"This issue is too important for agriculture and forestry to sit on the sidelines."
"Passing legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would send an important message that America is ready to lead."
"America cannot allow its economy to be left behind. America must be a leader."
"The rules required that the amendment be read. The clerk will read the bill."
"It will be an expensive bill, but what is more expensive is not to do the reform because our health care system costs are out of control and the only way to control costs is to reform the system."
"I don't think that the small businesses and the students and people that are of modest means or seniors can endure another $4-a-gallon gas price problem."
"We are asking for no increase in the equipment budget for 2009."
"I cannot imagine that we are going to meet our energy needs in this country without nuclear energy."
"I think we would be unable to do the things that we need to do with all these major issues simultaneously being considered by our committee."
"We need to deal with the carbon emissions that are causing the threats of global warming."
"What we need to do, in my view, is to provide the incentives to look for alternative energy sources."