You may think that the gentleman from Washington has suddenly decided that he's going to accelerate renewable energy deployment in the United States; but the fact is, no, he has not gotten religion. This is not intended to accelerate…

May I ask the amount, please, of remaining time. The Acting CHAIR. Both sides have 1 minute remaining.

I rise to claim time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

Although the Land and Water Conservation Fund is authorized to receive $900 million annually from oil and gas leasing revenues, Congress must appropriate those funds after they have been deposited from the revenues. Taxpayers aren't…

I yield myself the balance of my time. I hope I made it clear that this amendment would slow things down, would throw things into court, would result in rejected projects. If the Republicans really want to help renewable energy, you don't…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Washington will be postponed. Amendment No. 17 Offered by Mr. Markey The Acting CHAIR. It is…

This amendment comes from both sides of the aisle. I'm joined by Mr. Murphy, Mr. Bass, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Kind, and I see Mr. Dold of Illinois here. Almost five decades ago, the Land and Water Conservation Fund was created on a…

Let's put this in the category of actions have consequences. Last year the City of Trenton was forced to lay off nearly one-third of its uniformed law officers. My State's capital now has the same number of police officers on the rolls as…

When this body last considered legislation to institute a ``line-item veto'' during the 109th Congress, I joined 171 of my colleagues in voting against it. Today, we again find ourselves considering a similar measure, and, once again, I…

I thank my friend from New York. This is an important subject. As previous speakers have made clear, birth control is fundamental to women's health, just like cholesterol testing and any number of other things. And decades of evidence show…

I thank the gentleman from Maine for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this is a simple motion. We want to ensure that unemployment funds are used for those who are unemployed. We want to make sure that unemployment funds, as promised, are given to…

Now, I think he would be outraged if he knew that somebody here on the floor was associating his wife with drug abusers, who shouldn't get the unemployment insurance benefits that she deserves. Robert from Somerset wrote to me to say: I am…