We have to also confront the enormous challenge of climate change, which threatens our economic strength, our national security, and the health of our citizens.

Yet rather than confront this challenge, the Republicans deny the science and they vote to block all action on climate change.

We have to invest in clean energy to diversify and reduce our energy use.

That is an issue that is important. We need to make sure that those families get reimbursed a sufficient amount.

Energy economists tell us the Republican plan is not even 'remotely possible' to reduce the price of gasoline.

So when we hear Republicans saying, 'Produce more oil,' they are doing what the oil companies want, but it is not going to reduce the price of gasoline.

I want to recognize former Chairman Bob Filner's efforts to direct the NCA to change its requirements for establishing a national cemetery.

One hundred fifty years ago, in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln created a National Veterans Cemetery System and dedicated it for the soldiers who shall die in the service of this country.

Ensuring a proper burial for our fallen heroes is a solemn obligation.

Well, at one point I heard that families were having difficulty finding military honor guards for veterans' funerals in some instances. Has this situation been resolved yet?

Well, the Republicans have said over and over again we just need more oil. If we had more oil, we wouldn't have this problem.

If we produced more oil and OPEC decides to produce less, that won't help us; that will hurt us.

It makes just common sense. But this isn't the only example.

With oil at such a high price, do we need to be giving out $4 billion in tax breaks for oil companies each year?

I think the President is on the right track.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak on an international issue that merits our attention here in Congress. This month, hundreds of thousands of concerned citizens, 140,000 and counting, have signed a petition to the White House. The petition…

This is going to be expensive, and I suppose that the technology advances quickly and gets cheaper over time.

We need to work with--between the VA to open up this line of communications, because that is not acceptable.