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I think there is something salient here that we really need to hit on. We, you and I, believe, as do many of our colleagues and, more importantly, small business owners and large business owners alike believe that this type of bill will…
Yes. There's a companion bill that is going through the Senate right now. It's the identical piece of legislation. It was crafted by Senator Ron Johnson, a colleague of mine from the great State of Wisconsin. We thought it would be good…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I just thought it would be interesting, the President was in here just a few weeks ago with his jobs bill, and I was struck--I actually came into the Chamber with the intent of not really being critical…
I couldn't agree more. As a matter of fact, unemployment has never been lower since the day President Obama was sworn into office. I'm a freshman Member of Congress. I had the privilege of sitting in this Chamber for the President's State…
I want to thank my friend from Texas. Thank you so much for allowing me to join you on the floor today. I spent my entire adult life running my own business, so this is something that I've had the opportunity--or maybe the misfortune--to…
Thank you very much. It is an honor to come down to the floor of the House and work with you, Representative Goodlatte, on this very important issue. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about the balanced budget amendment. I came down to the…
I come tonight to talk a little bit about our Nation's fiscal problems and work that the supercommittee is going to be doing, and I want to challenge them to think big, go big and try to solve our problems. Over the next decade, the…
I thank the gentleman, and I appreciate the slides and the discussion. Our country is facing a demographics problem. Right now our birth rate is getting close to replacement levels, and the circumstance that my colleague just showed with…
Let's talk a little bit about that investment. I think the idea here is we often think that the investment has to come from Washington, DC. But the key to reducing unemployment is restoring private investment, as this chart shows. Every…
We have just a few minutes left. I want you to know that my colleague Mr. Schrader and I, together with Representative Rooney, sent a letter to the supercommittee, and I'd like to just read it to the American people: ``We write to you as a…
Because an injured worker I cannot make a profit on. So, therefore, worker safety, there is a compelling profit interest for American employers to keep their workers safe.
As the price goes up--and it has to go up, and it does--that family now can't afford it.
I would concur that it's not fair. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
As a member of the House Budget Committee and former small business owner, I rise today in strong support of the Budget Committee's 2012 budget resolution. I would like to begin today with a quote from a famous American: ``At what point…
We are now drawing close to a government shutdown. I have been sitting over here, listening to my colleagues from both sides speak this morning. I want everyone to know; I want the American people to know, and I want the folks in northeast…
It is time to try to reduce the peaks and valleys and to protect our dairy farmers.
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