Madam Chair, 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 the bill (and before the short title) insert the following: Sec. 542. None of…

it appears that they are wanting really to handcuff or hold the reins back on American energy independence.

But I am not saying today, I am just talking about over the last--since the Bush Administration opened up the whole OCS for exploration...

I reclaim my time, and I yield to the gentleman from Massachusetts. MR. FRANK of Massachusetts. The gentleman from Washington is turning this on its head; and standing on your head is dangerous in any circumstances; but in the water, it's…

Reclaiming my time, I appreciate the gentleman from Massachusetts lending his voice to this debate in favor of it. I yield to the gentleman from Florida.

Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 21, line 23, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)'' after the dollar amount. Page 101, line…

Madam Chairwoman, for well over a year now, committees of Congress have been trying to answer basic, fundamental questions about an ill-conceived, ill-executed firearms operation called Fast and Furious. A Border Patrol agent was killed…

I think the American people do want to have a conversation about what level of the border is secure and what we are doing.

Mr. Speaker, last Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest jobs report. Sadly, for the past 39 months, our Nation's unemployment rate has remained at or above 8 percent. It is gruesomely clear that the President's failed…

Mr. Speaker, in 2002, Yucca Mountain was approved as the location for our Nation's nuclear repository, which was previously authorized by Congress in 1987. In 2010, sadly, the President placed party politics over the interests of the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of our country's veterans, and I want to begin briefly by mentioning an organization that helps veterans that was recently brought to my attention, Patriot Outreach, a nonprofit organization to assist our…

I have seen this movement over the years of trying to turn some of our national parks into wilderness areas, and it never was intended to be that way.

It is a very elitist type of attitude, and it is just disgusting to me.

I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Mulvaney). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

Madam Chair, 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 the bill, add the following new section: SEC. 3. SUNSET. Effective on the date…

Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of…

This amendment, ladies and gentlemen, is fairly simple and straightforward, but it bears discussion for a few moments. It requires the bill to expire of its own terms within 5 years. It's what we call in this business a sunset clause. And…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 10, after line 10 insert the following: ``(4) Notification of non-cyber threat information.--If a…