Madam Chair, this amendment would prohibit funding for the Wind Powering America initiative under the Department of Energy. Hot air jokes aside here, nobody can say that the Federal Government has not been good to the wind industry…

Madam Chair, funded at $32 billion, the FY2013 Energy and Water appropriation bill that we have under consideration today actually spends about $87 million more than we did last year. With a $1.3 trillion deficit and a national debt that's…

I rise to thank the gentleman and express a lot of shock here. But I appreciate the fine work the gentleman does on this legislation. Again, this program is advocacy for a proven technology. After 13 years of this program, to spend…

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Fortenberry). The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Flake moves that the managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This motion is simple: it simply ensures that the minimum rate of return for any State under any new highway reauthorization is 95 percent. As I'm sure everyone is aware, every gallon…

It is an amusing discussion what is a side issue or a theoretical issue with no practical application. Sounds just like someone who comes from a State that receives more than a dollar for the dollar they kick in, and that's exactly the…

Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk that is designated as No. 1. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __…

What I simply meant was take back the spending level to where we were last year. Nobody wants to go back in time. But if we want to talk of a future for our kids, as was mentioned, saddling them with $15 trillion in debt doesn't give them…

I thank the gentleman. Again, we're having an argument from somebody who represents a State that's getting a lot more than they kick in, and that's the bottom line. To relate this highway user fee, and it's not a pure user fee because…

Mr. Chairman, this amendment is straightforward. It would reduce funding for the Office of the Secretary by $50,000 and transfer a revenue neutral amount to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection salaries and expenses. This is a nominal…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk designated as No. 2. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 37, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $412,908,000)''. Page 99…