Now, I wish I didn't have to introduce this legislation, but it is necessary to stop one aspect of the Administration's continued war on coa...
On Monday, I introduced H.R. 3409, the Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act.
A majority of Americans support increased offshore drilling.
Increased energy production is one of the best ways to help jump start our economy.
The Obama Administration has actively sought ways to put an end to the coal industry through onerous regulations and activist rulemaking.
These proposals to allow new offshore and onshore energy production will generate substantial revenues.
It is well past time to open a small portion, less than 3 percent, of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to responsible energy production.
There is no reason why we should not provide access to our own energy resources here.
It astounded us; after all of the hard work that had gone through so much, after all the taxpayers' dollars we expended to get Virginia into...
Its amazing to me that we have grown into a society that protects sage grouse more than American soldiers.
The purpose of today's hearing is to shed light on the darkness of China's repressive Internet and social media censorship.
It is a policy that takes a very human toll, undermining human rights reforms and freedoms of expression and speech.
It has changed the way we live, the way we do business, and the way we act as a society.
It has made people closer to their governments and made those governments more accountable and interactive.
The business of the Internet and social media is changing the way the world works.
We tell them--they, the Chinese--we have suspicions and then they investigate.
I have been with one of the co-chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus for about 10 years.
States do not need the added expense.
