Madam Speaker, as a business owner of 42 years, I know a few things about job creation, and with more than 10 million Americans out of work, it is time to energize the energy business. We need to let the private sector drive our…

Secretary Hagel, let me begin with this: You have spoken very eloquently about the increased risk around the world that we face, the threats that are out there.

But I tell you, we have not heard the strong unified voice that we hoped we would see around the world to demand that Russia get out of Ukraine and allow Ukraine to run its own internal affairs.

I am just going to underscore how dangerous this situation is and how Russia is violating not just one, but numerous international obligations.

We will use every international fora that we can to not only highlight our concerns, but build practical pressure on Russia.

I think this administration has shown incredible leadership and effective coalition-building to deal with some extremely challenging problems around the world.

Clearly, we know who is responsible for those denials.

I do not think there is any way in which the Russians can put a patina of legality or legitimacy on the referendum that has been discussed.

I think our foreign policy credibility is close to shot at this time.

I think many of us are concerned about the interim deal being the final deal or having a series of rolling interim deals.

Ukraine has shown remarkable restraint. I commend them for being able to put the spotlight on who is the villain here, and it is clearly Russia.

I think the Europeans understand what is at stake, as I believe we do, and are determined to not only make clear that there are costs of what has already been done, but to increase significantly costs if the situation escalates.

Madam Speaker, I now yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel). I also ask unanimous consent that the balance of my time be managed by the gentleman from Washington (Mr. McDermott), the ranking member on the Health…

Madam Speaker, it is now my special pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Waxman) with whom those of us on Ways and Means have worked all of these years on health care reform. He is one of the authors of this…

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I shall consume. (Mr. LEVIN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Well, here they go again. But this time, it is the 50th time that House Republicans have brought up legislation to repeal or to undermine the Affordable Care Act. But this 50th time is no golden anniversary. It is a House Republican goose…

More than 500 drinking and wastewater facilities have replaced their toxic chlorine gas with safer alternatives. Isn't it true that some chemical substitutions like this can be done quickly and inexpensively?

What we are trying to tell people is that this should be expanded, that all the chemical industry be covered by these approaches.