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Speeches and Floor Statements

  • Etheridge Supports the IMPROVE Acquisition Act
    Apr 28, 2010  - The Bi-Partisan IMPROVE Acquisition Act Today, the House took two critical steps forward to save U.S. taxpayers tens of billions of dollars and to crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse in government spending.  The IMPROVE Acquisition Act cleans up wasteful defense acquisition spending, savi... More
  • Etheridge Congressional Record Statement on Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008
    Sep 24, 2008  - Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 7005, the Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008. H.R. 7005 is critical to easing the burden on middle-class taxpayers. The Alternative Minimum Tax, AMT, was originally intended to ensure that the Nation's wealthiest taxpayers were not able to avoid p... More
  • Etheridge Congressional Record Statement on H.R. 6849 Treatment of Farms With Limited Base Acres
    Sep 24, 2008  - Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6849) to amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical paym... More
  • Etheridge Congressional Record Statement on Inspector General of Commodity Futures Trading Commission
    Sep 24, 2008  - Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 6406, Mr. Larson's bill to make the Inspector General at the CFTC a Presidential appointment, and hence more of an independent office within the Commission. Madam Speaker, as you know, the provisions of H.R. 6406 were originally part of the Commodity Market... More
  • Etheridge Congressional Record Statement on Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008
    Sep 18, 2008  - I am pleased today to join Chairman Peterson and Ranking Member Goodlatte in bringing this legislation, the Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008, to the floor for consideration by the House. Mr. Speaker, since our bill was considered by the full House this past July, ... More
  • Etheridge Congressional Record Statement on Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act
    Sep 16, 2008  - Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight in support of H.R. 6899, a comprehensive plan to use our Nation's resources and Americans' know-how to reduce prices and to free our Nation from the grips of foreign oil. This legislation invests in renewable energy sources such as cellulosic ethanol, biomass and soybean... More
  • Etheridge Congressional Record Statement on 21st Century Green High-Performing Public Schools Facility Act
    Jun 4, 2008  - Madam Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3021, the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act. Madam Chairman, as the only former State schools chief serving in Congress, I have always worked to be a voice for children and their schools. One of the biggest challenges w... More
  • Etheridge Congressional Record Statement on Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008
    May 21, 2008  - Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008. This bill provides tax relief for millions of Americans while spurring business investment and innovation in renewable energy. I am pleased to note that H.R. 6049 will benefit the families of millions of chi... More
  • Etheridge Congressional Record Statement on Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act
    May 13, 2008  - Mr. Speaker, this week gas prices have hit yet another new high. Today, gas prices are higher than they have ever been in the history of our country, and rural Americans are getting hit particularly hard. Yet while most Americans are struggling to make ends meet, oil companies are making record pro... More
  • Etheridge Congressional Record Statement Introduction of the Schools Empowered to Respond Act
    Apr 10, 2008  - INTRODUCTION OF THE SCHOOLS EMPOWERED TO RESPOND ACT -- HON. BOB ETHERIDGE (Extensions of Remarks - April 10, 2008) HON. BOB ETHERIDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, April 10, 2008 Madam Speaker, as a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security and the former... More