I thank my friend. Madam Speaker, how much floor time do we have to spend on redundant legislation that will surely die in the Senate and has already been threatened with a veto? We've had this debate. We know what the final result will…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 358, the Protect Life Act, and I want to thank Congressman Pitts for his hard work on this legislation. Kansas has long been on the front lines of defending life…

Mr. President, I am here on the floor today to share a few thoughts on a topic that has a daily impact upon the lives of Americans. It is the topic we have had front and center now for a long time--job creation. Whether a mom or dad can…

I do understand the concern that my very good friends have expressed on the Democratic side about the threat of violence in Colombia and the loss of jobs in America. What I don't understand is how voting against this trade agreement helps…

The cost of meeting the emission reductions was actually 75 percent less than what EPA had originally predicted and even farther below what opponents had claimed. In the case of the rule for boilers and solid waste incinerators, EPA issued…

I thank my very good friend for yielding to me. Mr. Chairman, a rigorous peer-reviewed analysis, called ``The Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act from 1990 to 2020,'' conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency, found that the air…

I thank the gentleman for his leadership. I would like to quote Bruce Bartlett, who was the economics adviser to both President Ronald Reagan and President George H. W. Bush. He said this in an article in The New York Times this week…

I thank the distinguished ranking member, particularly for his leadership in protecting the public's health. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to this bill. If this bill is enacted, an intolerable number of American babies will be…

I thank the gentleman. We know this $8.7 billion can now be quantified. There are so many other things that mercury does, I won't go into them. But this cement kiln rule also applies to other harmful pollutants. The fact is, Mr. Chairman…

Since coming to Congress 9 years ago, I have sadly relearned that the government in Washington D.C. only grows and grows and grows. When Democrats and many Republicans, too, come to the floor of the House and talk about spending cuts, they…

This morning I rise in support of the TRAIN Act, H.R. 2401. This bill provides a commonsense approach that addresses a series of EPA regulations that will cost jobs and cripple our Nation's economy. TRAIN requires a commission simply to…

I thank the gentleman. I want you to listen to this, Mr. Chairman. The cost of meeting the emission reductions was actually 75 percent less than what EPA had originally predicted in 1990, and it was far below what opponents had claimed…

Madam President, this is a historically significant week for the United States and for all those who care about peace and stability in the Middle East. As we know, it is a region that is already roiled by protests and war and faces the…

I came to Washington, D.C., 9 months ago with the hope that we would restore a little bit of common sense and a whole lot of spending control to Washington, D.C. I also came to Washington, D.C., having never heard of an eco-ambassador. Now…

Corporate profits have now reached historically high levels--$2 trillion just in the last two quarters. But most of that profit comes from reductions in personnel and benefit costs which are at a 50-year low as a percent of our economy…

I want to thank Mr. Waxman for his constant, credible leadership. He is saying what all Americans should be aware of. This is an incredibly important piece of legislation. Mr. Chairman, power plants emit 96,000 pounds of mercury into the…

Last year, I read on the House floor a letter from an active duty servicemember in Afghanistan. He shared how he and his partner of 10 years had managed the hardship that comes along with three deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite…

I rise this morning to talk about how our President has systematically and relentlessly attacked the general aviation industry. You know, this is one of the few last great manufacturing gems left in America. It creates $1.2 million…