We think it is unfair to small businesses. Eighty percent of our members are small businesses.

With respect to the rental car bill, we are supportive of the premise behind the bill that vehicles that are unsafe to drive should not be put into the hands of the public.

Well, that has been a particularly troublesome recall, as you know. There are some 24 million vehicles that are involved in that.

Some of the questions that came to me from Vermonters... reflect the white-heat anger that folks have about the deception.

In my view, that is wrong. The wrongdoer, not the taxpayer, should pay all of the settlement.

I am a strong supporter of efforts to clean our air and to move away from fossil fuels, but that trip really brought home to me that there is an impact on real people.

I had a chance to go to West Virginia and go into a coal mine with Mr. McKinley, and I'll tell you, it was a really powerful experience.

There is that kind of economic dislocation that my colleagues who are from coal country are acutely aware of.

The first medical principle that all doctors follow: Do no harm.

In another instance, Biomax offered to pay much more, sending the affiliate a procurement agreement that offered a payment of $1,600.

What is clear is the law says abortion is legal, and the law has limited authorization for fetal tissue research.

This proposed remedy here would have an incredibly negative impact on the choice that Vermont women make about getting their basic health care.

Sixteen thousand women voluntarily choose to get their primary health care from Planned Parenthood.

there is a sharp disagreement on members of this committee about abortion, and I think each side is entitled to mutual respect.

I thank the gentleman. Madam Speaker, there are two issues that are very contentious: abortion and fetal research. I support the right of a woman to choose. I support medical research that is legal under our laws so we can get cures for…

I want to thank the gentlewoman, and I want to thank my colleagues. Mr. Frelinghuysen, I agree with many of the points that you made. This is a vote of conscience for all of us. The question is not whether we trust Iran. We don't. The…

So that is my opportunity to speak to you on something that is an enormous concern to our Governor down to the select boards in the region of southern Vermont where Entergy is exposed.

how extensive are you going to allow legitimate public representatives to have a seat at the table?

Well, legitimate, but you understand there is a huge price that the community pays for that.

Two of the things a proud and confident and responsible nation will do--no matter how challenging--are, one, to invest in its future and, two, to care for its veterans. This bill pretends to do both. Actually, it does neither. Yes, it will…

there is fraud, there is abuse.

I am very encouraged by the tech transitions progress that you have been making.

I will now enter into the Record two articles, ``Mandatory GMO Labeling'' and ``NFU Union Reiterates Support for Mandatory GMO Labeling.'' [From the Huffington Post, July 23, 2015] Mandatory GMO Labeling--It's Your Right To Know (By Gary…

I yield the gentleman an additional 1 minute. Mr. DeFAZIO. Now, we heard a lot about pesticides. This is great. Let's talk about Monsanto and glyphosate-resistant corn. They are using more pesticides today on cornfields than they did…

I make a point of order. The CHAIR. The gentleman will state his point of order.