I have two coal-fired plants in my states that could be closed.

I encourage a strong ``no'' vote on this deal. I encourage this Chamber, the Senate, and the administration to do the right thing by rejecting this deal in its entirety; and I pray that God would intervene and help us.

The obvious negative effects are direct loss of several hundred highways jobs and an economic loss of $500 to $600 million per year.

The higher rates will put a disproportional burden on low- and fixed-income residents in my district.

they're in the business of picking winners and losers, and I appreciate your comments when I was here about this adversely affecting low-income people

It's bad enough when EPA's picking winners and losers in power but then you even get into the renewables.

I would hate for investors to come in and see this huge increase in electrical rates and decide to move their manufacturing somewhere else.

I appreciate the remarks of the Senator from Georgia, and I certainly associate myself with them. This debate is vital. Despite President Obama's initial objections to congressional oversight, the American people deserve a vote in this…

I wish to talk about S. 1707, which will name the Federal building located at 617 Walnut Street in Helena, AR, as the Jacob Trieber Federal Building, United States Post Office, and United States Courthouse. =========================== NOTE…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I think we got some kind of answer out of it, but I also know that Administration officials have said repeatedly that Iran will exploit every ambiguity in the text of this agreement to that advantage.

The answer then, it sounds like, is no, we cannot be assured that IAEA inspectors will physically and personally be present on every single site.

The legislation says 'all agreements.' It does not actually matter whether the U.S. Government has it in its possession or not.

I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with the distinguished chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee on an amendment that I have filed to H.R. 22, the DRIVE Act. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I thank the distinguished chairman for taking a moment to discuss this issue and I look forward to working with him on this bill.

as the chairman of the committee is well aware, private sector engineering and design services can play an important role in the development and maintenance of our Nation's transportation infrastructure. By supplementing the capabilities…

I would also like to talk about some other positive things that this body has done here, as we approach the August break. This has to do with the VA. Since the wait list manipulation scandal was brought to the public's attention last year…

May I inquire how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 14 minutes remaining. Increasing VA Accountability and Expanding Opportunity for Veterans