Ron Kind

I think there is a sense of fundamental unfairness for average working families, individuals, small business owners.

I am extremely saddened by the senseless act of violence that occurred in Arizona. My thoughts and prayers go out to my close personal friend, Rep. Giffords, her family and all the victims of this terrible tragedy. Rep. Giffords is a…

As one of the co-chairs of the New Democratic Coalition, I rise in strong support of the reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act and commend the chairman of the Science Committee, our good friend and colleague, Mr. Gordon, for his…

It really speaks to the question many Americans have on their minds as we continue our slow emergence of the worse economic recession since the Great Depression, and that is where are we going as a Nation economically and how are we going…

I rise in strong support of this resolution before us this evening. The Veterans History Project, however, isn't new. It's been in existence for 10 years. We celebrated its 10-year anniversary just this year. Simply put, it's the last task…

Mr. Chairman, I also want to thank, who wrote a letter in support of this amendment, the American Wildlife Conservation Partners. It's a group of 45 outdoor recreational organizations from hunting to fishing to shooting sports to…

Our vote today is a very simple choice. It's a choice of whether we're going to stand with the workers of the oil and gas industry, with the families of the gulf region, with the taxpayers of this country, or whether we choose to stand…

This is a very simple amendment. One of the strengths of the CLEAR Act is that it asks public companies that are extracting resources from our public lands to contribute to a fund, a fund called the Land and Water Conservation Fund that…

Mr. Speaker, as one of the co-chairs in the New Democrat Coalition, and as a co-chair with Representative Rush Holt of our Innovation Task Force, I rise in proud support of the reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act. And I commend our…

I rise in strong support of reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act. What this legislation is about is making sure the United States of America remains the most innovative and creative Nation in the world, that we stay on the cutting…

studies have shown that it is hard to develop a healthy mind without a healthy body. And as my good friend from Tennessee (Mr. Wamp) has been fond of saying, one of the best antidepressants ever invented in the entire world is just good…

Today I still miss Senator Nelson greatly. As a young Member of Congress, I always made a point of calling him in his office in Washington at least once a week just to discuss the issues of the day, get his feedback on the policy proposals…

I proudly rise in support of the resolution commemorating not only the 40th anniversary of an important day in all of our lives, Earth Day, but especially to pay tribute to the father of Earth Day, a political hero of mine as a kid growing…

I was a proud cosponsor of this resolution. On a previous trip to Afghanistan, I too had a chance to spend some time with the National Guard Agri-business Development Teams. And we can't thank our troops for the mission that they are…

I also want to thank the gentleman from California and the members on the Natural Resources Committee for their bipartisan support of the Upper Mississippi River protection bill. As the gentlelady indicated, this has passed the previous…

H.R. 2499 shuts the door to a new White House and essentially follows old, tainted and discredited views on what to do about Puerto Rico.

Frankly, that is a dumb, very wasteful strategy.

To me, comparative effectiveness and moving to an outcomes-based reimbursed system isn't about cost or rationing; it is about rewarding what works and let us stop rewarding what doesn't work in health care.

Climate change is real and its effects are already being felt in the rivers and streams of the Pacific Northwest.

I thank you for inviting me to testify today, and I ask that you continue to consider tribal input on climate change.

It would require, for the first time, because, right now, there is no statutory or regulatory requirement for the Forest Service or BLM to take in the impact of climate change on wildlife populations on our public lands.

Our strength in facing the many challenges that exist today will be greater with greater understanding of treaty-protected rights.

We have to start addressing these things, the U.S. Government and our leadership throughout our country.

If we can generate revenues and invest it in our companies here at home to create the new energy infrastructure and the jobs of the future, we can have instead of a person going over there building a new coal plant, we could have a person…

Even if we try to make the right decisions and get everything right here at home, if we do not get that buy in from the rest of the world, especially China and India, we may be just tilting at windmills here.