The energy renaissance in the United States, because of the shale oil and gas revolution, is going to go forward whether this bill happens or not.

Today, the Subcommittee will discuss a written discussion draft that continues a conversation about the relationship between the Federal Government and the states most immediately affected by the development of federally-owned minerals.

While states are highly involved in the offshore lease planning process, they do not have a 'veto' power over lease sales.

Mr. Speaker, this week, the House is considering a number of bills relating to the opioid public health epidemic. I serve on the Energy and Commerce Committee, and over the past year, our committee has heard from experts. We have had…

I happen to believe that doing the moral thing is taking care of our planet.

There is no doubt, there is certainly not a line that stops oil from seeping into different parts of the ocean, and we have seen what happens to tourism and industries when that occurs.

So what more can we do to help these institutions move forward with the good work that they're doing?

I want to urge you to continue to do that as well as working with civil societies.

The work of civil society there in the Northern Triangle is critical.

These are the people that are on the front line as it relates to Mexican elections right now.

We don't talk about climate change in this Committee.

This is not the American values that you fight for abroad.

When a government decides that it is an important policy to rip away a baby that is nursing from its mother and that that is good policy, we have to challenge that.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Savannah, Georgia, Police Department Patrol Officer Anthony Christie, who lost his life in the line of duty on May 25 at the age of 37. He is remembered as a passionate person who was deeply devoted…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. Esty), my good friend and the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4635, as amended, to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors available to women veterans. Peer-to-peer counseling is meant to be…

Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) who, though she is not a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, has had a distinguished record of serving our veterans through very, very significant…

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2147, as amended, the Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018. This bill would require VA to expand access to Veterans Justice…