I think that probably comes from elements of the Parliament that did not want those talks to succeed in the first place.

This is not just about answering questions that the Europeans have regarding our programs. This is about real decisions that they may make that will have national security implications for us and for them.

The United States supports Russia's accession to the OECD.

If they are serious and they want to be a part of the organization, they're going to have to reform many of the policies that are required.

I thank the gentleman from Mississippi. I now yield to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Tipton), who has been a sponsor of hydropower legislation to make this country stronger in terms of energy security.

I thank the gentleman from California for his comments today and would point out that in just a little bit we're going to hear from one of the sponsors of a hydropower bill that will make a significant difference in this State. And…

I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Reed), the chair of the Natural Gas and Manufacturing Caucus.

I thank the gentleman from New York. Mr. Speaker, the other night when I was driving home from a meeting in one of my rural counties--it was about 8 o'clock, 9 o'clock at night, it was dark outside--I drove by a field of windmills. At…

I thank the gentleman from Colorado. May I inquire of the Speaker how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Bentivolio). The gentleman from Colorado has 3 minutes remaining.

One of the things that I hear constantly from people around my district and around the country about Making Life Work is, what we are doing to get credit to businesses who are hoping to expand and the challenges that they may face. I just…

I think making life work boils down to what you're talking about, which is the issue of fairness. What's happening to our families, our businesses, our neighbors as the debt grows, as taxes grow. The fact is it is absolutely unfair to pass…

I thank the gentleman from Indiana for coming and joining us on the floor tonight. Mr. Speaker, as we said, there are people across the country who are joining the conversation about making life work. They're sending tweets with…

I thank you for your leadership on this issue tonight, and I thank you for appealing to the American people so we can hear from them so that we can have conversations with people who are struggling to make ends meet, people who are finding…

And I hope that tonight's conversation will continue; that it's not just an hour before the House of Representatives. But this is a conversation that people will be able to talk about and continue. And that the feedback that they provide…

I'm hearing from people who just want more independence, they want more say over their own lives. This isn't a top-down government approach, this is a bottom-up people approach, what we can do with technology to make sure that we're…

I was absent for the following votes due to a family funeral. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: Yes: Previous question Yes: Adoption of the rule for H.R. 803 the SKILLS Act No: Approval of the Journal No: Tierney…

we have a $100 million grant that went to the State of Colorado that is putting at risk private sector jobs.

Why were they suspended?

I just want to read a House Joint Resolution that was passed in Colorado back in 2010.

Will the grant be reinstated before the issues are worked out in Colorado?

the more we hear about EAGLE-Net, the more questions we have.

I think ultimate financing is a concern, and again, that is an issue we would like to work with you on.

this government is trying to scrape money together.

96 million out of the $100 million has already been tied up in this grant.

Let me tell you a story about a school in my district. I spoke at a graduation in southeastern Colorado several years ago.