the rollback of the 2015 rule ends 'years of uncertainty over where federal jurisdiction begins and ends.'

We are pleased that the House Water Resources Subcommittee is taking the time to hold a hearing on this and other very important Clean Water Act (CWA) issues.

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Alaska for yielding. Mr. Chairman, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle proclaim that they are concerned about the environment, but that does not mean that I am not concerned about the…

Mr. Chair, in the face of increasing belligerence from Russia and China and an unstable Middle East, Members of this House have a choice. We can choose dirtier foreign energy over responsibly developing a tiny parcel of land already set…

Our current system of healthcare is failing them. As Members of Congress with the ability to address this broken system, we are failing them every day we do not take action.

Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 501. ____________________

Healthcare cannot and should not be a political issue if we truly hope to help all Americans.

In the United States of America, we can do much better in healthcare. We can cover more people. We can cover preexisting conditions.

We can either fight and bicker about trivial political matters or we can work together to make progress and actually address the healthcare crisis.

Health insurance premiums are spiraling out of control, patients can barely afford essential medications that keep them alive, and costs to obtain care are outrageously unaffordable.

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman, my friend from South Carolina (Mr. Duncan), for yielding. Madam Speaker, I want us to take a moment to reflect tonight, reflect where our country has been and where our country is going. I think about…