We have been acknowledged as having the largest recoverable reserves of coal, oil and gas of any country in the world.

the effect of the EPA rules is already being felt with two powerplants being idled as a result of just the EPA's rules.

There is no technology that is going to regulate farm dust.

In fact, in 2007, I worked with then-Senator Clinton to pass the Federal Buildings, along with Senator Boxer, Energy Conservation Act, a bill that encourages use of geothermal.

I love green jobs. When the technology is there, we are all for it.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to voice my support for this free trade agreement with Panama. Trade agreements open market access to our farmers and ranchers, which brings in valuable income and creates jobs. In my home State of Oklahoma…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to voice my support for this free trade agreement on behalf of America's farmers and ranchers. All three free trade agreements under consideration today are essential for our Nation's agricultural industry. Out of every…

Ensuring that Congressional intent is followed by the CFTC is critically important to the entire end-user community.

But with unemployment stuck at nine percent, I am not willing to just stand by and keep my fingers crossed, so to speak, that the flaws in the proposed rules will be fixed.

We have heard confusion about the order of regulations being proposed and concern about the scope of the regulatory definitions.

We have heard that some regulations may impose significant costs that aren't being accounted for by the CFTC.

So today we will consider seven legislative proposals aimed at fixing some important areas in implementation where the regulators, my friends at CFTC in particular, simply haven't gotten it right.

ABA appreciates the efforts of this Committee to ensure that implementation of the derivatives title of the Dodd-Frank Act agrees with the intent of the Congress.

All of these proposals aim to keep capital in the hands of businesses that we need to lead our economic recovery.

If legislation is not passed to clarify the statute's intent, end-users risk being caught up in the unintended consequences of the Dodd-Frank implementation.

End-users rely on derivatives to reduce risk, bring certainty and stability to our business, and ultimately to benefit our customers.

We did not contribute to the financial crisis and we don't pose a threat to the financial system.

They are aimed at ensuring that the regulators don't implement rules that conflict with, or are contrary, to what Congress intended.