Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of Senate Concurrent Resolution 62, which recognizes the 75 years of service of the National Resources Conservation Service, the NRCS. Created by…

I implied, and I really believe that you guys, your time would be better spent right now down there trying to contain this mess than it is up here at hearings.

I agree with you that our prayers are with the families and loved ones that were lost.

They show up on our drilling rigs regularly, unannounced, they conduct thorough inspections of the drilling rigs.

I still stand by the statement that I would rather you go ahead and get that done. Then the blame game can take place later.

I believe their actions made America more dependent on foreign oil, from countries that have few environmental restrictions.

These efforts were out there, and you have been, does that imply, that would imply to me that you have been complying with the recommendations that the MMS had?

I believe, enormously difficult, and it could go on, as some of the previous speakers mentioned, it could exceed Exxon Valdez.

Of course, there is a storm season in the Gulf when the hurricanes generated across the Caribbean tend to sweep through.

But once it starts rolling up on those beaches, in Panama City and those white beaches, in Alabama and Mississippi and New Orleans, then the outrage is going to go into political pressure to get something done.

This source is continuing to gush out at 5,000 barrels a day. And that impact, none of us will really know, can fully understand.

I worry that this is another attempt to enact a climate change regime without one single vote of this Congress.

I hope the witnesses will discuss what we really do, and perhaps most important do not know about oceans.

We will also discuss the concept of ocean acidification.

I thought that that pretty much had worked.

Our oceans are a precious resource, and we should take appropriate steps to ensure they are protected.

Mr. President, I pay tribute to one of my staff members today. She recently left. She had a child and is being a mom and a civic activist. But she was a trusted adviser and, more than that, a dedicated patriot. Jane Treat, who has been…

Mr. President, pursuant to the provisions of section 512 of Public Law 110-81, I intend to object to proceeding to the nomination of Dennis Mulhaupt of California, to be member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, dated May 5, 2010, for…