Madam President, I rise to speak about an issue that is directly impacting each and every family, not just in West Virginia but throughout this whole country. It is the high gas prices. The truth is, in States all across this Nation, and…

On rollcall No. 300, had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' Stated against:

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Garamendi The CHAIR. It is now in order…

Following last year's BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, one would think that a foundational and critical element of any bill related to offshore deepwater oil drilling would be to improve our safety and environmental safeguards based on the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, strike ``and'' after the semicolon at line 4, strike the period at line 6 and insert ``; and'', and after…

This underlying legislation's very basic safety review provision simply doesn't address the broad swath of problems that need to be addressed by any serious offshore drilling bill. My amendment is a simple way of ensuring that the many…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado will be postponed. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, strike the closing quotation marks and second period at line 9, and after line 9 insert the…

In this vein, we must give special priority to programs that protect vulnerable populations, including internally displaced persons--women, children, persons with disabilities, and others. We must ensure that these populations are…

First, let me thank the gentlelady from Florida for yielding and for her leadership on so many issues, especially as it relates to her community, her district, Haitians, Haiti, and the Haitian diaspora. I rise in support of H.R. 1016, the…

Finally, we must continue to support the Haitian Public Health Ministry to prevent the spread of cholera, treat those affected with the disease, and build up health systems. The international community must plan for the long-term presence…

Mr. President, today I am introducing the Veterans Health Equity Act of 2011. This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that every State has either a full-service veterans hospital or, in the alternative, that…

Mr. President, I rise today to once again touch on a subject that is important to me. I know it is very important to the Presiding Officer because the Commonwealth of Virginia and the great State of Maryland have a large number of Federal…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Mother's Day Centennial Coin Commemorative Coin Act. I am proud to be joined by a bipartisan group of cosponsors including Senators Manchin, Cochran, Stabenow, and Whitehouse. With Mother's Day…

Mr. President, for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of…

We should oppose this bill not because it is too strong, but because it is too weak. Americans do need relief from $4 a gallon gasoline, and they are not going to get it from this bill either in the short term or the long term. The reason…

How much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado has 3 minutes remaining.

I yield myself the balance of my time. With regard to the last comment, it is the oil cartels that drive prices, not the normal functions of the market and supply and demand. With regard to the oil subsidies, Mr. Speaker, we have an…