That is what makes a program like the EPA's Brownfield program so important.

Woman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $104,000,000)''. Page 30, line 21, after the…

I'm rising to give my strong support for the amendment before us, and I would like to thank my colleague from Alaska (Mr. Young) for his steadfast support and championing of the issues and concerns of Native communities throughout our…

Regulating carbon is a 'bureaucrat's dream,' because 'if you control carbon, you control life.'

Climate change is a great challenge of our time.

My inclination is to think that after events that communities do that. Before events, they do not do enough of that.

Communities obviously are driven by tax revenue from development and real estate development and therefore there is that incentive.

The President's talking points demonstrate that he's only interested in achieving his desired political outcome--whatever the cost.

We can stand and meet the challenge, which will change the foundation of our economy and society for the better.

I hope that today's hearing will serve to make the case for strong, cooperative, bipartisan action.

Rising ocean temperatures, sea level rise and ocean acidification pose serious risks to our economy and communities.

Climate change, he warns, will cripple the security environment probably more than other scenarios we all often talk about.

There is clear evidence that foundation is changing.

Thank you very much, and I appreciate my colleague from California for leading and encouraging this conversation to talk about the comprehensive immigration reform bill in a context that's much broader than has been talked about in many of…

Yesterday in the Senate, we heard some great news. Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and many others in support of the Military Justice Improvement Act. This is a group of courageous leaders, bipartisan…

The problem with that is that the island of Oahu, which contains Honolulu, the entire island is considered urban, which is just not true, as a matter of common sense.

I have confidence that the FCC and USAC, with the massive amount of data that they have, can examine and look at the metrics and make good, reasonable, reasoned proposals.

Every student should have the opportunity to develop the skills that they need to be competitive in the workplace, no matter where they live or go to school.