Mike Conaway

I thank the gentleman for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the Pitts-Goodlatte amendment for a number of reasons. First of all, we have already voted on the Pitts-Goodlatte amendment provisions during the farm…

I thank my colleague from Ennis, Texas. I appreciate his hosting this hour. Mr. Speaker, as we all know, this Affordable Care Act, or ObamaCare, or as most of the folks in District 11 want to refer to it, the ``Unaffordable Care Act,'' was…

If this rule is automatically implemented in 5 years' time without change, practically, the firms that serve the agricultural community will have no ability on that 'next day' to receive payments from customers who are promptly meeting…

But, when crimes occur, it is essential that our justice system acts deliberately and decisively to punish those who harm others.

Many of the farmers and ranchers who are supposed to be protected by this rule have expressed deep skepticism of it.

My constituents in Texas, and Americans across the nation, depend on well-functioning financial markets to manage their businesses.

Yet today, there is uncertainty across the commodities markets in the wake of the collapse of two futures commission merchants--MF Global and PFG Best.

We're here during--I would not call it historic, because historical things simply happen every once in a while--a shutdown of our Federal Government. It's come because our colleagues on the other side of the building have simply taken an…

Constituents in Texas and Americans across the nation depend on well functioning financial markets to manage their businesses.

As a gun owner and lifetime member of the NRA, I support the Second Amendment and every individual's right to keep and bear arms. But today, that right is threatened by the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. I am outraged by the…

This week in the House, we are voting on pieces of legislation that will roll back the Obama administration's overreach. We term this effort Stop Government Abuse Week. Our message to the administration is quite simple: no more wasted tax…

I thank my good friend from Texas. I also want to encourage my colleagues to vote in favor of this amendment. Section 526 was added to the 2007 energy bill as a last-minute add- on, with no hearings, without any information about it…

We believe Dodd-Frank was about swaps regulation, and they are creating a lot of solutions that are in search of problems in the futures space.

Dodd-Frank, in my view, was intended to prevent a systemic meltdown.

We will try to do with the reauthorization is not repeal Dodd-Frank, not undo it, but look at it particularly from a common-sense standpoint.

Every hearing, I remark that getting Dodd-Frank done correctly is more important than getting it done quickly.

Given the long-term fiscal challenges our country faces, it is important that every agency of the U.S. Government... consider ways to streamline or otherwise eliminate unnecessary costs to the U.S. taxpayer.

I firmly believe that repealing outdated sections of law is just as important as implementing new ones.

3 years ago, the Democrats told the American people that Congress had to pass the ObamaCare act so that we could learn what was in it. Well, 3 years later, we are just now learning what really is in the law and how it will cost American…

I urge adoption of this farm bill. The farm bill before us was fully debated by this body and subjected to more than 100 amendments just a couple of weeks ago. More than 60 of those amendments were adopted. This body has had ample…

I stand in strong opposition to this amendment. One particular troubling issue is the predefinition of ``actively engaged in farming.'' My good colleague should know that this will alter, fundamentally, the normal operations on a farm…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes.

Thank you for including this amendment in the en bloc section. Mr. Chairman, I rise to support an amendment that will require the Secretary of State to submit a report on water sharing with Mexico as defined by the 1944 Water Treaty. This…

I've got great respect for the author of the amendment, and he knows that, but I do stand in opposition to the amendment. The checkoff programs on a generic basis are very successful. The industry itself votes on them and comes together to…

I started to go down one path, but the disdain with which my good colleague from Florida insulted the folks in this industry is unacceptable. I rise in opposition. I wish he would get his facts correct. The total appropriation, actual…