Marsha Blackburn

I come to the floor today to discuss H.R. 2964, the Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act. This is a bill that I have had introduced every Congress since 2007. And we have many Members of this body, Mr. Speaker, who have…

Checkoff programs, we all know how they have worked. We are curious about expanding this to the concrete industry and how this is going to work to help with jobs growth and with industry development.

America really is at its best when we are facing challenges, and so many of the challenges that we face today are in the area of health care and healthcare delivery. Right now, we know we have over 10,000 identified diseases. We only have…

That is why there is growing consensus that the IANA transition isn't quite ready for prime time.

I appreciate that our witnesses are giving us the time today and are putting attention on our concerns with this transition and with the multistakeholder model of Internet governance.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: across-the-board reduction Sec. __…

I want to begin by thanking the committee for the excellent job that they have done under Chairman Calvert's leadership with bringing this appropriations bill in under budget. It is $3 billion below the President's request. There is still…

I don't think you need to be the content police, but you have things that, contractually, you are to be abiding by.

Just a couple of comments. Underfunded? No. We are overspent in this town. We have $18 trillion worth of debt, and it is time to get a handle on that. Moral obligations? How about the moral obligation to our children and grandchildren…

One of the things I hear from my constituents so regularly is: What are you doing about our Nation's debt? What are you doing about this out-of- control budget? From time to time, at our committee, we would hold hearings on an inspector…

I do thank the gentleman from Texas for his leadership and for, really, his commitment to working these issues through. As you have heard him say, dealing with Medicare Advantage issues are important, and it is important that we get them…

I do appreciate Mr. Pompeo and the assistance they have given us as we look at pet food labeling.

I am rising today in support of H.R. 160, the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015. What this will do is repeal the device tax. Now, the device tax, the medical device tax, was a misplaced and disastrous tax that was put in as an…

As the Chairman said in his comments, this is something we have followed, will continue to follow, and do appropriate oversight with you.

We are so focused on your funding mechanism, how you moved to self-funding after that initial tranche of money is exhausted.

We are realizing more and more the importance of having a secure network.

I think that Tim Murphy deserves a tremendous amount of credit for the work that he has put into working through this process for the past couple of years.

What we have tremendous concerns about is when you get to the point of diminishing return.

We want to make certain that that is being addressed, and that the stakeholders, with all of the first responders across the country, are going to understand, participate.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Each amount made available…

I am certain it comes as no surprise to anyone in this body that, as we go through this appropriations season, I come back to the floor working to make another cut to get our spending levels down. The bill we have before us, the T-HUD…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Ms. Norton

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Scott of Virginia

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following: Sec. __. (a) Each amount made…

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