I wish to pay tribute to a beloved Utahn who was taken years before his time--Nathan Graham. Nate was not only a celebrated member of the tightly knit community of Utahns here in Washington but was also a well-respected former staffer of…

This is so screwed up about the Obama administration. You're here illegally, you commit a crime, you deport them.

I really do believe that one of the untold stories, the biggest--one of the biggest threats that we have, are those that are coming illegally to the United States.

I got a problem with that. I got a problem with that.

How do you do that? You give them an excuse to make a decision, put some poor officer there...

We have 400,000 abandoned mines still here in the country, and it brought into question the ability of the Federal Government to adequately manage those other mines and to clean them up, whether they can handle it or not.

The concept is we reinforce engineering principles and fundamentals at sites, and that is where that collaboration between government, industry, and academia will work effectively.

the Federal Government cannot handle the job. The EPA doesn't even have the mining engineering expertise to do so.

A lot of the needs we are going to have in future research with you will be in mine reclamation.

So, what we are talking about is we need as a government to try to increase people to go into the industry, to go into the Federal workforce, but also who can become teachers.

Americans need to have those jobs, and we need to start training Americans to take those jobs and expand and make better an industry that still has a lot to give to this country.

the Obama administration's credibility in managing abandoned mines is at an all-time low

I want to thank everyone who is here as well, especially the Colorado School of Mines for hosting this event.

That is part of a larger package that we have put together that deals with the Gold King Mine in the omnibus bill that should have been prevented and could have easily been prevented.

I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to finish my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

today I complete the series of floor speeches on religious freedom that I began in September. My purpose in this series is to present the full story of religious freedom in the hope that we may better understand and appreciate it and draw…

I have an amendment made in order under the rule. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, line 12, insert ``and seek further judicial review'' after ``appeal''. Page 5, line 18…

Today I rise in strong support of a brilliantly written manager's amendment to H.R. 2130. In short, this bill, introduced by my friend, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Mr. Thornberry of Texas, prevents the Federal Government…