Bill Flores: “I want to begin by thanking my good friend Mr. Takano for participating in the two field hearings we held last week in…”

We cannot get the permits that we need.

I thank Mr. Walden for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 2339, a bill that bans all flavors of all tobacco products while imposing a new excise tax on vaping products. Let me start by saying this: I don't smoke…

The point that I want to make is that finding a lasting solution to any of our economic, environmental, and energy solutions requires us to use nothing less than all of the tools in our toolbox.

We as policymakers should also heed your comments regarding the fallacy of expanding pollution sources in China in order to meet our environmental objectives.