``I think that there's no doubt about the seriousness of the problem we've got. We have a cancer within--close to the Presidency, that's growing. It's growing daily.'' Mr. Speaker, that is a quote from the Watergate scandal, but the…

To close, Mr. Chairman and Members, I want to say to all the fraudsters and thieves that stole our money, we are coming after you.

Representative Meuser will lead us.

I am fired up to introduce the PPP/EIDL Fraud Report Act of 2023, alongside my good friend from Maryland, Mr. Mfume.

So many actions of the SEC trouble me, including the pace of rulemaking, limited comment periods, aggressive implementation timelines, and the lack of responsiveness to congressional concerns.

As we discussed earlier in our hearing last week, the SBA's inspector general detailed in his report that $200 billion of pandemic loan dollars were potentially obtained fraudulently.

The National Defense Authorization Act is vital to the national security of the United States, as is border security and energy dominance. I am very pleased we are making strides into these areas with the passage of the NDAA and continue…

On rollcall No. 304, I mistakenly voted ``aye'' when I intended to vote ``no.'' Amendment No. 23 Offered by Ms. Greene of Georgia The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on amendment No. 23, printed in…

I have been to the border several times now. When I visited in 2019 under President Trump, it was orderly, and the situation was contained. It brings me no pleasure to say when I visited last time, under the Joe Biden administration, it…

I thank the chairman of Ways and Means, my good friend from Missouri, very much for having this important debate for the CHOICE Arrangement Act. Mr. Chairman, this bill does nothing more than expand the association health plans. Businesses…

On top of the self-inflicted crises the Biden White House has created, including excessive spending, the assault on American energy, open borders, and a rattled economy, the Biden administration has accumulated over $367 billion in…

We need to get into shape. We are getting ourselves out-of-shape, and we need to be serious about being the strongest economy in the world.

Because of what the Biden Administration has done on energy, we are seeing that our efforts to go after Putin are not being successful.

The present Administration policies are weakening our economy through excessive spending and the value of the dollar which causes inflation.

We will, in fact, work towards enhancing and augmenting the R&D tax credit.

an overly burdensome set of regulations... can very much diminish all that.

Our entrepreneurs play a crucial role in the innovation ecosystem by attracting investment and bringing ideas from university labs to market.

We are stifling this development by weakening this tax credit.

the need for predictability, the need for a lower-cost environment in order for you to thrive.

As I said earlier, the role of government is to do all possible to create a competitive work environment. It is not to create jobs. Your role is the job creator, not government.

Unfortunately, the 2017 tax law upended this long history.

I am glad that Congressman Estes is here and leading on this.

With these economic headwinds, it is vital that our Tax Code work for our nation's job creators, not against them.

An overly burdensome set of regulations... can very much diminish all that.

I look forward to working with all colleagues to ensure the SBA's access to capital programs like 7(a) are serving our small businesses well.