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Michael Jonathan Cloud is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 27th congressional district since June 21, 2018. A member of the Republican Party, Cloud has focused on issues such as border security, economic development, and veterans' affairs during his time in office. He has been an advocate for policies that support small businesses and promote job growth in his district. Cloud previously served in the Texas House of Representatives before his election to Congress.
So as limited as Mr. Mann's study is, your understanding is that his understanding of the data was that customers by and large knew what they were getting into and they were able to predict when they would have--when they would be able to…
I think that is keeping this committee in the right spirit, that that is really what we are trying to do here, is to save lives.
Ever since George Washington championed the importance of caring for veterans, thankfully our Nation is supporting that.
So I guess just the moral of the story is, is we can be secure in knowing that our books are well protected in our Nation. I am not so sure about the vote.
So the point is that this citizenship question is not really that invasive and was expected by my new immigrant wife coming into this country.
As a matter of fact, the proposed question in the census is virtually identical to the one the Clinton Administration used in the 2000 long form census.
The challenge for us is it's our job to manage the checkbook, and so we're looking at national security issues.
I would just echo those thoughts. Thank you for being here. Thank you for your testimony.
Regulatory complexity favors large, established companies who can better absorb new compliance costs.
Any Federal Government action should be guided by the best available science and based on real, quantifiable risk to consumers, not by fear or desire to simply act.
I know enough about both of us to know that our most important role is that of being a father, and because of that we keep in mind our families and the families we represent.
A company knowingly puts contaminated products on the marketplace for consumers to buy and use, that is a bad actor, and bad actors should be held accountable.
One of the great things that HIDTA does is it allows you to work with local law enforcement who understand the local issues.
Border security needs to include a physical barrier. It needs to include boots on the grounds, technology.
One of the major areas of concern when it comes to drug trafficking is south Texas.
If we keep pouring money into this bucket without shoring up, I mean, we're in a sense funding their innovation as much as we are ours.
I think it was 27 universities recently. I mean, they're stealing everything from shipping secrets, to missile secrets, to fertilizer recipes so that they can have better production in agriculture.
China...are stealing our innovation, to the tune of, some would say, $2 to $600 billion.
How do we make sure that the money we do--we are allocating is going toward rightful purposes?
Every year we have deficit spending. We're looking at $22 trillion of debt, which is also a national security issue.
I think this proposal that I am proposing is one step to us being able to have the information to make those kind of decisions.
Ultimately, it is going to have to come down to us caring more about the country than we do being here.
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