According to the National Academy of the Sciences, we dump more than 14 billion pounds of trash into the ocean every year.

I have always thought that this Committee has one of the most interesting jurisdictions in the world because, with the exclusive economic zones throughout all of the territories and atolls and everything that the United States owns, the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to thank my co-chair, the chair of the committee who we just heard from, Mr. Kingston. We get along very well, and it's wonderful to work with him. But I'd also like to thank the chair of the…

Thank you very much for yielding. And we didn't give it enough money to do that. And then in the last thing, we dropped some crazy part into this program, which I think has gotten a lot of negative attention this week and deserves it, and…

I am strongly opposed to the National Right to Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011. This misguided bill is unworkable in practice and will compromise officer safety and public security. Furthermore, this bill flagrantly treads on the rights of…

I thank the chairman for yielding. I rise in support of this agreement. Look, Colombia is a very important country to us. It has a lot of problems, but it has incredible potential. Colombia is a big country. It's the 20th-largest trade…

If we're going to encourage progress--we're investing a lot of money in Colombia, we have Peace Corps volunteers in Colombia--if we're going to encourage growth of U.S. industries and markets in South America, and if we're going to really…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding. I look forward to this debate. As was said, I lived in Colombia, and I have a different perspective than a lot of people. First of all, I think we have to put in perspective that the Latin American…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Last night, I was in a town hall meeting in California, and it was very clear. It was a bipartisan whole group of people, and what they told us very truly is, Stop playing games. They know that the…

I rise with great concern for this amendment. It wants to reduce about 5.8 percent across the board. Our problem is that we have dealt a really bad deal. The bill that we brought to the floor--and we cut some last night across the…

Look, if you like dirty air, you will love this amendment. If you like dirty fuel, you will love this amendment. What this provision does is it strikes the requirement in law that says to the government, which is a big purchaser of fuel…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I know we've been here almost 25 hours of debate. I appreciate the open rule and the fact that we've had a huge debate. I personally would like to thank you and all the staff. I wore my Father's Day tie…