What the public saw today in the House of Representatives was a STOCK Act sold short. Unfortunately, what could have been an outstanding bill was changed by the Republican leadership by taking the two most important aspects put in the…

Wednesday, the 1st of February, begins Black History Month; and on that day I introduced a proposal to have a Congressional Gold Medal issued to civil rights workers--not to each one individually, but collectively. Black History Month…

I think the genesis of a lot of this legislation came from Tennessee, and it was introduced by Senator Alexander.

I have no doubt that the proponents of these bills, including Rep. Jim Cooper, my esteemed fellow Tennessee Democrat and sponsor of H.R. 3041, are sincere in their belief that these bills will achieve a better balance in the way consent…

I hope that we keep this reality the central focus as we consider H.R. 3041, the 'Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act,' and H.R. 3862, the 'Sunshine in Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012.'

There was a need for that consent decree, and that--the Governor didn't want to have it.

H.R. 3041 would seem to have the effect of discouraging consent decrees against state and local governments and officials.

The act prohibits future discriminatory state and local taxation of the rental of motor vehicles.

it is a very regressive tax, because it is not adjusted to the person's income.

the very same people who can't afford tickets to go into the stadium are the same ones that pay more for--for the rental car taxes.

while car rental excise taxes may seem like an attractive option for shifting the burden of paying for a stadium onto non-residents, in truth, residents bear the majority of the burden.

this is a most serious regressive tax.