I think we need to draw some specific lines and encourage China to compromise on some of its objectives, as they have in other regions, as I said.

I understand the verbiage. I am talking about action.

I am a strong supporter of it. I think the United States hurt itself by not ratifying the treaty.

Madam Chair, 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 73, line 17, insert ``, consistent with Executive Order 12898,'' after…

Mr. President, I rise to join my colleagues from the Senate Climate Action Task Force on the floor to bring attention to the well-funded network of organizations that are deliberately misleading the public on climate change. My colleagues…

I thank the gentleman. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Johnson). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 19 Offered by Ms…

Madam Chair, power companies are closing coal-fired power plants as we move toward cleaner, more sustainable ways to generate electricity. A material known as coal ash is a byproduct of this industry. Coal ash contains carcinogens, known…

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 240, noes 171, not voting 22, as follows: [Roll No. 416]…

Mr. Chairman, 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 67, strike lines 4 through 19. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 820, the…

Mr. Chairman, may I ask how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 2 minutes remaining.

Mr. Chairman, 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 Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. Huffman The Acting…

Mr. Chairman, with great respect to the subcommittee chairman, I was at the hearing all morning at Natural Resources a few months ago when we had the Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on this exact issue…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. McCollum), the ranking member. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment. The amendment would allow OMS to deal with the continuing problems posed…

Mr. Chairman, this amendment simply strips the language that would block the implementation of the Stream Protection Rule. We should not willfully delay or stop this rule. I am very familiar with mountaintop removal mining. When I was…

Mr. President, I am coming to the floor once again to express my condolences to the families of those who were lost in Dallas--the families of Brent Thompson, Michael Krol, Patrick Zamarripa, Lorne Ahrens, and Michael Smith. In…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, this is my third and last amendment on this bill, and I am hopeful that maybe this is one we can agree on. Mr. Chairman, the Preble's meadow jumping mouse is a tiny…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, the process of hydraulic fracturing, often used in combination with horizontal drilling, has unlocked vast new American energy resources, making the United States the…