Mike Conaway

If you look at those numbers, we have had tax receipt increases here, but they have come in the right way. They have come in the way where you have had more people paying and all those kinds of things. I am hopeful that the budget that…

Gone. And much of the $2 million we spent completing the well will also be gone and there is no way to recover that. So the folks in this business are big time risk takers. Now, let me show you how big time they are. In the 5 years in…

This is on top of the unfunded mandate on small businesses that the minimum wage increase that was done last week will be.

One thing that does happen to you, when you raise the prices of your goods, your competitor across the street, who may not be in the same financial circumstances, keeps his or her price the same. Wouldn't it be interesting if we had some…

For my money, I will trust the private enterprise employee who works for that prescription drug plan who is negotiating with the drug companies to get the lowest price in order to be able to lower premiums to the Medicare beneficiary that…

Let me just, on your point, most business, every business, has to decide what they are going to charge for their product or their service. It is one of those key decisions every business manager has to make. Because if they set their…

Exactly, something that most everybody understands. When I came to Congress, actually, my first race was against my good colleague, Randy Neugebauer. He and I campaigned against each other and, quite frankly, campaigned the way Republicans…

Yes, and that number grows. So in addition to these taxes expiring on their own, the fix on the alternative minimum tax has got to be removed and/or a permanent fix put in place, which will be quite daunting for anyone to get done…

Let me mention one other tax that is out there; we will talk about the national sales tax on another night. But the alternative minimum tax is another tax that we in the Republican majority basically kicked the can down the road a year at…

In 2011, the portion of your estate that is not taxable drops back to $1 million. You know, $1 million sounds like a lot of money, and it is, don't get me wrong. I had a staffer the other day who made the comment that $12 million wasn't…

I spent 2 years on the Budget Committee, and it was a very informative time. I sat through hours and hours of conversation by my colleagues on the other side of the aisle touting the virtues of PAYGO and that they thought this would solve…

I support this bill because most landowners, most developers, simply want answers. "Yes" or "no" is better than "wait until tomorrow." Once you get hung up in this regulatory nightmare of waivers and permits and permits and waivers and…

I rise tonight to speak in recognition of the accomplishments of Rufus Johnson of Kerrville, Texas. Of African American and Cherokee descent, Mr. Johnson was born in Maryland in May of 1911 and faced adversity at a very early age. He lost…

I want to thank Mr. Peterson for allowing me to speak today. To set the record straight, I love horses. I own a horse. In fact, my horse, Skychief Poco, and I won the 1997 SandHills Rodeo and quarter horse show team penning championship. I…

I appreciate that high praise indeed. I appreciate members of the Energy and Commerce Committee moving this bill along and moving it to the floor today with bipartisan support. I also want to thank the cosponsors of the bill, Fred Upton…

a couple of my colleagues and I tonight are going to spend a little bit of time talking about our Constitution, the founding principles on which this country is based, and a document that I am concerned that many of our colleagues in this…

this resolution that we are debating, I would like to focus on point four of the resolution that declares that the United States is committed to the completion of the mission to create a sovereign, free, secure, and united Iraq. I think it…

rural America needs broadband now more than ever. The information society is in full swing with an abundant amount of choices and access to the infinite sources of information, yet there are those who may not have the same access to…

in the spirit of cooperation with my colleague from Florida and the chairman, and in the interest of working on a comprehensive solution that addresses the supply issues that face our Nation, as well as the States' rights issues that are…

I will ask unanimous consent now to withdraw my amendment. The Acting CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Texas? There was no objection. Amendment Offered by Mr. Putnam

reclaiming my time, currently rural communities across America are being forced to comply with extremely costly regulations regarding arsenic and radionuclide standards that have been established by the EPA. There is no data available to…

I appreciate that. It was my intent to withdraw this amendment but after a discussion with my colleague from Florida. If I could have that discussion, sir.

I am sure that you agree that sound science, not unproven theories be at the root of our Federal drinking water rules. Families in rural communities should not be required to pay thousands of additional dollars each year to comply with…

I have recently introduced H. Res. 690, which would require this body to begin setting priorities. That is something the Federal Government, and Congress in particular, do not do a very good job at. In fact, we are really lousy at it, but…

the amendment I have is pretty simple. It would strike section 3010 in its entirety. 3010 deals with the acceleration of the payments on LIHEAP from fiscal year 2007 into fiscal year 2006 by some $750 million. The basis of this being in…