I guess we cannot affect, you know, the inside Russia dynamic, but we can affect the degree to which surrounding, neighboring countries are more resilient to that aggression.

On the security side, for example, there is a little over $300 million, largely working with the communities to increase rule of law.

I am real interested in this planned Central America investment.

Thank you very much for putting in your budget all the efforts to save the coal miners' pension fund.

How in the world are we going to compete on a global basis if you are increasing the tax on a domestic product?

I would also like to mention an effort to quantify outdoor recreation's contributions.

When the whole thing went bankrupt, there were a lot of people that were just desperate in southwest Virginia and across the country, who spent their lives mining coal who suddenly had no pension or health benefits to look forward to.

I am offended, I really am. And a lot of people in the Gulf Coast are offended.

I would like to add my support to Mr. Cartwright's RECLAIM Act, which is bipartisan.

To add insult to injury, you proposed a well control rule.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4084, the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act. Currently in the United States, nuclear power produces about 20 percent of our…

You cannot say that we lose money because BP is now paying their fines and penalties.

Let's point out the judge set aside that delisting because... those scientifically managed plans did not happen.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life of Officer Ashley Guindon, a law enforcement officer and Marine Corps Reserve veteran who answered the call to serve her community and her country. In her heart, Officer Guindon was a guardian. She was…

Mr. Speaker, I want to express my strong support for the bipartisan, bicameral Competitive Service Act, S. 1580, before the House today. I am pleased to sponsor the House companion, H.R. 2827, of this common-sense legislation with my…

Mr. Chairman, first, I want to let Representative Newhouse know I completely appreciate the dilemma that he is in and appreciate the motivation for this amendment. My one concern is that it will require the chief of the Forest Service to…

Mr. Chairman, I would just like to emphasize that the Forest Service doesn't prohibit hunting right now in the Mark Twain National Forest. It simply prohibits hunting deer with dogs. It does this because of complaints from private…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I am opposing this amendment, first and foremost, because it, like so many provisions already in the bill, seeks to prevent U.S. public lands from being managed for the…