Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So my colleagues can understand what this bill is about, this does not repeal the ability of the Environmental Appeals Board to hear issues relating to production, production permits. This simply addresses the…

I thank the gentleman from Kentucky. This issue of studies, this issue of blue ribbon commissions, it doesn't address the actual fact that price is very much dependent on supply. That's the testimony that we have received. If we have 1…

May I inquire how much time remains. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Colorado has 1 minute remaining, and the gentleman from Oregon has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Energy security and job creation, that's what the Jobs and Energy Permitting Act is about. The amendment, the motion to recommit that has been offered, is something that we talked about today: whether or not a study actually results in…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following new section: Sec. __. The amount otherwise provided by this…

This amendment moves funding over to the integrated activities account. I am very concerned about our work when it comes to animal disease and food safety issues, especially when it relates to issues like FMD, chronic waste and disease…

Will the gentleman yield? Mr. GRIFFIN from Arkansas. I yield to the gentleman from Colorado. {time} 2010

I thank the gentleman from Arkansas. And I too have heard the President talk about his desire to increase trade and the exports of this country. In fact, I believe I've heard the statistic quoted, something to the effect that if we could…

I thank the gentleman from Arkansas for organizing tonight's conversation with the American people about what our plan for job creation is all about and how we're going to, once again, restore the greatness of this country by getting…

A group of us had the opportunity today to discuss with one of the Nation's leading economists job creation and what's happening to our businesses around the country. And he made the observation, he said, You know, there are a lot of…

In the late 1880s, landmen circulated flyers throughout the country about a place in the Republican River Valley with fertile soil and plenty of open land--a place named Yuma, Colorado. By 1886, the town had established itself a school…

I would say--if it is a 'yes' or 'no' answer I am pleased to give yes.

We have already cut hundreds of millions, and in a very short term we will be able to cut a billion.

Well, what we can say is that we have already cut hundreds of millions, and in a very short term we will be able to cut a billion.

I thank the gentlelady from Alabama for her leadership on this issue, and the time tonight to be able to talk about an issue that's very important to my constituents in Colorado, the Fourth Congressional District, and around this country…

Times have been hard for the newspaper business; but this week, the Pueblo Chieftain experienced an especially tough loss--the retirement of its editorial research director, Tom McAvoy. Tom is a native of Pueblo, Colorado. He graduated…

This week, my district is losing one of its very best agricultural reporters to retirement. Bill Jackson will be leaving the Greeley Tribune, and in his place will be a big hole in coverage of agricultural issues in the Fourth…

Creating jobs and growing the economy is the number one goal of the 112th Congress, everything we can do to create jobs and help this country move forward and get our economy back on track, but long-term economic growth and job creation is…

I simply do not see how we can prevent such an event from taking place if we do not open up new areas of production on the Alaskan North Slope.

What I don't understand is the lack of action being taken by the administration on something that is so important to the American people.

Are you aware that in the central and western Gulf of Mexico after the permit is issued, there is no appeals court?

Exploration in Alaska will generate Federal revenue and create tens of thousands of jobs for the rest of the country, while lowering gas prices at the same time.

I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to support this fiscally responsible budget plan. For the past few weeks, Congress has been occupied, arguing over a continuing resolution because the previous Congress…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. One of your comments reminded me of a story shared with me by a constituent several years ago. They talked about their time attending law school. They were talking about in their constitutional law…

Thank you to the gentleman from Indiana for yielding. I am here tonight to talk about the proper relationship between the Federal Government and State and local governments, this issue of Federalism, our Nation's founding documents. When I…