I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise today in support of the Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act, and I thank Chairman Ryan and Ranking Member Van Hollen for their work on this important bipartisan legislation…

I was not present for rollcall vote No. 37, on the motion to recommit with instructions on H.R. 1734, the Civilian Property Realignment Act. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the…

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…

I claim time in opposition. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the Chairman. This amendment would allow the EPA to override the State and local regulations and thereby gut the purpose of this bill. Let's remember what the commonsense purpose of this bill is. There's nothing radical at all…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act offered by Chairman Kline, and I thank the chairman for his leadership on this issue. For the past 3 years, we have seen…

I think, as Mr. Yates was pointing out, it is just a little fee, a little fee, a little bit here, a little bit there, and the next thing you know, you are talking about something that is a barrier to being able to do what the consumer…

I appreciate the fact that you seem to recognize that there should be a cost-benefit analysis that goes with every regulatory structure.

The answer to every problem here in Washington seems to be, we will just regulate it, and I think that at least as I travel across the Fifth District of Virginia where I represent people who recognize that is not a good formula for…

My constituents expect Congress to closely scrutinize Federal programs to identify and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse.

When it comes to dust, the EPA and the Federal Government should not mandate a one-size-fits-all standard that could eventually lead to lost production.

I think if you talk to the people I represent, they say for far too long the Congress has wholesale given its legislative prerogative over to agencies like the EPA who are not elected, who are not accountable to the people.

the government is borrowing 40 cents on every dollar it spends and therefore has fewer resources to do proper regulation.

With the Federal Government's nose now under the tent of insurers, so to speak, it is my hope that the FIO will not engage in mission creep and instead adhere to the limited mission that Congress intended it to serve.

if you can't abate the dust, the only way to stop it is to stop production or stop driving on the roads, and what does that translate to? That translates to lost jobs.

These proposed rules would limit market efficiency and lead to negative consequences for farmers, manufacturers, small businesses, financial institutions, and pension funds.

I am grateful for your commitment to reforming and strengthening the Section 8 Voucher Program.

While these programs were well-intended, our subcommittee has found these initiatives have not yielded the results that the American taxpayers were promised at their inception.

The best way that we can help the homeowner in the 5th District of Virginia, my district, and across the country stave off foreclosures is with a job.

On rollcall No. 729, 730, I was inadvertently detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall 729 and ``yes'' on rollcall 730. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mrs. Capps The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the…

I thank the gentleman from South Carolina for yielding and for his leadership on this important issue. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2587, the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act. Over the past 2\1/2\ years…

my view, my Main Street view, southern Virginia view, is that is money that could be used to invest in another Dollar General or in another Ply Gem window manufacturer in the Fifth District.

I was pleased that the President last week tipped his hat to capital formation as something that is very important to help get this economy going.

It seems to me that it is incumbent on all of us to try to figure out how to help the most in need.

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. Mr. Chairman, today I rise in support of H.R. 1315. A year ago today, the President signed the Dodd-Frank Act into law, a 2,300-page bill with 400 new regulatory mandates that have created an atmosphere…