Ken Calvert

As in the case with many of the amendments today before us, I cannot support the offset. Let me say this: EPA may be reimbursed for oil spill response activities from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Now, personally, I think EPA should…

I yield to the gentlewoman from Minnesota. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for the generosity of yielding to me. I also support the Sewell amendment to increase funding for the President's civil rights initiative. I…

I claim time in opposition, but I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Yes, too many, that is the problem. I would be happy to support this amendment. I would urge an ``aye'' vote when it comes up.

How much time do I have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 8 minutes remaining.

I reserve the balance of my time to close. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, I do not have an update on the Member that I am waiting for. I yield back the balance of my time.

I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Nevada (Ms. Titus), a valued Member of this body.

I yield myself an additional 30 seconds. I would note that, in testimony before the Senate, National Park Service Associate Director Stephen Whitesell testified that the Savannah bar pilots have operated ``with virtually no adverse impact…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for bringing this matter to my attention. I share your concerns that this change could negatively impact the growth at the Port of Savannah just as work begins on the expansion project. The CHAIR. The…

I would be happy to work with the gentlemen, and I would urge acceptance of this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the gentlewoman for her generosity, and I will continue to work with her as this process moves forward. I yield back the balance of my time.

We will continue to work with the gentlewoman as this process moves forward and with the ranking member, Ms. McCollum. Who knows, there may be something that happens between A and B, and we may have some additional resources, who knows…

Sergeant Eric Matthew Seaman, United States Marine Corps, Wildomar, California, California's 42nd Congressional District.

The proposed Waters of the U.S. rule is critically flawed and needs to be rewritten. After following the rule- making process very closely, I have no confidence that that the current rule will give any clarity for those who will be greatly…

Our national debt continues to pose a serious threat to our future economic growth and national security. If we fail to act, these threats will grow and the risk to our country will be far greater. Like so many American households know all…

I would hope that with these two vehicles, there would be no loss of capacity for the United States and we can end our reliance on Russia.

I hope it gets worked out pretty soon, because we are going into fire season in the West.

this can save the taxpayer a lot of money and it can certainly save a lot of property from being burned up.

I also believe that reducing civilian end strength at the Pentagon is vital to addressing some of the funding concerns.

So I'm very concerned about the proposed cut. This program is one of the few EPA programs that enjoys great bipartisan support.

My district in Kentucky is currently facing some of the highest unemployment rates in the country, and the President's proposal to mitigate the destructive impact of his policies, the so-called Power Plus Plan, is a passing glance to…

We need to be doing creative thinking too.

There is a lot of pretty worried people around that table about the consequences of sequester.

Well, certainly, from my perspective, I'm very sympathetic to small businesses.

So it's my hope that the EPA would heed these comments, withdraw the proposed Rule and identify where there is common ground before taking additional actions.