Sean Duffy

I think simplifying it, condensing it so they can understand it, would be beneficial.

I appreciate the gentleman from Kentucky for yielding. I come from central and northern Wisconsin where we have a large forest products industry. We make a lot of paper in Wisconsin. And if you look at these rules, they are going to have a…

Thank you. I think we all come to this House in an effort to grow the economy and make sure we create policies that are going to help create jobs. We don't care if it's a Republican or a Democrat idea. We just want ideas that are going to…

I appreciate the gentleman from Arkansas for yielding. Just quickly, we have heard a lot about the President's jobs bill, and I think everyone in this House agrees that this country needs more economic growth and it needs more jobs. I'm…

I have had a chance to watch this floor debate over the last week or so, and to say the least, I think we can say tempers have flared and there's been a lot of rhetoric on both sides. And as we come together today with a proposal that has…

It's about time this Congress comes together and figures out a way to live within our means. This bill is going to start that process, though it doesn't go far enough. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from…

The American people are sick of these kinds of conversations. My friends across the aisle voted to rob $500 billion out of Medicare for ObamaCare. They instituted the IPAB Board that's going to ration care for our seniors. We brought a…

I withdraw my point of order, and I rise in opposition to the motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The point of order is withdrawn. The gentleman from Wisconsin is recognized for 5 minutes.

This motion on the floor today is just a political stunt that is going to undo the goodwill of my bill. Let's be clear, after nearly 20 hours of hearings and debates in our subcommittee and in our committee, this issue specifically has not…

I object. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is heard. The Clerk will read. The Clerk continued to read. {time} 1850

I want to take a moment and thank Chairman Bachus and Chairwoman Capito for their hard work on this legislation and for their drive to make sure that this bill came to the floor today. All of us in this House agree that we want consumer…

I think one of the reasons we modified the rule is that right now, with the two-thirds majority, you basically need seven out of 10 votes to overturn what would be a harmful rule. In the way the law is currently written, one of the voting…

This is remarkable. My friends across the aisle actually include and voted for a review process of the CFPB, and now they come in today and say, Listen, we want to do away with that review process. I mean, how last year did we come into…

I think it is important to note the reason that oversight of the CFPB wasn't included in the original legislation, that being that the CFPB doesn't have to consider safety and soundness when they're making rules. Safety and soundness is…

I reserve a point of order. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. The gentleman from Maine is recognized for 5 minutes.

That's right. And there is but only one plan that saves Medicare, and that is ours. And I should have explained that better. I would agree with you. But just to reiterate, it's not just us and the President saying that Medicare is going…

I appreciate the gentleman from Arkansas yielding. I think you make very powerful arguments as to why our friends on the other side of the aisle were unwilling to get rid of these horrible tax loopholes, because when the two of us got to…

I would agree with the gentleman. And I think it's interesting, as a guy who's come here from central and northern Wisconsin, Wisconsin's Seventh Congressional District, I see that this is a House that will continually talk about political…

Thank you. I appreciate the gentleman for yielding. When I talk to my job creators back in Wisconsin, never do they say, We're leaving because of the quality of workers we have in this area. Actually, they say we have the hardest working…

I appreciate the gentleman yielding, and I agree with most everything that you have said here, and very well said. The one point I disagree with is the President has no other plan, no doubt. With the PPACA bill, the health care reform…

One point, we don't want to do a cabernet dance here. There is no doubt that the proposal that came out the House and passed, it is now going to go to the President. Most Americans know when you buy a house or a car, you make an offer…

Well said to the gentleman from Arkansas. You know, jobs have been a key component of the debates here in this House because there is a 9.2 percent unemployment rate, and the effective rate is far higher--those who have stopped looking for…

We've had a great debate here on Cut, Cap, and Balance. All the points have been made. But as I sit here and listen to this debate, Mr. Speaker, I can't help but notice the hypocrisy. We're dealing with the other side, who is the advocate…

I agree. Americans are sick of being lied to. We're going to level with the American people. We just had a joint economic hearing a couple of days ago, and we learned that it is 18 percent more expensive to manufacture in America as…

And if you look at tapping into these oil reserves, what does that do to endanger the security of this country? As the gentlelady knows, in the South, whether it's tornadoes or whether it's floods or whether it's hurricanes, things happen…