I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, my colleagues say that there have been no cases of contamination from the fracking, itself. What about leakage from poorly constructed wells? What about leakage from unlined pits…

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Dingell), a lifelong stalwart supporter of the environment and of energy production. (Mr. DINGELL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), the minority member of highest rank on our committee, the Natural Resources Committee. Mr. DeFAZIO. I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chairman, I was listening with…

I would like to address the talking points that have been parroted without thinking by speaker after speaker from the other side. The fact is oil production on onshore public lands, the subject of this legislation, is up by 35 percent. It…

I wanted to point out a curious, but revealing, point about this amendment. In order to get the bill to score properly to fit with the policy of the Republican Conference, it was necessary to cut $5 million out of the authorization in the…

I yield an additional 1 minute to the gentleman from Oregon. Mr. DeFAZIO. I was thinking of bringing a map of all the leasable land, but it would be difficult to produce. But you can get it in your imagination. So let's deal with the real…

I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the distinguished whip of the Democratic Party, someone who understands the economic importance of protecting the environment.

Let's summarize what is in this legislation. H.R. 1965 is a compilation of a number of wishful bills, wishful legislation from the other side. It would shortcut environmental reviews, discourage public participation in energy development…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5 minutes.

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act: Nearly 13 million Americans have benefited from $1.1 billion in rebates from health insurance companies; 105 million Americans have received access to free preventive services; Nearly 30 million women are…

I want to join my friend from Colorado in lamenting the lack of legislative action on immigration and so many other issues. I am sure the gentleman doesn't want to leave the impression that Members of Congress do nothing when we are not…

I want to make sure that all of our colleagues understand that when my friend from New York talks in detail about new energy systems that he is talking about human welfare, that he is talking about addressing the human cost that we were…