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In a few days, China's new President, Xi Jinping, will conclude a tour of the Western Hemisphere by meeting with President Obama in an informal summit in California. The leaders of the Pacific Rim's two most powerful countries will discuss…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), add the following new section: Sec. 419. None of the funds made available…
First, let me thank Chairman Culberson for his stalwart leadership on this important bipartisan measure. Let me also thank Ranking Member Bishop as well for his leadership and support. Madam Chair, many people in America want Congress to…
The Terry amendment requests that none of the funds made available by this act, including the funds made available for the Construction and Major Projects account, be used to increase funding for any major medical facility project that is…
Do you think that wireless service is a right of every citizen of this country?
The impact is going to be enormous into our valley.
I yield myself as much time as I may consume. A couple of points just so we get the total picture here. We consume, in America, about 18 million barrels of oil per day. That's what we consume domestically. We've reduced that from 20 a…
Will the gentleman yield on that point? Mr. DeFAZIO. No, I'm sorry, I don't have enough time. We would just deem that pipelines anywhere and everywhere met national interest, public safety, and that. I also raised the point earlier that…
There are two realities here. Number one is that on the process of obtaining the bitumen, the crude that comes and will be put into the pipeline, that process is becoming more efficient all the time and decreasing its carbon footprint. But…
The point of those is to study the impacts, if there is a spill, to not only the soil, the ecosystem, but the Ogallala Aquifer as well. Three different studies have dealt with that. All have scientifically concluded that there is…
I appreciate the gentleman from Tennessee bringing this amendment, and I appreciate all of the time and effort that the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has put into this. I would agree that it's reasonable; the Governors should…
We interpreted that requesting that information could be used as a tool to further delay it. That's how we've reached that conclusion. They've used so many things to delay this already that we're just suspicious that this would be another…
I recently visited the Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home in Bellevue. It's a lovely place that is well-designed to care for those who have served in the protection of our country. I had a nice visit, talking with many of the veterans there…
I believe that we have to level the international playing field.
I rise today to discuss a number of ongoing controversies of national importance, including the IRS's unfair treatment of conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status, the secret gathering of journalists' phone records by the…
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission plays an important role in ensuring the safety and the security of our nuclear power and inspiring public trust and confidence.
I also brought up about looking at streamlining the Department, looking for efficiencies.