Our lives will go on, but the life of the world community was forever changed by the life of Nelson Mandela, who passed away this week. He chose the principles of truth and reconciliation and democracy and peace through justice to guide…

For 100 consecutive days, the Safe Climate Caucus has brought to the House floor the reality and the ramifications of climate change. There was a recent report from three very reputable think tanks, entitled, ``The Arab Spring and Climate…

I thank Chairman Whitfield and Chairman Upton for helping me work this bill through our committee. It is great to have it on the floor today. We now have a bipartisan piece of legislation aimed at making simple, commonsense reforms to the…

I just reiterate there is enormous importance to this legislation. While I appreciate that the gentleman from Michigan offered his amendment in a friendly tone, it guts the legislation in its entirety. I also want to offer that H.R. 1900…

I am a new Member of the Senate, serving in my first term. I was a Member of the House of Representatives before coming to the Senate, and I had great anticipation and expectation of the opportunity that service in this body presented to…

There has been reference that Ms. Castor presented relating to what the industry wants that says this will actually mess it up. It will make pipeline permitting take longer. Let me read for you what was written in a letter to me on…

A couple of points are worth noting to make sure that everybody understands exactly what we are up against. There has been some suggestion that this is unnecessary, and maybe in the eyes of some in Washington, some political officials, it…

The EPA already asserts that it has authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions--and methane is defined as a greenhouse gas. The EPA's New Source Performance Standards capture GHG emissions above a certain threshold. Permits are already…

I urge my colleagues to vote in opposition to the motion to recommit. Madam Speaker, while we share every one of our colleagues' concerns about pipeline safety, nothing in this legislation does anything to impact the safety of pipelines…

Mr. President, last month I was at the World War II Memorial greeting a number of Kansans who had arrived on an Honor Flight, and I certainly want to pay tribute to each of our service men and women and veterans. What a great experience it…

Mr. President, it is hard to narrow down the best story to tell. In fact, they are all bad stories. They are all terrible stories. Kansans are also struggling under the consequences of the passage of the Affordable Care Act. It bothers me…

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon, Peter DeFazio, the ranking member of the Natural Resources Committee. Mr. DeFAZIO. I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, this irresponsible, unnecessary, politically motivated…

So here we are, Mr. Speaker. We are 14 days into the government shutdown, the shutdown that has cost this country money, has created enormous anxiety on the part of the Federal workforce, the contract workforce, the entire country. In…

This releases 1.5 percent of the Federal Government, leaving more than 99 percent of the Federal Government still closed.

At this time I would like to yield for the purpose of a unanimous consent request to the gentlelady from California (Mrs. Capps).

I now yield for the purpose of a unanimous consent request to the dean of the New York delegation, Mr. Rangel. Parliamentary Inquiry

I would like to inquire as to how much time remains for both sides in the debate. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia has 12\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Idaho has 14\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I now yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Serrano), a member of the Appropriations Committee, for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would ask that any Member seeking recognition remove any…