I have experienced in the 30 years that I have been on this Committee is that NASA always seems to have cost overruns on everything.

If the Congress were to delay the Navy's plans to bring these ships into the fleet, the Navy's effectiveness would be hurt.

Mr. President. I wanted to speak today regarding a bill I am introducing to establish the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area. The Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway would cut diagonally across Wisconsin through parts of 15…

Mr. President. I wanted to speak today regarding a bill I am introducing to establish the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area. The Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway would cut diagonally across Wisconsin through parts of 15…

Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4105, a bill that would allow us to protect American manufacturing, including Wisconsin's paper industry, from unfair Chinese trade practices. The simple fact is that China is cheating…

The Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires transparency that will help prevent conflicts of interest.

Could I request that you make a strong effort to push up that implementation time to no later than the first half of this year?

What has proven to work best to address drug abuse, in general, including prescription drug abuse are evidence-based solutions aimed at preventing drug abuse addiction, injury, and death.

Madam President, I come here today to speak about my amendment No. 1591, which is a bipartisan amendment to repeal the freight railroad industry's undeserved exemptions to the antitrust laws, exemptions that result in higher prices to…

the price of gas has gone up 100 percent in the last three years, and that is going to retard the economy coming back faster.

Well, sir, you know, with all due respect, there is a silver bullet and it is going right in the wallet of the American consumer with the doubling of the price of gas on this Administration's watch.

I rise today in strong support of the St. Croix River Crossing Project Authorization Act. This past November, I had the chance to visit the existing 81-year- old Stillwater Bridge, and I met with local community leaders on the issue. After…

When is this Administration going to end the lockup increasing production on federal land?

When President Bush left office, the average price of gas was $1.85. Now, it is at $3.65 and going up.

You know, meanwhile the price of gas has gone up by 100 percent on your watch. And this is unacceptable.

As chairman of the Aging Committee, I am concerned that this policy will have a disproportionate impact on seniors with low incomes and high unreimbursed medical expenses, causing untenable rent increases.

I appreciate the gentleman from Wisconsin yielding. I think it is important that we are clear about what this bill truly does. This bill exclusively deems the St. Croix River consistent with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. That's all it…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I want to state at the beginning that I deeply appreciate my cosponsor of this legislation, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters). This is a…