I happen to believe that trade is vital for not just manufacturing, for ag products as well.

I want to clarify that that was done for a different permit. The study that was done--that's referenced in there-- is the environmental study and the requested supplemental for the route, except for the State of Nebraska. There's another…

I reserve the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman form California has 1 minute remaining.

Nebraska has the distinction of being the only State in the Country where every single home and every single business receives electric service from publicly owned power.

Without efficient, secure, and reliable infrastructure, our country will falter.

I believe infrastructure is a core responsibility, a core priority for government, and at the Federal level I believe it is only second to our national security.

The Federal Government plays an important role in the funding and the managing of our national infrastructure system.

Nebraska is a state of distances, and we understand the importance of our highway system in order to promote commerce, in order to promote the safety of citizens all across our state, in order to connect us all.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the past few weeks, it seems as if you can't turn on the news without hearing of another drama, of another crisis in Washington undermining confidence in our government, whether it's Benghazi, the IRS, the…

America wants Congress to get things done, and lately that's been pretty tough. A deep philosophical divide often separates us, but there are certain things that have to get done. The military has to protect our country, and America has to…

This is not acceptable.

I rise to speak out against the alarming reports that have recently surfaced by the IRS and the Department of Justice. As the Federal agency tasked with administering the U.S. Tax Code, the IRS has an extraordinary influence on the lives…

I rise today to speak on S. 601, the Water Resources Development Act, WRDA. I would like to focus on Senate Amendment No. 801, a bipartisan provision to provide regulatory relief to our country's farmers and ranchers. Senate Amendment No…

I do agree with Senator Barrasso that our government needs to work with Native people in developing their resources.

I can tell you, in visiting with people at the University of Nebraska, they are looking at offering veterans the opportunity to come and receive advanced degrees in this area to try and produce more graduates.

I think certainly from a perspective of multiple use, and recognizing the outstanding recreational values in many of these wilderness study areas certainly needs to be part of the conservation relative to them.

NEPA is a complex piece of legislation. It has its merits and its downfalls.

The local forest personnel is saying that the NEPA analysis would be $2, $3 million, 2 to 3 years' worth of analysis.