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Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent all time be yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time. The PRESIDING…
Mr. President, I am here to speak about the American Energy and Conservation Act, which we will be voting on today. I thank once more my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their hard work on this American Energy and Conservation Act…
Mr. President, I wish to thank Senator Vitter for his support, his kind words, and his tireless effort over his senatorial career to highlight the fact that Louisiana is losing so much land and there is something we need to do about it. I…
Mr. President, I rise in strong support of S. 3110, the American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016. This would increase revenue-sharing with the States for offshore oil and gas development. This legislation is scheduled for a vote on the…
Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the legacy of longtime Buffalo News publisher, Stanford Lipsey. Mr. Lipsey, a Pulitzer Prize- winning journalist, will be most remembered for his significant contributions to the field of journalism. As the…
Madam President, I rise to bring up two key priorities-- two important unmet needs--which I hope this body and the U.S. House will act on immediately and certainly by the end of the year. The first is the Steve Gleason Act, legislation I…
Mr. Speaker, November 20 of this year marks 30 years since President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation declaring the rose as the National Floral Emblem of the United States of America. The rose takes its rightful place as one of our…
My Lord and my wife have forgiven me. So I'm going to move on.
Mr. President, I have spoken on the floor twice now to tell the stories of the devastation caused by the great flood of 2016 and the depth of need the families of Louisiana have. Since I last spoke, about 10,000 more people have applied…
I thank the chairman for yielding time, and I stand in support of this bill. Mr. Speaker, south Louisiana recently experienced historic flooding that damaged 12,000 businesses, leaving them struggling to survive. Recuperation is one thing…
I thank the gentleman from Kentucky for his leadership in bringing this critical piece of legislation forward. Mr. Speaker, I specifically want to talk about the important language that is in this bill to help the people of south Louisiana…
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for yielding and wish to engage the gentleman from Kentucky, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, in a colloquy. Before I ask the chairman my question, I want to recognize his efforts for reaching…
The commitment to work toward additional recovery dollars and assistance is the difference between a viable recovery and a decades-long struggling effort in south Louisiana, and I want to thank Chairman Rogers for his commitment.
Mr. Speaker, this Friday, the Bellamy Commons will emerge as a new community fixture on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo, New York. Upon opening, the Bellamy Commons will become home for many, with all 30 affordable apartments already filled…
Mr. Speaker, western New York is experiencing a resurgence that was unimaginable 10 years ago. We have reclaimed our waterfront, generated thousands of jobs in the life sciences, and will soon be the largest supplier of solar panels in the…
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 I, add the following: SEC. ___. LOCAL FLOOD PROTECTION WORKS. (1) In…
Mr. Chairman, I am going to go back and say what I said before. In previous projects that I have worked with in the United States Army Corps of Engineers, we have been able to save Federal taxpayers tens of millions of dollars…
I thank the gentleman. Right now, as the provision is written, as you know, it is silent on that issue, and so it doesn't address the Davis-Bacon issue, as I am aware the Corps of Engineers would be complying with. Mr. DeFAZIO. Reclaiming…