I would again like to thank the gentleman from Alabama for his comments. Mr. Speaker, you have heard from three freshmen Members today. Next I would like to yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall), a more seasoned member of the…

I thank the gentleman from Indiana for his remarks. I thank him also for his leadership on the Budget Committee. I thank him for his passion to see a better future for our kids and for our grandchildren. Mr. Speaker, having served in a…

There has to be Federal minimum standards.

I already think what the EPA did was not strong enough to protect the people.

Well, Mr. Holleman, I just want to say you are the best witness that I have ever had on my side of an issue, for many reasons.

I believe the brownfields bill is certainly ready to move forward, I believe the coal ash bill weakens protections and should not move forward, and I believe we can work together to get that Good Samaritan bill into a very good place, and…

Recycling of coal ash is absolutely allowed under the EPA rule.

Mr. President, this is a great country. Regardless of what some people say, this is a great country, and the reason it is great is that people work. They get up and they produce for this country. They give their talents. They get paid…

But after seeing the corruption in Flint, ... I am going to ask you to expand on that one more time.

As I often say, no one has ever asked me, ... please weaken our clean water rules; I really don't want to have sure pure air or water. Baloney. They want it better.

I expect the law enforcement authorities to communicate and work with the law-abiding people who reported it.

the problem that we have in the bill that was introduced by my friends, Senators Hoeven and Manchin, is that it eliminates one, two, three, four, five, six, seven of the minimum standards in the rule

Let's make sure what we do doesn't lead to another Flint, Michigan.

the problem with the bill that Senators Hoeven and Manchin have, there is no Federal standard.

So I am not going to deal with that issue unless we have minimum protections. That is essential.

You said what you saw at the State level was out-and-out cronyism, to put it in the mildest form.

I am proud that our country's Sailors get their start in Illinois at Naval Station Great Lakes.

Replacing Chickamauga Lock is important to all of Tennessee, and if Chickamauga Lock closes, it will throw 150,000 more trucks onto I-75.