Madam Chair, when we considered the bill in committee, the majority claimed the bill had nothing to do with the ESA or the bypass flows or FERC or reclamation projects, which we pointed out that it did. Now they have a savings clause for…

Madam Chair, I know I have said it before, the ski resort association wants to focus on this bill, so I am suggesting that we do approve the Polis amendment and then hold a hearing--an open hearing and a transparent hearing--for those…

Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The legislation we have to consider today is flawed on many levels-- it is flawed on process; it is flawed on policy; and it is flawed in claiming that it protects States' water…

Madam Chair, the amendment doesn't fix the bill because the bill cannot be fixed. The savings clause in the base bill and the savings clauses that will likely be added by the manager's amendment are symptoms of the problem with the initial…

Mr. Speaker, today, on Capitol Hill, we are watching several hundred dedicated volunteers fan out to share their vision of the United States' providing leadership for safe drinking water and sanitation around the globe. They will point out…

Events around the world should indicate that now, more than ever, we need a stronger relationship with Taiwan.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to voice my support for the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. As many Americans know, this pipeline will provide an immediate boost to our economy and strengthen national security. That is important. Ask the…

Words and actions have consequences. Witness Russia's recent invasion of Crimea into the Ukraine.

I thank Congresswoman Blackburn so much and Congresswoman Maloney. I share the same passion as Congresswoman Lummis. We want to just lift you and be a part of this team for H.R. 863. We hope that everyone listening this evening will…

I want to thank Congressman Pocan for just a phenomenal presentation this evening and for lifting up those across our country who worked hard for a living and have fallen on hard times. Trying to hold their families together, they go try…

Thank you. It is just great to be here this evening and to have so many women gathered on the floor--women Members. That in itself is historic. As an Ohio Representative, I want to voice my support of your bill, H.R. 863, the National…

I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio. Amendment No. 2827

Mr. Speaker, for the Bay Area law enforcement community, few days are sadder and more tragically memorable than Saturday, March 21, 2009. It is a day that everyone in the community will always recall where they were when they heard the…

Certainly any issues with respect to disarming the United States should be held in context to the threats that we have.

the Navy is going back to the size it was in World War I.

the Marines are going down to 175,000 force.

the cuts that you are doing are devastating to the Air Force. They are wrong.

the Air Force will be the smallest it has ever been.