Steve Cohen

I believe it is indisputable that this is slowing the recovery from the very large recession that followed the financial crisis of 2008.

These regulatory costs are quite significant.

According to the Office of Management and Budget, the net benefits of regulations exceeded $91 billion.

It's time we legislate based on facts, not rhetoric.

The majority's claim that regulations inhibit job creation is not appropriate and correct.

Because what happens to FedEx--used to be what happens to General Motors is what happens to America. Well, now it is what happens to FedEx.

What happens to FedEx--used to be what happens to General Motors is what happens to America. Well, now it is what happens to FedEx.

It is not just Memphis. It was St. Louis with TWA, it was Cincinnati, it has been Pittsburgh, lots of hub cities who put a lot of investment in their airports, suffered because of mergers.

I understand why labor supports this proposed merger. Employees of both carriers are poised to get a better deal than they would otherwise.

I look forward to what I hope and know will be a productive working relationship in the 113th Congress.

I just want to join in congratulating the University of Louisville on their success. The University of Louisville has long been a rival of the University of Memphis. But this past year or so, the Louisville basketball coach, Rick Pitino…

These are exactly the sorts of victims contemplated in this legislation. I hope the State Department will give strong consideration to their case when compiling the list called for in this legislation. Russia should be a partner and…

I believe in the future, as we have seen airlines consolidate, that we are going to see prices continue to go up and make it more and more difficult for the middle class that continues to be squeezed and eliminated in American society as a…

I am a big fan of Amtrak's. I am a big fan of passenger rail service.

I appreciate it, and I understand safety is the utmost concern, but it needs to be balanced in terms of you can still have safety and have the economic development.

This weekend, the whole country was struck with the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado. A deranged individual murdered 12 citizens and wounded 58 others. My mind went back to the day that Gabrielle Giffords was shot-- another deranged individual…

I said, in response to the gentleman from Rhode Island, you have said these funds, all $375 million, were needed to get our troops out of Afghanistan. Are we building, like, runways to get all our troops out, roads to get them out?

I didn't know, in your statement to the gentleman from Rhode Island, why are these funds needed to get our troops out? Do we not have airplanes, roads, boats and whatever to get our folks out?

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 130, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $175,000,000)''. Page 153, line 15, after the dollar…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 26, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $506,660,000)''. Page 35, line 15, after the dollar amount…

Retrospective review, however, should not necessarily lead to rescinding existing rules.

From what I can tell, there appears to be general agreement that periodic retrospective review of existing regulations is a good thing.

This is a rip-off both of citizens, who are the most vulnerable and need these refunds and are being taken advantage of, and a rip-off of the Government.

First, I would like to thank the Chairman for calling this hearing, for all the work that Mr. Scott's done in working with me on this issue about Mo' Money, which has affected so many of his constituents and mine.

Let me ask Ms. Olson. That is a great program, and that is one of the things I think we need to come out of this is that the VITA program, low- and middle-income taxpayers can get their returns for free instead of paying companies like Mo'…