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I will be voting to confirm Mr. Danly's nomination to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. I am doing so because I believe he is well qualified for the job. He has been the Commission's general counsel for the past…
I rise today in honor of one of my constituents, an American hero, Medal of Honor recipient Herchel Woody Williams and all of the magnificent men who fought and died in the Battle of Iwo Jima on this the 75th anniversary. Iwo Jima was one…
I ask unanimous consent for floor privileges for my fellow, Patrick Laird, for the duration of the 116th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
today we vote to begin the consideration of S. 2657, which will serve as the vehicle for the American Energy Innovation Act. This is truly bipartisan energy policy. This innovative package will be the first comprehensive policy update in…
The Federal Government takes the lead on hazardous waste management, and states and local governments are primary in the solid waste arena.
Plastic is leading our present civilization towards extinction.
My point, just because we can doesn't mean we should.
I do not support dismantling that wall between the two and injecting the Federal Government to setting curbside collection requirements and recycling standards for discarded items that are not hazardous.
I think we have to be careful about what we are approaching on this.
As for the recycling issue, it concerns me because I come from a rural area.
I am curious to know what is the length of permit today to start a nuclear power plant?
It seems like the regulators or whatever the process is, is extending longer and longer.
before my colleague leaves, I want to thank the Senator from Alaska, my chairman, for all the hard work, because it has been a labor that both of us have worked on together. It is something our country needs very desperately, and it is…
I strongly encourage you folks to make sure that you accept that decision and that you will apply it nationally going forward.
As you are well aware, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently found that EPA had exceeded its statutory authority in issuing small refinery waivers to companies who had not received waivers in the prior year.
If you don't have it, then maybe that is a role for Congress that we need to have this to get a sense, because the children are spending more time in their home than they are in our schools and our daycare centers.
the excessive use of the small refinery waiver over the past three years has been incredibly harmful to Iowa farmers.