Jeff Flake | Congressman Arizona’s Sixth District

Speeches and Floor Statements

  • Congressman Flake Testifies Before House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
    Jun 8, 2012  - THE HONORABLE JEFF FLAKE Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5971 – Emergency Water Supply Restoration Act 1334 Longworth House Office Building – Friday, June 8, 2012, 9:00 a.m. Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to provide comments in suppo... More
  • Congressman Flake Delivers Floor Speech on Earmark Reform
    Jul 17, 2007  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today delivered the following speech on the floor of the House of Representatives: “Mr. Speaker, I rise today out of concern for what earmarks are doing to this body. Those of us on the Republican side understand very well t... More
  • Keeping Earmarks Out of the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
    Apr 20, 2005  - Madam Speaker, a couple of weeks ago, the House Appropriations Committee floated a trial balloon in some of the newspapers that cover Congress. They indicated that they might allow earmarks into this year's appropriation bill for the Department of Homeland Security. Not surprisingly, the announceme... More
  • Earmarks in the Transportation Bill
    Mar 10, 2005  - Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about the transportation bill. I offered an amendment earlier today, and time constraints prohibited me from really explaining the amendment, what I was seeking to do and the problem with the bill as it currently is or may become once it gets through conference. Du... More