Reid Ribble

I remember very clearly, Mr. Speaker, I had been in Congress only a few days--the President of the United States came into this Chamber for the State of the Union address--and my good friend from Maine invited me to sit with him. We began…

I thank the gentleman for his comments. Mr. Speaker, with that, I would like to yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Owens).

I thank the gentleman for his comments. With that, I'd like to yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Bera).

I thank the gentleman. I would now like to yield to the gentlelady from Hawaii (Ms. Gabbard).

I thank the gentleman for his comments. And I just have to say if a Green Bay Packer fan like myself, Mr. Speaker, and a Chicago Bear fan like Representative Lipinski can get together and talk about things--if we can talk about that, we…

I'm proud and honored to lead this discussion on the House floor this evening. I organized this special order to show the American people that there are Members of Congress who can have a civilized conversation and who actually want to…

With that, I would like to yield to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline).

I thank the chairman for yielding. It has been quite an afternoon already: slash, cut, tone deaf, burn, plunder, shred, eviscerate, end Medicare as we know it, balance the budget on the backs of our seniors, and then my favorite, austerity…

I am struck here this afternoon. I've heard my good friends on the other side of the aisle and their concerns. I think it's legitimate that they would like to see long-term certainty in our infrastructure system. Yet, when the highway bill…

The folders that I am holding here represent our dysfunctional Federal bureaucracy. They provide a stark example of the burdensome red tape that a Wisconsin business must go through just to get approval of a single project. Mr. Chairman…

I do want to thank the ranking member. We do have a disagreement, and disagreements happen in this Chamber a lot. But anyone who's traveled our roads and highways and tried to cross bridges that have been falling apart, that are filled…

Will the gentleman yield? Our amendment takes that---- Mr. DeFAZIO. I know. You don't have that and I appreciate that; but in your amendment, from the original bill, you took this language: The Secretary shall treat an activity carried out…

I can say this to you, that I have full confidence in your State's environmental protection. I have full confidence in the leaders in the State of Wisconsin. Mr. DeFAZIO. Reclaiming my time, I don't have confidence in a lot of people in a…

If the gentleman will yield, it's just in the right-of- way, though. Mr. DeFAZIO. No, it says ``or.'' ``Or a project within a right-of- way.'' You have at least a drafting problem here, if not an intentional problem. This exempts any…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following (and conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly): TITLE…

Simply put, the House budget will improve Medicare. It will inject financial life into this critical but threatened program. The Path to Prosperity budget does exactly what the name suggests: it will decrease costs while improving health…

Well, the cost-benefit analyses that I am mostly concerned about are constituents in Wisconsin that may have to choose between paying for a food bill or paying the electric bill.

Twenty-eight percent here in this culture and you get an attaboy and you get more dollars appropriated. That is nuts.

I thank Chairman Ryan and Ranking Member Van Hollen for bringing this very important piece of legislation. Spending has run rampant in Washington, and it's because ``no'' is not a word that Congress is used to when it comes to spending…

They are telling me that they have absolutely no confidence that the political class in Washington, D.C. can solve these problems.

They feel that a $16 trillion debt, it scares the living daylights out of them.

Until they have a sense that we can solve the problems, until they have a sense that Democrats and Republicans can lay down their swords...

With our national debt over $15.2 trillion, we in Congress cannot afford to treat Americans' tax dollars with such callous disregard.

The budget process is the perfect platform to have an honest discussion with the American people about our spending priorities.

I came to Congress just over a year ago with a cynical view of this institution. Having spent a year here, I can report that my view hasn't changed much.