Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. I'd first like to thank Chairmen Upton and Whitfield for this effort and Representative Noem for her leadership and hard work on this legislation. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act. This is a bipartisan bill that I am proud to sponsor, along with Representatives Noem, Boswell, and Kissell, in order to provide greater economic certainty to our rural communities in central Virginia and south side Virginia and across this country. Since January, this House has been laser focused on advancing policies that will remove the Federal Government as a barrier to job creation and steer us on a course toward economic recovery giving our job creators the opportunity to hire and the confidence to expand. It is with this in mind that we introduced this legislation. In Virginia's Fifth District, my district, we have a proud heritage in agriculture, manufacturing, Main Street businesses that create jobs and have created jobs for thousands of Virginians. As I travel across Virginia's rural Fifth District, I am constantly reminded by my constituents of how government regulations threaten their businesses and their very way of life. This is why the EPA's national standard for fugitive dust is so troubling to the people that I represent.…”