I thank the gentleman from New York for his words and for his comments on sequestration, on defense spending, on the challenges that we face in this country. I also want to thank the Speaker, who is our colleague from Alabama, for her work…

I know our friend from Virginia talked about the concerns of the Secretary of Defense, yet we still have no plan from this White House on how to deal with the very serious problem that faces our troops and jeopardizes our country's…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado will be postponed. Amendment No. 28 Offered by Mr. Engel

I thank the chairman of the subcommittee, as well, for his work and leadership on this bill today and yesterday. We voted long into the morning this morning, and certainly appreciate his time and consideration. The appropriations bills…

Our country runs on abundant affordable energy.

Without lower gas prices, families, businesses will spend more and more of their income filling up with a tank of gas instead of investing into our economy.

That's a great point on national security, because not only do we have economic objectives that we need to achieve with a national energy policy where we're relying on our own production, but we've got national security implications. And…

I thank the gentleman from South Carolina for his leadership, and this is the third time that we've done that this year already, come down and talk as a group about what we can do to get our energy prices down to relieve the pain at the…

I thank the gentleman from New Mexico. Before he yields the floor, I wanted to ask him a quick question. I know you've done tremendous work with the Western Caucus. You're a cochair of the Western Caucus trying to make sure you are…

If supply is the answer, tapping into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, we should increase domestic production. We should increase opportunities in the Western United States, on our Outer Continental Shelf. We should utilize the energy that…

Why isn't this administration willing to actually do the right thing, do what's necessary to keep our economy afloat, to keep it from running on fumes and make sure that we can produce that energy in our own backyard, increase our…

I thank the gentleman from South Carolina, and I know the gentleman from Arizona is going to be joining us in this debate, this conversation tonight. You mentioned some quotes, some statements made by Secretary Chu. You talked about the…

And I would point out to the gentleman, too, as he knows, we've seen gas prices increase dramatically around the country. In South Carolina, I think gas prices have increased 10 percent from just a year ago. The gentleman from Arizona who…

I'm here tonight for one reason: to stand up for hardworking Americans who are spending far too much when they fill up at the pump, and I'm here for that same American who turns on the TV or reads the newspaper after a long day at work to…

I would just make the point that if this administration acknowledges that by tapping into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve they can increase supplies and, therefore, have an impact on price, isn't it obvious what we ought to be doing as the…

I thank the gentleman. The gentleman from South Carolina, again, some of our colleagues would like to see energy production increase in Saudi Arabia. They'd, I guess, stand idly by while this administration nixes, vetoes, puts a fork in…

Well, I absolutely do. In fact, not only talk about the oil shales of Colorado, but this entire country where we actually are home--the United States is home to six times Saudi Arabia's proven resources because of the potential for oil…

Because, again, going back to a speech given recently by this administration, by this President, he said at the University of Miami that we have record oil production, that he's actually leading us out of this energy crisis.

I think as those rigs have left, as we've seen production occur elsewhere because of the roadblocks to domestic energy production, we see other countries--us becoming even more reliant on overseas energy. Just a couple of weeks ago…

the issue is jobs, as is the case here the issue is regulations

And I would like to submit for the record letters from Governor Hickenlooper and Senator Udall, Senator Bennet, as well as the Colorado Congressional Delegation, the Speaker of the House in support of Colorado's SIP for the record, if I…

I would just like to perhaps get that clarification from Mr. Waxman.

Colorado's Regional Haze SIP has cross-spectrum support and bipartisan support.

And that investment as you said was, you know, you are a not-for-profit operation, so that investment will be in turn paid for by your members?