Michael Burgess

The opportunities sharing platforms provide are often in addition to, not necessarily instead of, the streams of income available through traditional employment sources.

The sharing economy has captured the entrepreneurial spirit of many Americans already.

I can't imagine a culture where an employee would say this is going to be a real problem.

Are there incentive programs that are being looked at?

You would think with a severe safety defect, something that could blow up in your face, your family's face, you would want it fixed, and it is a little concerning that we haven't been able to do better with that.

Well, this is, of course, with other hearings into the air bag issues, one of the things that has really concerned the subcommittee; how to get the word out to people to get their vehicles repaired, and the very dangerous situation that…

This proposal would direct the Department of Transportation to establish a national database of vehicle identification numbers and driver registration information.

The Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act is intended to foster greater attention and responsiveness to vehicle safety defects.

The legislative proposals we will consider today are a step in the right direction toward providing the driving public with confidence that the vehicles they are driving are safe and that the recall process works.

I do want the committee, the subcommittee, to make an effort to retrieve any ultrasound electronic media that may have been created during the performance of these procedures.

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We have made that harder. We made that harder with the Affordable Care Act when the CLASS Act provision was thrown in at the last minute, very little consideration, no hearings, no evidence collected.

I can think of no more loving gift that a parent can give to their children than to carry long-term care insurance so that they, the parent, are not a burden to their children.

I would just simply add that I encourage all Members to vote in favor of the legislation. I yield back the balance of my time.

You have a massive inappropriate expenditure of Federal money, and then no one seems to be primarily responsible.

May I ask of the gentleman from Massachusetts if he has additional speakers? Mr. McGOVERN. Just I.

May I inquire as to the time remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Womack). The gentleman from Texas has 8\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Massachusetts has 2 minutes remaining.

At this time, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis), a valuable member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

I want to be certain that it is done correctly and in accordance with all of the principles that the Founders laid down for us in the Constitution.

I thank Representative Guthrie for his leadership on this issue and his efforts to create a bipartisan bill that seeks to grow the economy, create jobs, and protect consumers.

Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to today's hearing on Representative Guthrie's bipartisan legislation, H.R. 985, the 'Concrete Masonry Products, Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015.'

I want to thank Representative Guthrie for the efforts to create this bipartisan bill that seeks to grow the economy, create jobs, and protect consumers.

This measure authorizes the establishment of a national checkoff program for concrete masonry products.

The subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will come to order.