I think this has been just a tremendous panel.

If there is a third leg of the stool it is probably substance abuse treatment.

If I could just push back on you, that you cannot hold a warden in upstate New York accountable for what happens in New York City.

We should be surprised when they do not recidivate.

I think is a real milestone. It will be the first basically non-subsidized solar energy.

I think we did make a very important and sizeable investment in energy research in the stimulus bill.

I think there are two scientific questions that are really the preeminent questions that not only the American people but everyone has.

In recent months, some scientists have suggested based on new data that the climate is warming faster than the last IPCC report predicted.

This will bring the price point down below natural gas, which is remarkable.

I think there is the same fascination of when we were kids with the manned space flight.

I think it is going to take your leadership to prioritize it.

I rise today to honor Lasantha Wickramatunga, a brave journalist who was gunned down while driving to work in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo. Threats, attacks and murders of journalists are becoming all too common in Sri Lanka. Mr…

Through this legislation, we're taking an important step to prevent nuclear terrorism, and I appreciate, again, all of the work of the committee and staff. Nuclear terrorism is the preeminent threat of our time. Many countries around the…

The strength of nuclear forensics depends on the strength of our database. That material can come from many nations, some friendly, some unfriendly, and the individual recipes are closely-held secrets. However, little of the information…

I want to thank him, Mr. Waxman and the staff on the committee for working with me on this legislation. I'm proud to stand here today to honor a well-respected and dedicated leader from the San Gabriel Valley. Mr. Chi Mui was a beloved…

My amendment requires the Secretary of Defense to explore ways in which we can reduce the likelihood of an accidental nuclear launch from arsenals around the world. Since the end of the Cold War, the procedures required to launch nuclear…

I rise in support of this energy and jobs bill and, in particular, want to talk about two provisions that are very important to my constituents and I think very important to the country. The first are provisions that would extend tax…

last Saturday, May 3, was World Press Freedom Day. Two years ago, in conjunction with World Press Freedom Day, Congressman Mike Pence, Senator Chris Dodd, Senator Dick Lugar and I established the Congressional Caucus for Freedom of the…

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Mr. Speaker, the fight against terror is, at one level, a military struggle, but it is also, at its roots, a battle over hearts and minds. On Sunday, we suffered a major setback in that battle when the President of the United States vetoed…

last year the President and the Director of National Intelligence pushed for legislation that would make it easier for the NSA to collect intelligence on Americans and groups abroad. Among other things, the administration's legislation…

I rise to respectfully oppose the gentleman from New Jersey's amendment to essentially do an across-the-board cut in national laboratory staff of one-third. I want to say at the outset that there are two national laboratories in New…

I think where we are now, in view of the fact of where we are now, I think the gentleman's amendment is well taken. We are prepared to accept it.

Mr. Speaker, I want to say, first, I hope the House realizes how much H.R. 1670 is needed. The fact of the matter is that procurement is just one of many areas where our Government is operating years, if not, in fact, decades behind where…

I want to make it clear, first, that I agree completely with the direction of the bill. I voted in favor of the manager's amendment of the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Bliley], because I think we want to go from the courts, the Congress…