Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding and thank him for his leadership. As you have heard, this is just a commonsense bill, and I rise in strong support of S. 1580, the Competitive Services Act. I want to thank my…

will you commit to taking into consideration the continued broad bipartisan support for offshore energy production in the Atlantic Ocean?

What we are trying to do here, ma'am, is we want to make sure that the tax dollars are being used for their intended purpose.

When the whole thing went bankrupt, there were a lot of people that were just desperate in southwest Virginia and across the country, who spent their lives mining coal who suddenly had no pension or health benefits to look forward to.

Let's point out the judge set aside that delisting because... those scientifically managed plans did not happen.

I would like to add my support to Mr. Cartwright's RECLAIM Act, which is bipartisan.

To add insult to injury, you proposed a well control rule.

You cannot say that we lose money because BP is now paying their fines and penalties.

How in the world are we going to compete on a global basis if you are increasing the tax on a domestic product?

I am offended, I really am. And a lot of people in the Gulf Coast are offended.

Thank you very much for putting in your budget all the efforts to save the coal miners' pension fund.

I would also like to mention an effort to quantify outdoor recreation's contributions.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4084, the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act. Currently in the United States, nuclear power produces about 20 percent of our…

if it is going to continue the way that it is going, then there is no way I am going to be able to support reauthorization.

So it just ain't gonna work.

The numbers are going down when the promises are going up.

I have introduced legislation to guarantee access to quality child care for children under age four.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to tell the story of Kendra Kilroy of Quincy, Massachusetts, one of tens of thousands of women harmed by the permanent sterilization device Essure. Because of Essure, she has lived in debilitating pain. She has lived in…