Let me say, the Senator from Arizona is my friend, and there are many things we have worked on together, and I respect him very much. He knows, as I do, when the DREAM Act was called, we thought the introductory may be the easiest part of…

I announce that the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) are necessarily absent.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. To not support Congressman Hoyer's motion to the Senate transportation bill for which, many times it's been said, 74 Senators, including 22 Republicans, voted for, I would suggest, is to engage in…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I appreciate his leadership on the Energy Subcommittee. As a member of the full Energy and Commerce Committee, frankly, I'm ashamed that this House is actually considering legislation that puts…

It is great to be down here. This is why this provision of this bill is really pertinent to the highway bill. Here it is: Flex concrete, fly ash, lighter, more durable. I have two documents I brought to the floor. The second one reads in…

Mr. President, how much time does he have remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. No time is remaining. Is there objection?

Mr. President, this is a good farm bill. It eliminates direct payments and a lot of subsidies. But there is one aspect of Federal subsidy in this bill that goes untouched; it is the Federal subsidy from our Treasury to pay for the crop…

Madam President, in 1970, smoke stacks towered above cities and towns spewing black clouds of toxic pollution into the air. Sights like these outraged Americans--however, at that time there was no legal way to force these companies to stop…

One of the great things we see here, ``In Washington, D.C., both the metropolitan area subway system (Metro) and the new Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center were built with''--you guessed it--fly ash and concrete. ``Other…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 14, after line 9, at the end of title II, add the following new section: SEC. 207. IMPACT ON GASOLINE…

While gas prices have subsided over the past few months, Americans are still very concerned about the issue of jobs and high unemployment. In my district and in the African American community in general, joblessness is far higher than the…

Title V of H.R. 4348 fails to protect communities and their drinking water from toxic coal ash or from another messy spill like the disaster that occurred in Kingston, Tennessee, in 2008. Mr. Speaker, let me conclude by saying that my…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining on this side? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois has 3 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Colorado has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois will be postponed. Amendment No. 12 Offered by Mr. Holt The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

Having respectfully heard the argument, I would stand on the statements we have made and yield back the balance of my time.

2 years ago, the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry ravaged the gulf coast. We passed legislation, we convened commissions, and we swore that we would learn. Have we? I fear the answer is no, and…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. There is widespread opposition to the Republican oil-above-all bill. The Obama administration opposes the Republican bill. Its Statement of Administration Policy says: The administration strongly…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title I (page 6, after line 11) add the following: SEC. __. PROTECTIVE APPROACH TO OIL AND…