Madam President, I wish to add my gratitude and recognition of Ambassador Patterson and her whole team--the State Department team on the ground. They did a very good job making the case to the Egyptian Government. But we have to all…

Before do you that, can I just remind you that Admiral Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, along that same line, said, there can be no national security without energy security. There can be no national security without energy…

The gentleman from Colorado has been a stalwart and a leader in energy, American energy independence, as a leader of the House Energy Action Team. We call it HEAT, H-E-A-T. Let me just tell America, if you want to find out some of these…

You're exactly right. You know, we had a tragic accident. Nobody is running from the fact that Deepwater Horizon was very tragic in the Gulf of Mexico, and we'll learn from that. The oil companies, energy production companies will learn…

You're exactly right. These are about American jobs going overseas and American tax dollars going overseas, and American-earned income. Because, as I mentioned earlier, you're digging deeper into your wallet, taking out--instead of a $20…

Energy production might be up in this country, but it has nothing to do with the policies of this administration. It goes back to the previous administration that said, you know what, we're going to open up Bakken because the geological…

Well, let me thank the gentleman from Colorado for his dedicated service to not only the State of Colorado but to our Nation. We have been coming to the floor talking about the increasing prices of energy across America. Since we came back…

Gentleman from Colorado, that's a great example. I've never heard him talk about that. The administration talks about the exact opposite. They want us to pay for what Europeans pay for oil and natural gas. They want to see us move toward a…

I've gotten Facebook posts. I've gotten phone calls in our office encouraging just that, for the President to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserves to help lessen the price at the pump. But let me just tell America that it was during the…

In his 2008 campaign, during an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, the President promised energy rates ``would necessarily skyrocket'' under his policies. Since February 2009, the price of gas has jumped from $1.92 per gallon to…

Last week, I was grateful to be part of a Congressional delegation, led by Chairman David Dreier, that established a partnership with the parliament of Kyrgyzstan, the Jogorku Kenesh. We traveled as members of the House Democracy…

I think the Senator from Tennessee picked the best example I can think of simply because the Charleston harbor deepening is probably the No. 1 issue for the State of South Carolina. The Panama Canal is going to be widened and the cargo…

Madam President, if the Senator will yield, here is the good news: It wouldn't take much to exceed expectations. But I want to say to the west coast Senators that their ports need to be modernized too. They need transportation hubs around…

Madam President, my first thought is that the American people are not very impressed with what we are doing up here. We have a congressional approval rating of about 10 to 15 percent. I think it would help all of us if we could go back…

I thank my friend for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I support this compromise because it ensures that we will be able to continue tax cuts for millions of American workers, and it preserves vital benefits for unemployed Americans that…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 554 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 554 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

House Resolution 554 provides for consideration of the conference report on H.R. 3630, a bill to extend the payroll tax deduction, protect Medicare payments for doctors, and begin responsible reform of the unemployment benefits system…

My good friend on the left, Mr. Hastings, talks a lot about taxes this morning, and that's probably an appropriate conversation to have. I will say, however, that as we examine the facts around the capital gains tax, let us not forget that…