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Testimony SPEAKER_17
Priced Out of the American Dream: Understanding the Policies Behind Ri...
house Financial Services Committee · Feb 10, 2026
"This side has their friends, that side has their friends, but squeezing the balloon is never a good idea. The good idea is, let the shareholders bear the risk. Let the private sector get back involved"
Hearing “The AI Security Landscape: How Frontier Models, Agentic AI, and AI Coding Tools Are Reshaping Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Resilience”
house Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
MAGAZINER, SETH "to China to help power their AI, which can be used to attack us? And so for over a year now, every cybersecurity panel that's come before this subcommittee, I've asked, does anyone here think it is a good idea for the administration, the Trump administration, to be allowing the sale of these advanced chips to China? And if so, why? Every single expert panel we've had in front of us, no one has said yes, they think it's a good idea. And I know that not only has no panelist said that it's a good"
Hearing Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 10, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
GRAHAM, LINDSEY "Yeah I do suggested that the clerk of court who had a religious view that she could not in good conscience issue a marriage license to a gay couple, even though the law required she needed to get out of her job, I was boy, what a great guy I was then. Now the shoes on the other foot. All of a sudden, that's not that's not a good idea. You can what you want to do is just ignore the laws you don't like Is that where we're headed Mr Wolf is Well let's stop it now. Let's end this madness. There is no upside to sanctuary cities. It's all"
Hearing Hearings to examine balancing the interests of local radio, songwriters, and performers in the digital age.
senate Intellectual Property Subcommittee · Dec 9, 2025 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
SPEAKER_13 "Do you agree with that? Okay. Well, I'm not urging people to smoke. I don't think kids should smoke. Why don't we label this a dangerous product, at least inform consumers better? Do you agree that's a good idea? Okay. There's so many good ideas, and I want to compliment this committee, who's oftenly Okay. There's so many good ideas, and I want to compliment this committee, who's oftenly divided for coming up with one good idea after another from, you know, Senator Hawley,"
Testimony HUIZENGA, BILL
The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Some stakeholders have argued that CFPB's approach lacks incentives for self-reporting, which may actually reduce transparency and slow corrective actions. And I think, frankly, major reforms are needed. For that reason, I've introduced the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act to reform the CFPB structure from a single director to a bipartisan commission of five members, making it more accountable, consistent, transparent, and trustworthy. And frankly, this has been discussed..."
Testimony SPEAKER_36
H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H...
house Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2026
"for it. Unfortunately, her thoughtful proposal never became law, but let's not give up hope on her birthday. Let's help her. Let's give her a gift, and I believe that a strong majority of the House would support this amendment. It was a good idea then. It's a good idea now, and I urge a yes vote on my motion to ensure that Chairwoman Fox's proposal gets an up or down vote on the floor, and I yield"
Testimony MR. JAMES PAULEY
“Protecting U.S. Leadership in Codes Development and Enhancing Public ...
house Judiciary Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"batteries used throughout our entire society. We published out that we were going to produce this code, and we received public comments back from people that would say, this is a good idea, it's not a good idea, I would like to serve on the committee. We take all of that input in, we draft a scope for that particular standard, and then we begin to assemble the"
Hearing H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H.R. 8884 – Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act; H. Res....
house Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
SPEAKER_36 "for it. Unfortunately, her thoughtful proposal never became law, but let's not give up hope on her birthday. Let's help her. Let's give her a gift, and I believe that a strong majority of the House would support this amendment. It was a good idea then. It's a good idea now, and I urge a yes vote on my motion to ensure that Chairwoman Fox's proposal gets an up or down vote on the floor, and I yield"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Commerce.
senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
THE HONORABLE HOWARD LUTNICK "But you need to cover all of America, and I'm happy to engage with you to make sure we are better. There needs to be economically reasonable ways to be better. Everything can't just be, well, that's a good idea, but it's darn expensive. That's just not the American way, and it's not the Department of Commerce's way, and it's not NOAA's"
Hearing Hearings to examine Social Security, focusing on a discussion on the facts and the path forward.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
GRAHAM, LINDSEY "So it seems to me we don't want to do that. One choice is rather than doing nothing, which puts 20% cut, puts people in poverty, asking people like everybody here to take a little bit less seems to be a pretty good idea. In terms of revenue, what's the income"
Testimony DR. O.J. OLEKA
“Fraud Prevention: Understanding Fraud in Federally Funded Programs Ru...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Apr 15, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. one of the things that we try to do, Mr. Chairman, is provide good ideas for good public policy. As a 501c3, we provide educational resources. And we think that if Congress is able to put some frameworks in place where the state elected officials, again, Auditor Ball and her"
Hearing Priced Out of the American Dream: Understanding the Policies Behind Rising Costs of Housing and Borrowing
house Financial Services Committee · Feb 10, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_17 "This side has their friends, that side has their friends, but squeezing the balloon is never a good idea. The good idea is, let the shareholders bear the risk. Let the private sector get back involved"
Hearing The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
HUIZENGA, BILL "Some stakeholders have argued that CFPB's approach lacks incentives for self-reporting, which may actually reduce transparency and slow corrective actions. And I think, frankly, major reforms are needed. For that reason, I've introduced the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act to reform the CFPB structure from a single director to a bipartisan commission of five members, making it more accountable, consistent, transparent, and trustworthy. And frankly, this has been discussed for many, many years. It was a good idea then. It's a good idea now, especially if one is concerned..."
Hearing Hearings to examine behind the label, focusing on foreign ownership and control in America's drug supply chain.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
HUSTED, JON "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thanks to you and the Ranking Member for hosting this, working on this important issue. Welcome to all the witnesses today. I know that there was a point in time in America's past where we thought it was a good idea to export when we let China into the World Trade Organization. We decided collectively as a country, at least the policymakers at the time, that it would be a good idea to make things in other places because it was cheaper to make them there. But as you talk to people in different industry sectors, at the time, that it would be a good idea to make things..."
Hearing “Workforce Rewired: Modern Apprenticeships for a Modern Economy”
house Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
BONAMICI, SUZANNE "standards. They removed any time-based guardrails on completing competency-based standards. You've recommended in the past that a minimum of one year of training is important, but I want to ask, is it a good idea to remove minimum time requirements for apprenticeships, which seems to put speed over skill? Is that a good idea? which seems to put speed over skill? Is that a good"
Hearing Hearings to examine the affordability agenda.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS "the richest 1% of income earners got 22% of the benefit of those tax cuts. And overall, the top 20% income earners got 72%. I will also say this distorts the picture over time because some of the tax cuts that went to sort of middle class families included things like the no tax on tips, which actually I think is a good idea, although I think if you're in that income level and your income is not just in the form of tips, you should also get a break. But those were all sunset, right? Those tax cuts for working people are going to sunset in a couple of years,"
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_14 "alphabetically by park, starting with Acadia. Actually, there's no such thing, but it's a good idea. No,"
Hearing Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
KING, ANGUS S., JR. "alphabetically by park, starting with Acadia. Actually, there's no such thing, but it's a good idea. No,"
Hearing "Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: Examining Policies to Increase Health Care Transparency."
house Health Subcommittee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_14 "We see it in surveys. I am sure you hear about it in your offices. It's also something that's opaque, and it varies a lot across insurers. And so what you have are people or their employers picking between plans where there's big variation in this measure, and yet they can't readily observe it. So that strikes me as a very good idea. Second, I appreciate the proposal to increase reporting of ownership and merger"
Hearing H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act (BUILD America 250 Act); and other matters cleared...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
UNKNOWN "It may very well be that the, I'm sure it is true, I should say, that the cost of gasoline is terribly high in California, as it is in New York. But it may be a good idea to suspend that gas tax, or it may not be, depending on other things in the California budget. That's for Californians to decide. Californians elect their officials. If they don't like what their officials do, they can vote them out. So I very much oppose this amendment because it would substitute the opinions of our opinions on state government for state"
Hearing Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_17 "of the VA is deferring to the Department of Labor, but to me, this is a pretty easy one and I don't think there's much in the way of cost involved, it's just, one of the themes of this hearing so far is veterans who don't know what their benefits are, what the programs are that are available, so Ms. Devlin, can you nudge the Department of Labor or the Veterans Administration and just say, this is a good idea, let's do it? Last time I counted, there were over 50 states, have you heard of"
Hearing Latin America After the Fall of Maduro
house Western Hemisphere Subcommittee · Apr 16, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA "but also to Nicaragua, we already know what happened in Venezuela. To the Peruvians who have a new president in June, we are sending the message that dealing with the Chinese is not a good idea, and that such a strategic port has to return to the hands of the United States and to the hands of those of us who live in the Western Hemisphere, not the Chinese. That is why we thank you very much, not only the administration, but also these new airs of freedom that are being felt throughout the"
Hearing Hearings to examine the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027, focusing on strategy and challenges ahead of Shanghai.
senate Communication, Media, and Broadband · Mar 17, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_08 "Dr. Lewis? So Dr. Lewis, if I can read into your response, it's not a good idea that the United States withdraw from work"
Hearing An oversight hearing.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Feb 12, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
THE HONORABLE KEITH ELLISON "We have our business. And where we can work together, that's a good idea, but we simply cannot just convert our resources over to the federal government. Yeah, I'm aware of that. I mean, it's common for people to use their First Amendment"
Testimony COONS, CHRISTOPHER A.
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"So look, to summarize, I find it hard to believe that we are continuing to relieve sanctions pressure on Russia and Iran. I was encouraged when last week you said that the department would not extend the sanctions relief for Russia, yet the next day that was reversed. Can you give me any brief idea why it's a good idea to relieve sanctions on Iranian and Russian"
Hearing “Protecting U.S. Leadership in Codes Development and Enhancing Public Access”
house Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee · Apr 21, 2026 · Transcript
MR. JAMES PAULEY "batteries used throughout our entire society. We published out that we were going to produce this code, and we received public comments back from people that would say, this is a good idea, it's not a good idea, I would like to serve on the committee. We take all of that input in, we draft a scope for that particular standard, and then we begin to assemble the"
Hearing “Fraud Prevention: Understanding Fraud in Federally Funded Programs Run by the States”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Apr 15, 2026 · Transcript
DR. O.J. OLEKA "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. one of the things that we try to do, Mr. Chairman, is provide good ideas for good public policy. As a 501c3, we provide educational resources. And we think that if Congress is able to put some frameworks in place where the state elected officials, again, Auditor Ball and her"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Interior.
senate Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript
COONS, CHRISTOPHER A. "So look, to summarize, I find it hard to believe that we are continuing to relieve sanctions pressure on Russia and Iran. I was encouraged when last week you said that the department would not extend the sanctions relief for Russia, yet the next day that was reversed. Can you give me any brief idea why it's a good idea to relieve sanctions on Iranian and Russian"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of David Cummins, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_05 "due to two pointless, unnecessary, and damaging Democrat-imposed shutdowns. Due to the second, roughly 75-day shutdown, the TSA has now lost more than 1,100 employees because the Democrats thought it was a good idea to shut down the government and to stop paying people whose job it is to help keep air travel safe. The efficient and secure operation of our nation's airports is vital to the smooth flow of commerce and travel for"
Hearing Hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
BLUNT ROCHESTER, LISA "And so a lot of the questions that have come, one of the things that you shared in your testimony was about the task forces that you have established, which I think is a really good idea. And I think the choices of things that you're focused on from"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Supreme Court of the United States.
senate Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
THE HONORABLE AMY CONEY BARRETT "I've experienced it in a very personal way, and I can share just a few of my own experiences. There was a time, and it was shortly after the Dobbs leak, when the threats to my life were particularly intense, and my security detail thought it was a good idea for me to have a bulletproof vest. So I took it home from the house, went into my bedroom, threw it down, and turned around, and my 12-year-old son was in the doorway, and he said, what's that? And when I took this job, I didn't really anticipate being in the position of having to explain to one of my children what a bulletproof vest was..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the national security strategy and the western hemisphere.
senate Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
THE HONORABLE MICHAEL KOZAK "As far as I know, the terrorist designations, though, are public. You know, I think the, probably the people who are hiring onto these boats have a pretty good idea what they're doing. But look, this is something that should be discussed, as you've been, in classified session and with our colleagues from the Department of War, because- I just, you know, my involvement in it has been with the, in the case of the two survivors of one of the strikes, it was getting them back home again. I was involved in that effort, but I don't know the rest. Yes. I mean, we've encouraged the countries that..."
Hearing “Direct Contracting: A Prescription for Lower Health Care Costs”
house Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee · Jul 1, 2026 · Transcript
MR. JAMES GELFAND "So we do have to disclose in our transparency and coverage disclosures what we pay for healthcare. Yes, potentially, that would be a very good idea. If you're sued by a hospital system, you should look at transparency and coverage data and see what they're, they're accepting rates from"
Hearing H.R. 9496, H.R. 9500, H.R. 9498, H.R. 9501, H.R. 9499, H.R. 7972, H.R. 9504
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 1, 2026 · Transcript
SMITH, JASON "Thank you, Mr. Panetta. I definitely want to work with you on this. I think it serves a very good purpose and a good idea to try to implement. Thank"
Hearing Various Measures
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript
HILL, J. FRENCH "And while we're seeing excellent progress under Chairman Paul Atkins in returning the SEC to its core mission, these durable reforms are important and that way the Congress provides clear statutory oversight to the Commission and we reduce the back and forth of policy depending on who leads the Commission. I think it's a good idea. I urge support for this package and I yield back the balance of my"
Hearing Markup of Fifteen Bills
house Health Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
GUTHRIE, BRETT "So the opportunities to improve this bill, that's what the process is, is from now until we get to the full committee markup, and then beyond as we move forward. So thanks for everybody offering really good ideas. Thanks for withdrawing your amendments, and we can get to work between now, if it's next week, or when we have our full markup, we'll be ready to hopefully incorporate as much of this where it fits, and what we can into this"
Hearing “From Startup to Scale: The Role of the SBA Office of Investment and Innovation in Powering America’s Small Businesses.”
house Small Business Committee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
GOODLANDER, MAGGIE "or RICs. It was a good idea to start these clusters to support small businesses, including in the life science sector. New Hampshire was awarded in 2024 with the lead being an incredible life science company based in Lebanon, New Hampshire,"
Hearing Safeguarding Federal Research Funds: The False Claims Act's Role in Combating Grant Fraud
house Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
WHITESIDES, GEORGE "Do you know the answer to the question? Okay. I think the Science Committee should look into this. Do you think it's a good idea that American scientists now have political appointees approving each science grant that NSF"
Hearing Hearings to examine reforming the U.S. Postal Service's business model.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
MORENO, BERNIE "Constitution and they're appalled as they're here talking to you. It's a total disgrace. But so let me get back. Should we get back to post office stuff now? Absolutely. That's a good idea. Let's talk about the post office. How do you see the post office's role in combating scams, illicit activity? How do you see that from your"
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
UNKNOWN "But I think it's time to refresh and relook at how it's being used in the way that these detention facilities are housing at times, you know, hundreds of people. They're being run by private contractors that we need to be doing audits and oversight on to make sure that they're following all the rules. So for this instance alone, I think it's a good idea for us to do report language, maybe even more expensive than what Ms. Escobar is asking for, and just review the whole situation on how they're being used. For that reason, I support this amendment, and I would hope that we could do the same..."
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.1133, to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings, S.1146, to permit the televising of Supreme Court...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 18, 2026 · Transcript
WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON "and just the general incompetence of the whole wretched mess. I don't think that it would be a good idea for this committee to be complicit in covering up the cover-up of the Epstein"
Hearing Hearings to examine China's toll on older Americans' health, finances, and security.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_08 "with the company? What do they do? I can start. Yes, Wuxi Aptech is a very interesting entity. It's not a company per se. It's sort of an outsourcing platform for China's pharmaceutical R&D, drug manufacturing, drug discovery, etc. I think that it has become more and more integrated into the way our pharmaceutical companies build their supply chains and do their research and build their drugs. We don't have a really good idea of how deep this is or how deep the reliance is, although we know their presence is everywhere. I think that the larger issue to deal with when we're looking at..."
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.1782, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of organ transplants,...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_06 "one of the reasons is that a tv uh is that drug companies spend billions of dollars on tv commercials pushing their outrageously expensive uh drugs. Turns out that uh and I don't know that everybody here knows this that with the exception of New Zealand, the United States is the only country in the world where it is legal where it is legal for pharmaceutical companies to advertise their drugs on television. Every other country thinks it's a good idea for to make that decision not uh ads on on television. Uh in my view it is time for us to end that international embarrassment and that is what..."
Hearing Hearings to examine Army force modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program.
senate Airland Subcommittee · Jun 16, 2026 · Transcript
KELLY, MARK "Mr. Tostin, was the thought to put it in there to increase the likelihood that a reconciliation process is successful because these are critical items? I think that would be a good idea to have a contingency plan because we need to restock these munitions. And then, General Brown, how is the Army's efforts in identifying and incorporating some low-cost, long-range munitions that will be complementary to current"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
senate Budget Committee · Jun 16, 2026 · Transcript
VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS "Yes or no? I'm asking what your view is. Do you think it's a good idea to put federal employees in trauma? Mr. Duncan, I'm asking you right now what your view is. Do you want to put federal employees into trauma? Yes or"
Hearing Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity: Examining the Structure of the Federal Reserve System
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 12, 2026 · Transcript
BARR, ANDY "Tell me about the history of reapportionment, and would it be wise to consider reapportionment given population shifts and where the geographic banks currently exist? Does anyone think it would be a good idea for Congress to reconsider the number or the location? Let me follow up with a tough question to Ms."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Angela...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
KENNEDY, JOHN "Do you think 230 makes sense to you? Do you think it was a good idea? Well, let me put it this way,"
Hearing Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing
house Energy Subcommittee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
PETERS, SCOTT H. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Clean, baseload nuclear energy is and will continue to be a critical part of our energy generation mix, especially as demand continues to rise. Plans for more nuclear power plants across the country, which everyone is planning for, is a good idea. It has virtually unanimous support here in Congress. The bills we're considering today would go a long way to making those plans a reality. The one thing that's missing is a solution to the question of nuclear waste, specifically the long-term storage of spent nuclear"
Hearing Full Committee Legislative Hearing on Digital Asset Taxation
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
MR. MIKE KAERCHER "For example, one of the bills would extend anti-abuse regimes, like wash sale rules and constructive sale rules, to digital assets. That's a good idea. Another example is the de minimis provision on qualifying stable"
Hearing “The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate, Part II”
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
HUNT, WESLEY "So you were taking money from people and were they informed that this was actually funding members of the KKK? So if a donor says, hey, I'm going to give you all, I'm going to give you all a million dollars, did you then say, well, we're actually going to have a covert operation that's going to secretly give money to KKK to fund the organization? And then did the donor then say, well, that sounds like a good idea, please take more of my money? That ever"
Hearing H.R. 8464 – Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; H.R. 8312 – Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act; H. Res. 1335 – Condemning actors seeking to...
house Rules Committee · Jun 8, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_41 "cop-beater slush fund, which he said yesterday was a, quote, very good idea. Third, it does nothing to nullify the fact that Trump and his family are being given a get-out-of-jail-free card for any past or future tax violations, a deal that his apparently personal lawyer, Todd"
Hearing H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
house Armed Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
JACKSON, RONNY "Unfortunately, under the Biden administration, the Department of War attempted to use taxpayer dollars for the research and development of lab-grown meat, using our men and women in uniform as test subjects for experimental meat products that aren't even approved to be sold in grocery stores. The military does not represent a group of guinea pigs or lab rats that can be made available for every progressive good idea that comes down the pike. There are plenty of other government entities, academic institutions, and private sector companies that can do this R&D. This amendment is..."
Hearing Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
BEAN, AARON "What if Americans took charge of their own health care by having the money to do so? I've got a bill, HSA's for All Health Savings Account, where people, just like their retirement, they can put money aside for health expenses to make that happen. Mr. Secretary, is that bill, is that a good idea or a great idea, the Bean Bill of Health Savings Accounts for All? That's the right answer, Mr."
Hearing Committee on House Administration Full Committee Hearing, "“Oversight of the Architect of the Capitol: Addressing Past Lessons, Present Projects,...
house Committee on House Administration · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
MR. THOMAS AUSTIN "that it's been vetted, and then any subsequent changes, unless they involve design oversights, differing site conditions, or life health safety, really have a high bar for implementation so we don't have that good idea, fairy hitness, waiting on a project that's adding cost and time to the project. That is correct. They integrated asbestos specifically more into the Rayburn building than they did in the Cannon. It's literally embedded into almost all the fibers, especially the structural components in"
Hearing “Restoring America’s Industrial Base: The Role of Small Businesses in National Security.”
house Small Business Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
SCHOLTEN, HILLARY J. "understand how to prepare that is critically important. We're teaching students now how to write smart AI prompts to get it to do what they want, getting our small business owners prepared for drafting their proposals is a really good idea. We'll follow up with your team. We'd love to chat out some specifics there. Thank you. My time is almost up, so I'll yield back. That"
Hearing Examining Legislation to Establish a Federal Comprehensive Privacy and Data Security Law
house Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
FRY, RUSSELL "in diving into the legalese of what states are doing, how they operate, the lessons learned. You know, I serve in the state legislature, and we often borrowed good ideas from other states, and we shunned ones that were not successful in other states. And this was, I think, no different when you're looking at this. Ms. Watts, what do you think is important"
Hearing Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America First Foreign Policy
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_45 "Baseline policy. Yeah, I would say that the notion that they shouldn't have a nuclear weapon is widely held, and not just widely held by members of Congress. It's widely held by countries around the world. In fact, I don't know a single country in the world that says it would be a good idea for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. I think what's changed or where the difference comes in is, okay, what are you going to do about it? You ultimately have to do something about it. And when we saw that they were building up this conventional shield behind which they were going to hide their nuclear..."
Hearing “State and Local Cybersecurity: Escalating Threats, Federal Partnership, and the Resilience of America’s Communities”
house Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript
LUTTRELL, MORGAN "to conduct that mission. Sir, I have seven seconds and I apologize, Mr. Chairman, but if every state went directly to CISA and CISA was one sitting in front of us saying this is exactly what every single state needs, that might be a profound leap in the right direction. Does that even remotely sound like a good idea? I guess not. I guess"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of...
senate Energy and Water Development Subcommittee · May 20, 2026 · Transcript
MURKOWSKI, LISA "Nice to see you and I'm sorry to keep you waiting. That's quite all right. You dove into a meaty subject there, so good. Good. I want to be brief. We had an opportunity to visit and I appreciate your good work, Mr. Tell. We've talked a lot about the situation in Juneau with Mendenhall Glacier and the Yokalop. I've talked to you about the expertise that the mining community brings to the table in drilling and operating work in their tunnels. They think that they've got some good ideas. If local miners in the area can demonstrate to you that they're able to help with a long-term solution in a..."
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Education.
senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 28, 2026 · Transcript
ROUNDS, MIKE "Thank you, Madam Secretary. I've appreciated your willingness to visit the issue of bringing the decisions for education back to the states, and your returning education to the states tour I thought was a really good idea. I like the idea that those decisions should be made at the local level, and I think there's a number of areas within the Department of Education that we've been working on through legislation trying to divvy back out again to the departments that they were in before the department was ever"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 28, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_06 "Thank you, Madam Secretary. I've appreciated your willingness to visit the issue of bringing the decisions for education back to the states, and your returning education to the states tour I thought was a really good idea. I like the idea that those decisions should be made at the local level, and I think there's a number of areas within the Department of Education that we've been working on through legislation trying to divvy back out again to the departments that they were in before the department was ever"
Hearing Budget Hearing – National Guard and Reserve Forces
house Defense Subcommittee · Apr 17, 2026 · Transcript
CARTER, JOHN R. "How effective are the current pre-positioned stocks and equipment sets to ensure they deploy with modern, mission ready capabilities rather than legacy systems? That's a good idea And by the way, there are a lot of people that I see every"
Hearing The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget.
house Energy Subcommittee · Apr 16, 2026 · Transcript
CHRIS WRIGHT "So it depends. It's not always a good idea. I've never regulated the cost of housing, but I'm concerned about the cost of"
Hearing Mitigation and Multiple Loss Properties: Factors Influencing the High Cost of Flooding
house Housing and Insurance Subcommittee · Mar 26, 2026 · Transcript
LICCARDO, SAM T. "Then they went to court again to try to get the administration, that is FEMA, to actually follow the prior court order. It appears now they're finally doing that. My understanding is that there are a little over $5 billion set aside in the Disaster set aside in the Disaster Relief Fund for BRIC. Do you think it would be a good idea for taxpayers that they actually invested those dollars in mitigation of risk? We'll certainly be pushing hard. There's some communities in my neck of the woods, including some coastal communities, that are facing very imminent threats. We want to ensure that the..."
Hearing “Funding Lapse and Security Gaps: Assessing the Harmful Impacts of the DHS Shutdown on Americans”
house Homeland Security Committee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript
THANEDAR, SHRI "With the workforce facing low morale due to no pay and other factors, the Trump administration is doing everything it can to lower workforce morale even further, even as it pretends to prop up this workforce for political points. Do you think canceling the collective bargaining agreement and union rights at TSA is a good idea during this shutdown? How does TSA plan to rebuild its TSO workforce when the administration keeps attacking"
Hearing Member Day to examine S.297, to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Mar 19, 2026 · Transcript
JOHNSON, RON "Mr. Chairman, again, I appreciate the opportunity. We've never done this before, so I think this is a good idea. I don't have anything written"
Hearing Hearings to examine sunshine week, focusing on bringing secret government spending to light, including S.766, to require an annual report of...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Mar 18, 2026 · Transcript
DR. JOSHUA MILLER "reports. From the beginning, I'm not sure that DOGE should have been deployed into a federal agency, but now that it has I think it's a good idea for the inspector general's office to produce oversight over their"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Mar 18, 2026 · Transcript
THE HONORABLE KEVIN MULLIN "FEMA simply helping write checks and assuring that they have the capability and the manpower if need be. But for FEMA to walk in like FBI walking on a crime scene and taking over, no one's going to care more about their backyard than the people that live there in that state. And I think there's a lot of good ideas. I've heard at meeting with so many of you all, there were so many great ideas on how to make FEMA work better. It's got a great"
Hearing Hearings to examine increasing domestic consumption of United States-grown agricultural products.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Mar 10, 2026 · Transcript
SMITH, TINA "Right. And there are, I would just add this, I mean, there are a lot of good ideas on, again, as I said, on both sides of the aisle, I have legislation with many of my colleagues"
Hearing Hearings to examine Water Resources Development Act of 2026, focusing on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects, programs, and priorities.
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Feb 25, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_05 "and indicated a desire to establish a long term plan to reinvest in those hatcheries. Is that plan currently under development? Because I thought that sounded like a very good idea when you suggested that in September. Senator that Well, if we need to formalize that in some way, I'll be happy to work with you because I think the hatcheries are"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Stevan Pearce, of New Mexico, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Kyle Haustveit, of North...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Feb 25, 2026 · Transcript
KING, ANGUS S., JR. "strikes me as, A, not in the public interest because we need that electricity, and B, it establishes a terrible precedent for the federal even-handed regulation, if you will, of energy sources. Yeah, but you're going to be a policy advisor. You're going to be the head of public lands, and we're talking about development on public lands. I presume somebody's going to ask you your opinion. Do you think it's a good idea to basically say we can do one kind of development on public lands and not another? By the way, do you know if there's any legal authority for that kind of"
Hearing “Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript
TIFFANY, THOMAS P. "And I asked him to open the books for a federal audit on food stamps and Medicaid. Don't you think it would be a good idea for every governor to do that at this point? So you would encourage every governor across the United"
Hearing “Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith”
house Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026 · Transcript
HAGEMAN, HARRIET M. "Let that sink in. do such a thing? I think we have a dang good idea. The committee actually used selective clips from these videos and transcripts during their hearings and yet by destroying this evidence they have denied Congress and the public the ability to obtain their full content and context. They created their narrative by selective use of the evidence before them, so how very convenient. Did you or your team receive any of those witness transcripts or video recordings"
Hearing “Curbing Federal Fraud: Examining Innovative Tools to Detect and Prevent Fraud in Federal Programs”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Jan 13, 2026 · Transcript
SESSIONS, PETE "We were going to make sure that we ask questions that you consider to be thoughtful and something that would lead to a better outcome. I want each of you to know how much we appreciate you, how much we recognize that if we will take your nuggets of data and information and good ideas about a better outcome, that we can get"
Hearing “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jan 7, 2026 · Transcript
BIGGS, ANDY "Mr. Ballew, what do you think? So then, the question then is, do you think it's a good idea to pay for the service up front before it's delivered and without accounting? So that's... So you didn't want to ask the question, you want to"
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.Res.526, withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs.
senate Rules and Administration Committee · Dec 11, 2025 · Transcript
SPEAKER_02 "If you have a huge renewable energy portfolio, then maybe tax credits for renewable energy pass into your mind as, hmm, pretty good idea for my investments. If you have a huge inventory of bank stocks or maybe you have fossil stocks or who"
Hearing Hearings to examine America's communications networks.
senate Communication, Media, and Broadband · Dec 2, 2025 · Transcript
LUJÁN, BEN RAY "for the federal government to be wise around taxpayer dollars. And I heard at least two of the panelists suggest, well, that might be a good idea to require anyone doing work with the federal government to meet, is it fair to say, a floor of standards, a floor of requirements, in order to safeguard taxpayer dollars? Would that be"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, Nicholas Jon...
senate Judiciary Committee · Nov 19, 2025 · Transcript
WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON "the evidence, if the facts and circumstances justify it? You're not suggesting that that's a good idea, are you? Never mind. My time has"
Testimony SPEAKER_07
Priced Out of the American Dream: Understanding the Policies Behind Ri...
house Financial Services Committee · Feb 10, 2026
"Like in two seconds. There's demand for housing's crazy in D.C. I mean, that's a good idea. Why don't you do that? It's a fantastic idea. A hundred percent endorse"
Testimony SPEAKER_10
The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Well, we've had a number of requests to have an exemption to the policy. Some of them have good ideas. If you're working on a litigation in Denver, we're not going to ask you to come back to"
Testimony FOXX, VIRGINIA
H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H...
house Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2026
"consistent with those of the last three defense authorizations. Any amendment made in order should be tightly wound to our national security and the appropriate jurisdiction in the House. Not under Democrat control. Well, I mean, look at how nice we are. I think it's a good idea. Let's, I urge a yes"
Testimony SPEAKER_36
H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H...
house Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2026
"Well, but didn't you offer it to the NDAA in the past, and it was made in order? I think it's a good idea. So I urge a yes"
Testimony SPEAKER_05
Hearings to examine the nomination of David Cummins, of Virginia, to b...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"due to two pointless, unnecessary, and damaging Democrat-imposed shutdowns. Due to the second, roughly 75-day shutdown, the TSA has now lost more than 1,100 employees because the Democrats thought it was a good idea to shut down the government and to stop paying people whose job it is to help keep air travel safe. The efficient and secure operation of our nation's airports is vital to the smooth flow of commerce and travel for"
Testimony HUSTED, JON
Hearings to examine behind the label, focusing on foreign ownership an...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thanks to you and the Ranking Member for hosting this, working on this important issue. Welcome to all the witnesses today. I know that there was a point in time in America's past where we thought it was a good idea to export when we let China into the World Trade Organization. We decided collectively as a country, at least the policymakers at the time, that it would be a good idea to make things in other places because it was cheaper to make them there. But as you talk..."
Testimony BLUNT ROCHESTER, LISA
Hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congr...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"And so a lot of the questions that have come, one of the things that you shared in your testimony was about the task forces that you have established, which I think is a really good idea. And I think the choices of things that you're focused on from"
Testimony THE HONORABLE AMY CONEY BARRETT
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"I've experienced it in a very personal way, and I can share just a few of my own experiences. There was a time, and it was shortly after the Dobbs leak, when the threats to my life were particularly intense, and my security detail thought it was a good idea for me to have a bulletproof vest. So I took it home from the house, went into my bedroom, threw it down, and turned around, and my 12-year-old son was in the doorway, and he said, what's that? And when I took this job, I didn't really..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE MICHAEL KOZAK
Hearings to examine the national security strategy and the western hem...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"As far as I know, the terrorist designations, though, are public. You know, I think the, probably the people who are hiring onto these boats have a pretty good idea what they're doing. But look, this is something that should be discussed, as you've been, in classified session and with our colleagues from the Department of War, because- I just, you know, my involvement in it has been with the, in the case of the two survivors of one of the strikes, it was getting them back home again. I was..."
Testimony MR. JAMES GELFAND
“Direct Contracting: A Prescription for Lower Health Care Costs”
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 1, 2026
"So we do have to disclose in our transparency and coverage disclosures what we pay for healthcare. Yes, potentially, that would be a very good idea. If you're sued by a hospital system, you should look at transparency and coverage data and see what they're, they're accepting rates from"
Testimony SMITH, JASON
H.R. 9496, H.R. 9500, H.R. 9498, H.R. 9501, H.R. 9499, H.R. 7972, H.R....
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 1, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Panetta. I definitely want to work with you on this. I think it serves a very good purpose and a good idea to try to implement. Thank"
Testimony HILL, J. FRENCH
Various Measures
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"And while we're seeing excellent progress under Chairman Paul Atkins in returning the SEC to its core mission, these durable reforms are important and that way the Congress provides clear statutory oversight to the Commission and we reduce the back and forth of policy depending on who leads the Commission. I think it's a good idea. I urge support for this package and I yield back the balance of my"
Testimony GUTHRIE, BRETT
Markup of Fifteen Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"So the opportunities to improve this bill, that's what the process is, is from now until we get to the full committee markup, and then beyond as we move forward. So thanks for everybody offering really good ideas. Thanks for withdrawing your amendments, and we can get to work between now, if it's next week, or when we have our full markup, we'll be ready to hopefully incorporate as much of this where it fits, and what we can into this"
Testimony GOODLANDER, MAGGIE
“From Startup to Scale: The Role of the SBA Office of Investment and I...
house Small Business Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"or RICs. It was a good idea to start these clusters to support small businesses, including in the life science sector. New Hampshire was awarded in 2024 with the lead being an incredible life science company based in Lebanon, New Hampshire,"
Testimony BONAMICI, SUZANNE
“Workforce Rewired: Modern Apprenticeships for a Modern Economy”
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"standards. They removed any time-based guardrails on completing competency-based standards. You've recommended in the past that a minimum of one year of training is important, but I want to ask, is it a good idea to remove minimum time requirements for apprenticeships, which seems to put speed over skill? Is that a good idea? which seems to put speed over skill? Is that a good"
Testimony WHITESIDES, GEORGE
Safeguarding Federal Research Funds: The False Claims Act's Role in Co...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Do you know the answer to the question? Okay. I think the Science Committee should look into this. Do you think it's a good idea that American scientists now have political appointees approving each science grant that NSF"
Testimony MORENO, BERNIE
Hearings to examine reforming the U.S. Postal Service's business model...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Constitution and they're appalled as they're here talking to you. It's a total disgrace. But so let me get back. Should we get back to post office stuff now? Absolutely. That's a good idea. Let's talk about the post office. How do you see the post office's role in combating scams, illicit activity? How do you see that from your"
Testimony UNKNOWN
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"But I think it's time to refresh and relook at how it's being used in the way that these detention facilities are housing at times, you know, hundreds of people. They're being run by private contractors that we need to be doing audits and oversight on to make sure that they're following all the rules. So for this instance alone, I think it's a good idea for us to do report language, maybe even more expensive than what Ms. Escobar is asking for, and just review the whole situation on how they're..."
Testimony VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS
Hearings to examine the affordability agenda.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"the richest 1% of income earners got 22% of the benefit of those tax cuts. And overall, the top 20% income earners got 72%. I will also say this distorts the picture over time because some of the tax cuts that went to sort of middle class families included things like the no tax on tips, which actually I think is a good idea, although I think if you're in that income level and your income is not just in the form of tips, you should also get a break. But those were all sunset, right? Those tax..."
Testimony JULIE MARGETTA MORGAN
Hearings to examine the affordability agenda.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"money to do that? That's not my policy. You don't think we ought to do that? I'm sorry. You think we ought to have a federal jobs guarantee? I think a federal jobs guarantee is a good idea, yes. Oh, you Bunny, do you? I think it's incredibly hard to pay for these things when"
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Business meeting to consider S.1133, to provide for media coverage of ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 18, 2026
"and just the general incompetence of the whole wretched mess. I don't think that it would be a good idea for this committee to be complicit in covering up the cover-up of the Epstein"
Testimony SPEAKER_14
Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States ...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"alphabetically by park, starting with Acadia. Actually, there's no such thing, but it's a good idea. No,"
Testimony SPEAKER_09
Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States ...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"Yes. For me, yes. And you all agree that that would be a good idea? As an island state, Hawaii is very aware of the potential for manganese nodules and other minerals in the waters off of Hawaii. And also, I just want to share with you that, as an island"
Testimony KING, ANGUS S., JR.
Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"alphabetically by park, starting with Acadia. Actually, there's no such thing, but it's a good idea. No,"
Testimony HIRONO, MAZIE K.
Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"For me, yes. And you all agree that that would be a good idea? As an island state, Hawaii is very aware of the potential for manganese nodules and other minerals in the waters off of Hawaii. And also, I just want to share with you that as an island state, Hawaii very much empathizes and understands the high cost of energy if you are relying upon importing fossil"
Testimony SPEAKER_08
Hearings to examine China's toll on older Americans' health, finances,...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"with the company? What do they do? I can start. Yes, Wuxi Aptech is a very interesting entity. It's not a company per se. It's sort of an outsourcing platform for China's pharmaceutical R&D, drug manufacturing, drug discovery, etc. I think that it has become more and more integrated into the way our pharmaceutical companies build their supply chains and do their research and build their drugs. We don't have a really good idea of how deep this is or how deep the reliance is, although we know..."
Testimony SPEAKER_06
Business meeting to consider S.1782, to prohibit discrimination on the...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"one of the reasons is that a tv uh is that drug companies spend billions of dollars on tv commercials pushing their outrageously expensive uh drugs. Turns out that uh and I don't know that everybody here knows this that with the exception of New Zealand, the United States is the only country in the world where it is legal where it is legal for pharmaceutical companies to advertise their drugs on television. Every other country thinks it's a good idea for to make that decision not uh ads on on..."
Testimony KELLY, MARK
Hearings to examine Army force modernization in review of the Defense ...
senate Armed Services Committee · Jun 16, 2026
"Mr. Tostin, was the thought to put it in there to increase the likelihood that a reconciliation process is successful because these are critical items? I think that would be a good idea to have a contingency plan because we need to restock these munitions. And then, General Brown, how is the Army's efforts in identifying and incorporating some low-cost, long-range munitions that will be complementary to current"
Testimony VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS
Hearings to examine the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Depu...
senate Budget Committee · Jun 16, 2026
"Yes or no? I'm asking what your view is. Do you think it's a good idea to put federal employees in trauma? Mr. Duncan, I'm asking you right now what your view is. Do you want to put federal employees into trauma? Yes or"
Testimony BARR, ANDY
Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economi...
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 12, 2026
"Tell me about the history of reapportionment, and would it be wise to consider reapportionment given population shifts and where the geographic banks currently exist? Does anyone think it would be a good idea for Congress to reconsider the number or the location? Let me follow up with a tough question to Ms."
Testimony SPEAKER_14
"Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: Examining Policies to I...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"We see it in surveys. I am sure you hear about it in your offices. It's also something that's opaque, and it varies a lot across insurers. And so what you have are people or their employers picking between plans where there's big variation in this measure, and yet they can't readily observe it. So that strikes me as a very good idea. Second, I appreciate the proposal to increase reporting of ownership and merger"
Testimony SPEAKER_14
"Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: Examining Policies to I...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"This is a tactic that you often see private equity firms employ. It's very difficult to tell policymakers what you should do about this if we don't really have a good handle on what that consolidation looks like and what the effects of it are. And so efforts to increase reporting of ownership, transactions, and update that every year seem like a very good idea to me. I'll conclude with one, I guess, maybe a little bit more nuanced"
Testimony KENNEDY, JOHN
Hearings to examine the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, of North D...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Do you think 230 makes sense to you? Do you think it was a good idea? Well, let me put it this way,"
Testimony PETERS, SCOTT H.
Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Clean, baseload nuclear energy is and will continue to be a critical part of our energy generation mix, especially as demand continues to rise. Plans for more nuclear power plants across the country, which everyone is planning for, is a good idea. It has virtually unanimous support here in Congress. The bills we're considering today would go a long way to making those plans a reality. The one thing that's missing is a solution to the question of nuclear waste,..."
Testimony MR. MIKE KAERCHER
Full Committee Legislative Hearing on Digital Asset Taxation
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"For example, one of the bills would extend anti-abuse regimes, like wash sale rules and constructive sale rules, to digital assets. That's a good idea. Another example is the de minimis provision on qualifying stable"
Testimony HUNT, WESLEY
“The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate, Part II”
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"So you were taking money from people and were they informed that this was actually funding members of the KKK? So if a donor says, hey, I'm going to give you all, I'm going to give you all a million dollars, did you then say, well, we're actually going to have a covert operation that's going to secretly give money to KKK to fund the organization? And then did the donor then say, well, that sounds like a good idea, please take more of my money? That ever"
Testimony SPEAKER_41
H.R. 8464 – Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; H.R. 8312 – Fraud Preven...
house Rules Committee · Jun 8, 2026
"cop-beater slush fund, which he said yesterday was a, quote, very good idea. Third, it does nothing to nullify the fact that Trump and his family are being given a get-out-of-jail-free card for any past or future tax violations, a deal that his apparently personal lawyer, Todd"
Testimony MAGAZINER, SETH
“The AI Security Landscape: How Frontier Models, Agentic AI, and AI Co...
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"to China to help power their AI, which can be used to attack us? And so for over a year now, every cybersecurity panel that's come before this subcommittee, I've asked, does anyone here think it is a good idea for the administration, the Trump administration, to be allowing the sale of these advanced chips to China? And if so, why? Every single expert panel we've had in front of us, no one has said yes, they think it's a good idea. And I know that not only has no panelist said that it's a good..."
Testimony MAGAZINER, SETH
“The AI Security Landscape: How Frontier Models, Agentic AI, and AI Co...
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"We should take matters into our own hands. We should discharge it. We should do something because nobody thinks this is a good idea from a cybersecurity point of view. Going back to the issue of having a federal government"
Testimony JACKSON, RONNY
H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
house Armed Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Unfortunately, under the Biden administration, the Department of War attempted to use taxpayer dollars for the research and development of lab-grown meat, using our men and women in uniform as test subjects for experimental meat products that aren't even approved to be sold in grocery stores. The military does not represent a group of guinea pigs or lab rats that can be made available for every progressive good idea that comes down the pike. There are plenty of other government entities,..."
Testimony BEAN, AARON
Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"What if Americans took charge of their own health care by having the money to do so? I've got a bill, HSA's for All Health Savings Account, where people, just like their retirement, they can put money aside for health expenses to make that happen. Mr. Secretary, is that bill, is that a good idea or a great idea, the Bean Bill of Health Savings Accounts for All? That's the right answer, Mr."
Testimony MR. THOMAS AUSTIN
Committee on House Administration Full Committee Hearing, "“Oversight ...
house Committee on House Administration · Jun 3, 2026
"that it's been vetted, and then any subsequent changes, unless they involve design oversights, differing site conditions, or life health safety, really have a high bar for implementation so we don't have that good idea, fairy hitness, waiting on a project that's adding cost and time to the project. That is correct. They integrated asbestos specifically more into the Rayburn building than they did in the Cannon. It's literally embedded into almost all the fibers, especially the structural..."
Testimony SCHOLTEN, HILLARY J.
“Restoring America’s Industrial Base: The Role of Small Businesses in ...
house Small Business Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"understand how to prepare that is critically important. We're teaching students now how to write smart AI prompts to get it to do what they want, getting our small business owners prepared for drafting their proposals is a really good idea. We'll follow up with your team. We'd love to chat out some specifics there. Thank you. My time is almost up, so I'll yield back. That"
Testimony FRY, RUSSELL
Examining Legislation to Establish a Federal Comprehensive Privacy and...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"in diving into the legalese of what states are doing, how they operate, the lessons learned. You know, I serve in the state legislature, and we often borrowed good ideas from other states, and we shunned ones that were not successful in other states. And this was, I think, no different when you're looking at this. Ms. Watts, what do you think is important"
Testimony SPEAKER_45
Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America Fi...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"Baseline policy. Yeah, I would say that the notion that they shouldn't have a nuclear weapon is widely held, and not just widely held by members of Congress. It's widely held by countries around the world. In fact, I don't know a single country in the world that says it would be a good idea for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. I think what's changed or where the difference comes in is, okay, what are you going to do about it? You ultimately have to do something about it. And when we saw that they..."
Testimony LUTTRELL, MORGAN
“State and Local Cybersecurity: Escalating Threats, Federal Partnershi...
house Homeland Security Committee · May 21, 2026
"to conduct that mission. Sir, I have seven seconds and I apologize, Mr. Chairman, but if every state went directly to CISA and CISA was one sitting in front of us saying this is exactly what every single state needs, that might be a profound leap in the right direction. Does that even remotely sound like a good idea? I guess not. I guess"
Testimony UNKNOWN
H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · May 21, 2026
"It may very well be that the, I'm sure it is true, I should say, that the cost of gasoline is terribly high in California, as it is in New York. But it may be a good idea to suspend that gas tax, or it may not be, depending on other things in the California budget. That's for Californians to decide. Californians elect their officials. If they don't like what their officials do, they can vote them out. So I very much oppose this amendment because it would substitute the opinions of our opinions..."
Testimony UNKNOWN
H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · May 21, 2026
"It's also why I've worked with Congressman Huffman to introduce legislation earlier last month to reauthorize the program and improve it so that communities can continue to expand their active transportation networks and experience the benefits that come with it. I think this is just smart infrastructure policy. I strongly urge my colleagues to work with us on these good ideas about how we can invest in the future of our communities and knit them together. I understand that there's a..."
Testimony MURKOWSKI, LISA
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · May 20, 2026
"Nice to see you and I'm sorry to keep you waiting. That's quite all right. You dove into a meaty subject there, so good. Good. I want to be brief. We had an opportunity to visit and I appreciate your good work, Mr. Tell. We've talked a lot about the situation in Juneau with Mendenhall Glacier and the Yokalop. I've talked to you about the expertise that the mining community brings to the table in drilling and operating work in their tunnels. They think that they've got some good ideas. If local..."
Testimony SPEAKER_17
Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to e...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"of the VA is deferring to the Department of Labor, but to me, this is a pretty easy one and I don't think there's much in the way of cost involved, it's just, one of the themes of this hearing so far is veterans who don't know what their benefits are, what the programs are that are available, so Ms. Devlin, can you nudge the Department of Labor or the Veterans Administration and just say, this is a good idea, let's do it? Last time I counted, there were over 50 states, have you heard of"
Testimony SPEAKER_17
Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to e...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"You went down the list very efficiently and important. Ms. Goodale, you touched on the organizational bill that the Chairman and I have. Could you emphasize a little bit or amplify your thoughts about why it's a good idea for us to have an ongoing picture of the structure of the organization at the VA? Thank you. That's exactly the logic behind the bill. I appreciate it. Mr. Ciannilli, what do you think of the poster"
Testimony ROUNDS, MIKE
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"Thank you, Madam Secretary. I've appreciated your willingness to visit the issue of bringing the decisions for education back to the states, and your returning education to the states tour I thought was a really good idea. I like the idea that those decisions should be made at the local level, and I think there's a number of areas within the Department of Education that we've been working on through legislation trying to divvy back out again to the departments that they were in before the..."
Testimony SPEAKER_06
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"Thank you, Madam Secretary. I've appreciated your willingness to visit the issue of bringing the decisions for education back to the states, and your returning education to the states tour I thought was a really good idea. I like the idea that those decisions should be made at the local level, and I think there's a number of areas within the Department of Education that we've been working on through legislation trying to divvy back out again to the departments that they were in before the..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE HOWARD LUTNICK
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"But you need to cover all of America, and I'm happy to engage with you to make sure we are better. There needs to be economically reasonable ways to be better. Everything can't just be, well, that's a good idea, but it's darn expensive. That's just not the American way, and it's not the Department of Commerce's way, and it's not NOAA's"
Testimony SCHATZ, BRIAN
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"Letter carriers have different standards for confidentiality and also letter carriers get paid reasonably well compared to census workers. And that was my intuition. And then I read the G.A.O. study and it confirmed all that. Why do we think this is a good idea? It seems like it's going to be very expensive. And also, I should probably I should have led with this. It'll probably delay the delivery of mail. So I guess I don't understand why we like this"
Testimony VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"by creating subsidiaries or other entities. It was essentially designed to close loopholes, and it was something that I thought was a good idea. Unfortunately, it was then traded away or terminated by the Trump"
Testimony CARTER, JOHN R.
Budget Hearing – National Guard and Reserve Forces
house Appropriations Committee · Apr 17, 2026
"How effective are the current pre-positioned stocks and equipment sets to ensure they deploy with modern, mission ready capabilities rather than legacy systems? That's a good idea And by the way, there are a lot of people that I see every"
Testimony SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA
Latin America After the Fall of Maduro
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Apr 16, 2026
"but also to Nicaragua, we already know what happened in Venezuela. To the Peruvians who have a new president in June, we are sending the message that dealing with the Chinese is not a good idea, and that such a strategic port has to return to the hands of the United States and to the hands of those of us who live in the Western Hemisphere, not the Chinese. That is why we thank you very much, not only the administration, but also these new airs of freedom that are being felt throughout the..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE MICHAEL KOZAK
Latin America After the Fall of Maduro
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Apr 16, 2026
"And I don't see anybody else who's willing to step up and be, you know, sugar daddy to them anymore. So they've got a problem of their own creation that they've got to get out of. They can talk to us about, you know, if they've got some good idea that is in line with our goals, you know, we might even help them. But it's not the kind of thing where"
Testimony CHRIS WRIGHT
The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget.
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 16, 2026
"So it depends. It's not always a good idea. I've never regulated the cost of housing, but I'm concerned about the cost of"
Testimony LICCARDO, SAM T.
Mitigation and Multiple Loss Properties: Factors Influencing the High ...
house Financial Services Committee · Mar 26, 2026
"Then they went to court again to try to get the administration, that is FEMA, to actually follow the prior court order. It appears now they're finally doing that. My understanding is that there are a little over $5 billion set aside in the Disaster set aside in the Disaster Relief Fund for BRIC. Do you think it would be a good idea for taxpayers that they actually invested those dollars in mitigation of risk? We'll certainly be pushing hard. There's some communities in my neck of the woods,..."
Testimony GRAHAM, LINDSEY
Hearings to examine Social Security, focusing on a discussion on the f...
senate Budget Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"So it seems to me we don't want to do that. One choice is rather than doing nothing, which puts 20% cut, puts people in poverty, asking people like everybody here to take a little bit less seems to be a pretty good idea. In terms of revenue, what's the income"
Testimony JOHNSON, RON
Hearings to examine Social Security, focusing on a discussion on the f...
senate Budget Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"Senator Kaine, real quick, obviously I was talking about we should have invested all the surplus in hard assets that had value to the federal government. We didn't do that. My concern about the Cassie proposal is he wants to borrow $1.5 trillion, again, if it's such a good idea, and if we're willing to take the risk on investment, I mean, we should have done it a long time ago. Why not take the entire trust fund and do"
Testimony SCOTT, RICK
Hearings to examine Social Security, focusing on a discussion on the f...
senate Budget Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"now. So I think hopefully everybody's got a lot of good ideas, but we've got to figure out how to fix this. So Dr. Adal, our nation's budget continues to spiral out of control, led by years of inflation causing policies and government overspending. Can you explain how high deficit spending coupled with increasingly high interest payments on that debt make it hard to solve future emergencies like the potential insolvency of Social Security and"
Testimony THANEDAR, SHRI
“Funding Lapse and Security Gaps: Assessing the Harmful Impacts of the...
house Homeland Security Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"With the workforce facing low morale due to no pay and other factors, the Trump administration is doing everything it can to lower workforce morale even further, even as it pretends to prop up this workforce for political points. Do you think canceling the collective bargaining agreement and union rights at TSA is a good idea during this shutdown? How does TSA plan to rebuild its TSO workforce when the administration keeps attacking"
Testimony JOHNSON, RON
Member Day to examine legislative priorities.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Mar 19, 2026
"Mr. Chairman, again, I appreciate the opportunity. We've never done this before, so I think this is a good idea. I don't have anything written"
Testimony DR. JOSHUA MILLER
Hearings to examine sunshine week, focusing on bringing secret governm...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"reports. From the beginning, I'm not sure that DOGE should have been deployed into a federal agency, but now that it has I think it's a good idea for the inspector general's office to produce oversight over their"
Testimony THE HONORABLE KEVIN MULLIN
Hearings to examine the nomination of Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, t...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"FEMA simply helping write checks and assuring that they have the capability and the manpower if need be. But for FEMA to walk in like FBI walking on a crime scene and taking over, no one's going to care more about their backyard than the people that live there in that state. And I think there's a lot of good ideas. I've heard at meeting with so many of you all, there were so many great ideas on how to make FEMA work better. It's got a great"
Testimony SPEAKER_08
Hearings to examine the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027, focu...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Mar 17, 2026
"Dr. Lewis? So Dr. Lewis, if I can read into your response, it's not a good idea that the United States withdraw from work"
Testimony DR. JAMES A. LEWIS
Hearings to examine the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027, focu...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Mar 17, 2026
"So you're right to emphasize the importance of partners in these negotiations. Definitely not a good idea. Same"
Testimony GRAHAM, LINDSEY
Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"Yeah I do suggested that the clerk of court who had a religious view that she could not in good conscience issue a marriage license to a gay couple, even though the law required she needed to get out of her job, I was boy, what a great guy I was then. Now the shoes on the other foot. All of a sudden, that's not that's not a good idea. You can what you want to do is just ignore the laws you don't like Is that where we're headed Mr Wolf is Well let's stop it now. Let's end this madness. There is..."
Testimony GRAHAM, LINDSEY
Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"that's something we could do together Sounds like a pretty good idea to me. Be glad to work with"
Testimony SPEAKER_11
Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"Do you find it interesting that politicians who have no idea, no background in law enforcement will pass laws that prohibit law enforcement to cooperate with federal officials, local law enforcement? Do you think that's a good idea? It's"
Testimony MICHAEL L. CHAPMAN
Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"No it's not a good idea We get"
Testimony SMITH, TINA
Hearings to examine increasing domestic consumption of United States-g...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"Right. And there are, I would just add this, I mean, there are a lot of good ideas on, again, as I said, on both sides of the aisle, I have legislation with many of my colleagues"
Testimony SPEAKER_05
Hearings to examine Water Resources Development Act of 2026, focusing ...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Feb 25, 2026
"and indicated a desire to establish a long term plan to reinvest in those hatcheries. Is that plan currently under development? Because I thought that sounded like a very good idea when you suggested that in September. Senator that Well, if we need to formalize that in some way, I'll be happy to work with you because I think the hatcheries are"
Testimony KING, ANGUS S., JR.
Hearings to examine the nominations of Stevan Pearce, of New Mexico, t...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Feb 25, 2026
"strikes me as, A, not in the public interest because we need that electricity, and B, it establishes a terrible precedent for the federal even-handed regulation, if you will, of energy sources. Yeah, but you're going to be a policy advisor. You're going to be the head of public lands, and we're talking about development on public lands. I presume somebody's going to ask you your opinion. Do you think it's a good idea to basically say we can do one kind of development on public lands and not..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE KEITH ELLISON
An oversight hearing.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Feb 12, 2026
"We have our business. And where we can work together, that's a good idea, but we simply cannot just convert our resources over to the federal government. Yeah, I'm aware of that. I mean, it's common for people to use their First Amendment"
Testimony PAUL, RAND
An oversight hearing.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Feb 12, 2026
"I know he's made a lot of orders in the opposite direction. I'm just saying I would test him in the direction of the things he with that is a good idea. The other thing that came to my mind is if you don't have a final order and he's making the distinction, well, detainer's not really an order and We're not going to, you said there are other states that do this, We're not going to keep you beyond your three years in prison, even one day on a detainer because it's not really order. If somebody's..."
Testimony TIFFANY, THOMAS P.
“Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"And I asked him to open the books for a federal audit on food stamps and Medicaid. Don't you think it would be a good idea for every governor to do that at this point? So you would encourage every governor across the United"
Testimony HAGEMAN, HARRIET M.
“Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith”
house Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"Let that sink in. do such a thing? I think we have a dang good idea. The committee actually used selective clips from these videos and transcripts during their hearings and yet by destroying this evidence they have denied Congress and the public the ability to obtain their full content and context. They created their narrative by selective use of the evidence before them, so how very convenient. Did you or your team receive any of those witness transcripts or video recordings"
Testimony SESSIONS, PETE
“Curbing Federal Fraud: Examining Innovative Tools to Detect and Preve...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jan 13, 2026
"We were going to make sure that we ask questions that you consider to be thoughtful and something that would lead to a better outcome. I want each of you to know how much we appreciate you, how much we recognize that if we will take your nuggets of data and information and good ideas about a better outcome, that we can get"
Testimony BIGGS, ANDY
“Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jan 7, 2026
"Mr. Ballew, what do you think? So then, the question then is, do you think it's a good idea to pay for the service up front before it's delivered and without accounting? So that's... So you didn't want to ask the question, you want to"
Testimony SPEAKER_02
Business meeting to consider S.Res.526, withholding the pay of Senator...
senate Rules and Administration Committee · Dec 11, 2025
"If you have a huge renewable energy portfolio, then maybe tax credits for renewable energy pass into your mind as, hmm, pretty good idea for my investments. If you have a huge inventory of bank stocks or maybe you have fossil stocks or who"
Testimony SPEAKER_13
Hearings to examine balancing the interests of local radio, songwriter...
senate Judiciary Committee · Dec 9, 2025
"Do you agree with that? Okay. Well, I'm not urging people to smoke. I don't think kids should smoke. Why don't we label this a dangerous product, at least inform consumers better? Do you agree that's a good idea? Okay. There's so many good ideas, and I want to compliment this committee, who's oftenly Okay. There's so many good ideas, and I want to compliment this committee, who's oftenly divided for coming up with one good idea after another from, you know, Senator Hawley,"
Testimony SPEAKER_13
Hearings to examine balancing the interests of local radio, songwriter...
senate Judiciary Committee · Dec 9, 2025
"Okay. Me, too. So, what are we going to do? Here's what I'm going to do. I'm going to Yes. write a letter to Senator Thune and Senator Schumer, both good men, and in February, we should have like a social media week where we take all these good ideas and we dedicate a week or two weeks to doing nothing on the floor but this, to try to take these laws that everybody's coming up with and put them in a big package and put us all on"
Testimony LUJÁN, BEN RAY
Hearings to examine America's communications networks.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 2, 2025
"for the federal government to be wise around taxpayer dollars. And I heard at least two of the panelists suggest, well, that might be a good idea to require anyone doing work with the federal government to meet, is it fair to say, a floor of standards, a floor of requirements, in order to safeguard taxpayer dollars? Would that be"
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Hearings to examine the nominations of David Clay Fowlkes, to be Unite...
senate Judiciary Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"the evidence, if the facts and circumstances justify it? You're not suggesting that that's a good idea, are you? Never mind. My time has"