This Committee is not going to be in the business of trying to recognize what is an Indian tribe or who belongs to an Indian tribe.
We in North Dakota, for example, use exactly twice as much fuel as the average New Yorker does.
I agree with you that a carbon fee is a much more straightforward approach.
How do you reduce the emission of CO2 and do it in a way that doesn't cause chaos in the country.
The issue of efficiency is a really interesting concept.
I believe we ought to do it in two steps. First, take up the energy bill that has passed this committee, which I think has a lot to commend ...
that's my legislation that I got passed and I'm going to fund it.
You're spending money like a bottomless pit.
The purpose of this hearing is to review the midair collision of a plane and a helicopter over the Hudson River.
I don't support the 'trade' side of cap and trade.
We cannot stand by and permit people's lives or our economy to be threatened by gaps in the safety of our aviation system.
Is there any doubt in your mind that, in a relatively short time, we'll have derivatives, synthetic derivatives, swaps, everything that come...
I have problems with the trade side of cap and 'trade.'
On-demand operators are subject to less oversight and regulation than are scheduled commercial air carriers.
They didn't have the foggiest idea. They didn't have any idea what was the cause for the rise in oil prices.
I read the papers every day. It's a pretty pathetic record of the government fixing the markets or even addressing it.
That tragic accident should cause the FAA to review the safety of what is known as the Hudson River Class B Exclusion Area.
We must do everything we can to prevent suicide among our youth.
