ClimateGate was a fraud on a scale I have never seen before.

Oh, yes, I believe they were.

I think we need to have in the record that there are some things that are going on that should not be going on.

After losing the election, however, the Obama administration broke the deal by prematurely issuing new regulations.

The closed-mindedness of these supposed men of science is surprising even to me.

I remember so well--every year the U.N. has a big party, and they invite everyone to come in.

I ask at this point in the record that we reprint the Wall Street Journal op-ed piece that was written by two outstanding scientists called 'The Myth of the Climate Change Ninety-Seven Percent.'

I am glad you brought up this thing about the Clean Air Act.

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is a good choice to head up the Environmental Protection Agency. I am convinced Scott Pruitt will work to protect our natural habitats, reserves, and resources. His vision for a proper relationship…

It is my belief that Attorney General Pruitt will return the Environmental Protection Agency to its proper role as a steward of the environment, acting within the bounds prescribed by Congress and the Constitution.

I am honored to introduce my friend, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, and to offer my support for his nomination to be the next Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

As head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Attorney General Pruitt will ensure that the agency fulfills the role delegated to it by the laws passed by Congress--nothing more, nothing less.

I am looking forward to working in a very senior position on your Committee. This is the Committee that gets things done, as Scott Pruitt is fully aware.

He has stood out as a champion of State and individual rights and has fought against Federal overreach.

Over the last 8 years the Obama administration has advanced a radical environmental agenda, has exhibited a deep distrust of State governments and private landowners.

I am honored to join my fellow Senator, Senator Lankford, in introducing not just the Attorney General, Scott Pruitt, but my good friend, and to offer my support for his nomination to be the next Administrator of the Environmental…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his kind words and for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule and the underlying legislation. As has been made clear, we are actually talking about two different pieces of legislation…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title III, insert the following: SEC. ___. TREATMENT OF TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN…