task that they have been given. People have appropriately condemned and opposed many of the provisions. As people dig into the bill, the more they see, the worse it looks…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy. I appreciate him referencing the Coast Starlight. This is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Congress has created a difficult situation for Amtrak, consistently shortchanging maintenance and capital. As my…

This week, we started the 33rd extension of the highway spending program. The 33rd time that we failed to deal meaningfully with the crisis in funding our transportation system. It is a symbol of Congress' failure to deal with a country…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy and I appreciate his leadership, focused like a laser on something that is not like marijuana. For generations, Americans have used hemp. It has just been recently that it has been compromised. So we…

I respect my friend from Texas. I appreciate his willingness to work with me and his notion of putting more resources in forecasting, but that is not the issue here. What we need to be doing is having a robust effort at NOAA to be able to…

That is a rather imposing title to deal with a relatively simple concept. We have a national epidemic dealing with opioid painkillers. Prescription drug overdoses are a serious problem. We find people who become addicted. We are finding…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's courtesy and her leadership on this issue. Madam Chairman, as a practical matter, industrial hemp is not marijuana. With less than 0.3 percent THC, it is not a drug. As a practical matter, it is not hard to…