I want to talk about some burdens, burdens like uncontrolled release of toxins into the air when these piles catch fire, uncontrolled seepage into rivers. This subset of plants, my colleague from Pennsylvania makes the point about some of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I wonder if my friend from Pennsylvania has really taken a look at the legislation, because there are rules that apply. The entire bevy of environmental rules apply to these plants, and the SENSE Act is…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding time to me. Mr. Speaker, just listening to the other side's comments about the SENSE Act, I am wondering if they have read the same bill or if they have ever visited the hills of western Pennsylvania…

I hope my colleagues will see the benefits that can come from this. This isn't a special interest carveout, unless you consider cleaning up the environment in western Pennsylvania to be a special interest. Again, are we capable of making…

Just as COUNTRY decided that the excessive resource cost of Federal oversight did not support our core mission of serving our customers, Congress might recognize that requiring the Fed to be a duplicative regulator for insurers does not…

H.R. 5059 would go far in eliminating this unproductive duplication and would assure robust and coordinated State and Federal regulation that is both effective and efficient.

I would like to commend Mr. King for his work on the Heartbeat Protection Act. It gives us an opportunity to reflect on some of those bigger issues that we have going on in our society. This is personal to everybody. We all have our own…

I thank Chairman Barr for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my support for the National Strategy for Combating the Financing of Transnational Criminal Organizations Act. I want to thank my colleague Representative…

As Black History Month draws to a close, I wanted to recognize one of my constituents who left her own mark on history. Just 2 days ago, on February 25, 2018, Beaver County lost one of its treasures. A Mississippi native and alumni of…

Just listening to some of this debate, it seems like some folks just want to find a way to vote ``no'' on this bill when there are many reasons to vote ``yes.'' I am pleased to rise today in support of Vice Chairman McHenry's bill, H.R…

Do you believe that State-level regulators are doing enough to counter the abuse of our financial system by illicit actors?

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my support for H.R. 4771, the Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act. I also want to thank my colleague from Utah, Representative Love, for her hard work on this…

Today is State of the Union day, and it is an opportunity for the Nation to hear from the President on the progress we have been making and the challenges that lie ahead. One thing I am looking forward to is hearing about how the Tax Cuts…

I thank my good friend for yielding. I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their support of this important bipartisan legislation, and especially the lead Democratic cosponsor, Representative Jim Himes from Connecticut. The…

Yesterday, I said, at this podium, that the resolution to the Schumer shutdown is simple: Senate Democrats need to vote ``yes'' on the short-term funding bill, and the government reopens, paychecks get processed for our troops, and the…

It is simple until you make it complicated. There is a poster in my office that says just that, and it kind of describes where we are at today. We are having a lot of debate in this House about the current government funding situation, our…

Last November, more than 2 months ago, this House passed the reauthorization for the Children's Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP. The House again passed the reauthorization for CHIP this week, but last night, in addition to voting…

Last summer, the House passed all 12 appropriations bills before the fiscal year started on October 1. We appropriated nearly $650 billion to provide our servicemembers with the resources they need to defend this country in the face of…

I thank my friend, Chris Smith, for his long work in this endeavor. This past Monday, our country observed Martin Luther King Day. I had the privilege of participating back home in some events honoring Dr. King. While reflecting on Dr…

I thank Mr. Garrett for organizing this Special Order today to shed light on what has been going on in Iran not just the last couple of weeks, but, really, since 1979. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak out for the good people of Iran who…

Not only was western Pennsylvania hit by a flurry of snow this past weekend, but by great pride in high school football. This past Saturday, my hometown Quaker Valley High School football team won the State championship trophy in the…

On Saturday, in front of a crowd exceeding 2,000 people at snow-covered Hersheypark Stadium, western Pennsylvania's Pine-Richland Rams charged victoriously into the history books. With a 41-21 victory, the Rams won the State championship…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1699, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act. As the vice chairman of the Financial Institution Subcommittee and the cosponsor of this legislation…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1699, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, and I urge my colleagues to support the passage of this rule and the underlying bill. As the vice…

I want to thank my colleague from Pennsylvania for his remarks regarding Officer Shaw. The Book of Wisdom teaches that ``the souls of the just are in the hands of God, and no torment shall touch them.'' The family and friends of New…