The distinguished chairman--who does a great job, and we're trying to work together--if we understand this, a non-union shop can be considered for work under a project labor agreement. You don't have to be a union shop. So a non-union…

Let's get back to some facts here. Under the CRS report that was referenced earlier, the National Labor Relations Act, as we know, gives most private sector workers the right to join or form a labor union and to bargain collectively. A…

I rise in strong opposition to the Markey amendment. I know my friend is trying to be humorous, but this is a very serious subject. I was one of the leaders who worked to do the B 2 bomber. That took us between 15 and 20 years. Now, the…

I believe every Member of the House supports the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. However, I oppose the bill we are considering today because it contains serious gaps in its protections for Native American victims of…

Reclaiming my time just to briefly say to the gentleman, what we have been doing isn't working. The oceans are in trouble. We have got acidification that affects our shellfish, and it's because of too much carbon dioxide going into the…

The important point is, let's vote for this bill. Dear Representative Dicks: I write to ask for your support for H.R. 2072, the Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011, which reauthorizes the U.S. Export-Import (EXIM) Bank. EXIM…

As I understand it, the American Community Survey is authorized by law and has been upheld by the courts. The ACS is authorized under Title 13, U.S. Code, the Census Act. On numerous occasions, the courts have judged that the Constitution…

Let me just say that one of the problems we have is with runoff from agricultural lands that goes into the Chesapeake Bay, that goes into Puget Sound, that goes into the ocean, and that has to be dealt with in order to protect the oceans.

I rise in strong opposition to the amendment. The implementation of the National Ocean Policy will help to protect, maintain, and restore our ocean, coastal, island, and Great Lakes ecosystems, which provide jobs, food, and recreation, and…

I thank my friend for yielding to me. I want to associate myself with Mr. Campbell's very accurate comments. Let me begin by extending my deepest thanks to one of my best friends, the minority whip, Mr. Hoyer, for his tireless efforts to…

I will just say to my friend, there is a problem with fertilizer runoff from agricultural lands. We've got it in the Puget Sound. These are serious matters that have to be dealt with, and to look the other way is not a solution. I yield to…

This will not be a process that will continue. This is one time only. The Acting CHAIR. The amendment has been agreed to.