Madam President, I thank my colleague from Georgia and appreciate his work on this legislation. I know that he and the Senator from Tennessee have been talking about the legislation earlier today. I understand that Senator Alexander talked…

Thank you, Madam President, and thanks to Senator Enzi who is one of the most cooperative Members of the Senate on so many levels. He and I cochaired the Air Force caucus together and he has been good to work with. When I sat on the…

In fact, President Obama, Secretary of State Kerry, and Secretary of Energy Moniz have welcomed LNG exports to strengthen our strategic alliances. Mr. Chairman, I will submit their statements for the Record. President Obama, Current and…

I thank the subcommittee chairman, the gentleman from Kentucky, for yielding. I appreciate it. Mr. Chairman, American innovation in advanced drilling technologies has unleashed an abundance of domestic energy resources. For the 60,000…

Regardless of where U.S. natural gas is shipped, increasing supply in the global marketplace will provide international consumers with greater choice and thus increased leverage to negotiate prices. U.S. natural gas exports will create…

I want to thank the author of H.R. 6 for his leadership on this important issue. Mr. Chairman, lifting self-imposed restrictions on natural gas exports is a win-win situation for the American people. It will create American jobs and…

Today, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3548, the Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014, bipartisan legislation I am proud to have sponsored with the support and counsel of the Energy and Commerce Committee. I commend the committee staff for…

I thank the gentleman. I probably won't take all the time, but I did want to stand up in support of this piece of legislation. Mr. Chair, in my district in eastern Ohio, we have been--and I have heard speaker after speaker talk about the…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise in strong support of S. 1044, the World War II Memorial Prayer Act, legislation that was introduced by Senator Rob Portman and that recently passed the Senate by unanimous consent. I…

Today, I would like to recognize and thank a constituent of mine from Patriot, Ohio--Ms. Gail DeGarmo. Ms. DeGarmo is an employee of Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative, and she recently traveled to Honduras as a volunteer for the National…

We have heard a lot about education today, probably because education is the economic engine of our future. Ohio State University plays a pivotal role in K-Life education. It is located in my district, and it serves not only my district…

Thank you so very much for your openness to this, Mr. Chairman. And Mr. Ranking Member, thank you for allotting me the time.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to support this bill and provisions therein which underscore that a free, independent, and democratic Ukraine is in the interests of liberty everywhere, most especially the…

Mr. President, yesterday I chaired, along with Congressman Smith, a Republican from New Jersey, the Congressional-Executive Committee on China. At this hearing, Terry Sefranek, a Clevelander actually from Brooklyn Heights, OH, a suburb of…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Request--S. Res. 469

It is unfortunate that we cannot at this point come to a bipartisan agreement on something even, it seems to me, as straightforward as this. To my friend from Michigan I would say a couple of things. One, this resolution does not prejudge…

I hear the remarks from my colleagues from Alaska and appreciate her leadership on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, where I have the privilege to serve, and she makes a lot of great points with regard to some of the student loan…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. U.S. Manufacturing