While the process of moving this legislation forward has taken some time, it has also demonstrated that Members of both parties, Members of both Houses, can work cooperatively and in good faith to reach bipartisan solutions. This is the…

Then I will close with a few remarks, again, with thanks to the chairman; and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I just want to stress how important the operation of the Federal Helium Reserve has been to science, to…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 244, noes 173, not voting 15, as follows: [Roll No. 483] AYES--244…

Social Security is one of the most successful programs of the Federal Government. However, many Americans don't realize that the wealthy pay a lower rate on taxable income into Social Security. With Senator Harkin, Representative Linda…

I have no further speakers, and I yield myself the remaining time. In closing, let me just repeat what we've heard over and over. This is unnecessary. It's not dealing with the real problems first. It is a giveaway to the mining industry…

I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this amendment because it makes a point very well that I was making earlier today. We have criticized this bill because, while it is being sold as necessary for critical and strategic…

Today we are considering H.R. 761, the so-called National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013. Now, despite the bill's title, it has almost nothing to do with national strategic and critical minerals production. In fact…

This legislation is fundamentally a solution in search of a problem. Now, according to analysis of data provided by the Bureau of Land Management for hardrock mines on public lands, for which there is complete data, the average time it…

May I inquire of the time remaining, Mr. Chairman? The CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey has 23\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 246, noes 178, not voting 8, as follows: [Roll No. 471] AYES--246…

I thank the Chair, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Well, I will repeat. This bill is a giveaway. It is free mining, no royalties. I referred to the archaic legislation that goes by the archaic name of the Mining Act of 1872…

China is not trying to lock up the world's sand and gravel. We do have to worry about the supply of yttrium and gadolinium and these other things that are necessary for jet engines and magnets and hard drives in laptops and so forth. Let…