The executive order on National Ocean Policy is an Obama administration policy. It lacks clear statutory authority. Instead of streamlining Federal management, it potentially adds layers of additional bureaucracy and Federal overreach. The…

I am very sympathetic to the gentleman from Iowa's concerns regarding the reduction in the bill's mandatory energy programs in the farm bill, in particular, the Rural Energy for America Program. The gentleman from Iowa is indeed a valued…

This morning, I would like to recognize Marine Private First Class James T. Stanford for his duty, his selfless service, and his sacrifice to our great Nation. Stanford was a native of Gadsden, Alabama, and he lost his life back in 1954…

Thank you for your testimony. I think we have the information we need as we move forward in this process of appropriations.

Well, let me say, again, public-private partnerships are good when the private investment is openly reported. And I think that at the bottom line we want to protect the taxpayer.

Let me say, I think that public-private partnerships are good when the private investment is openly reported and when the taxpayer is protected by realtime penalties instead of possible discounts for a service that will be in the future.

Of course, NASA is an Agency whose budget has been constrained for many decades, especially when you compare it to a lot of other agencies here in Washington.

Some Members, such as myself, voted for the NASA authorization bill in 2010 with the understanding that SLS and Orion would be supported by the administration with a launch date of late 2017 or early 2018.

Moreover, to assume that a FAR contract would be more expensive is essentially a straw man argument.

After all, it is my understanding it is possible to put penalties into contracts.

I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member and all of my colleagues who have worked so hard on this bill over the last several months. These appropriations bills are taking a long time to get through the process. A lot of times…

The House Select Panel on Infant Lives, has forwarded 15 regulation and criminal referrals to DOJ regarding blatant violations of Federal statutes by Planned Parenthood and affiliated organizations.