John Doolittle: “there is an old adage that says ``if it ain't broke, don't fix it.'' For over 10 years we have had a strong law against…”

today we are about to further our independence on foreign sources of energy. I fully support that effort and urge my colleagues to do so as well. However, one item of particular concern to me is the contamination of groundwater by MTBE--a…

I apologize to my good friend, the gentleman from California (Mr. Cunningham), but I have always supported the oil and gas exploration. Our economy demands it, and I believe this can be done safely. It is a jobs issue, it is about lowering…

And one of our former colleagues, Frank Riggs, has been a real leader in this charter schools movement, and he continues to be involved these days in the private sector for education now, and is still involved in a nonprofit involving…

I feel that this bill, as was explained by our previous speakers, will actually do something to help stimulate the economy. The Premier Certified Lenders Program is an excellent program. It has been unnecessarily tied down by the problem…