Marc Veasey

I think this has been a really fascinating discussion, as we talk about ways we can reduce emissions in the power sector.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Good morning. I would like to thank the witnesses for being here today to discuss the need for better and more comprehensive mapping of the current availability of broadband across the USA.

Would these tightened parameters create an incentive for more funding to be invested to increase mobile broadband development in rural areas?

Coming from the state of Texas, where there is more rural area than urban area, it is important to ensure that rural residents are able to participate in and benefit from our increasingly technology-reliant society.

I would like to thank the witnesses for being here today to discuss the need for better and more comprehensive mapping of the current availability of broadband across the USA.

I will do anything that I can to make sure that that plant stays open and that it stays operating.

The automakers support a unified standard that both achieves year-over-year improvements in fuel economy and facilitates the adoption of vehicles with alternative power trains.

The standards implemented by the Obama administration are driving innovation, creating jobs, and saving consumers thousands of dollars at the pump over the lifetime of the ownership of their vehicle, and not to mention it is a major…

Numerous medical and public health organizations have detailed how this rule will lead to negative health outcomes.

The AMA strongly opposes the final rule. We are very concerned that the proposed changes, if implemented, would undermine patients' access to high-quality medical care

This regulation will do indelible harm to the health of Americans and to the relationship between the patients and their providers

Representative Trahan's Pipeline Safety Act bill would increase penalties for companies that violate the law up to $200 million for the most egregious violations.

I think that everyone would also agree that you don't want to put profits ahead of people.

We have to do everything that we can to, obviously, prevent us having another incident like that.

I think that all of us can agree that we do not want to lose another life and that we do not want to incur any further damage because these pipeline explosions can be absolutely devastating, including death.

I would like to discuss the Department of Energy coal and nuclear bailout proposal that would have resulted in higher energy bills for consumers.

There is one good book, if you have a chance, there are several good books out, but there is a book that was written by two professors in the Northeast.

I think that you are absolutely right.

Nobody is really talking about that that often, particularly when the debates around immigration come up.

We need immigrants if our businesses are going to be able to continue to expand and invest

I am here today to talk about the Annual Clay Competition held by the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus. I would like to take the time now to congratulate my good friend, Austin Scott, who was the captain of the Republican team. Madam…

When you ask women entrepreneurs one of the reasons why they can't expand their business, it is access to capital.

I would ask in, you know, the last minute that I have if, you know, when you come back, or if you could get back to the committee at a future date, with something in writing on the feasibility of being able to expand those programs where…

I believe that women-owned businesses received about 57.4 percent, according to one study that I saw, of the successful MicroLoan Program that you guys run.

I believe that women received about--women make up about 30 percent of small businesses in the country, but received about 17 percent of the SBA-backed conventional loans.