I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I am going to recognize a Member in just a second. But in response to Mr. Yarmuth, I would just like to point out that the Office of Surface Mining has left States out of the…

Although this is a very well-intended amendment, the purpose of the section of the bill affected by this amendment is already to ensure that good science is used in the development of the rules by making the scientific products on which…

In response to a statement that was just made, let me point out that Johns Hopkins researchers--maybe one of the leading medical institutions in our country--found that ``no increased risk of birth defects was observed from births from…

In response to my good friend and colleague Representative Lowenthal, I would like to say that just in today's Wall Street Journal, Arch Coal revealed that it has declared bankruptcy. They are one of the top coal producers in this country…

In my closing remarks, I would like to highlight the findings of an economic impact analysis of the draft stream buffer zone rule, released in 2015, issued against the Obama administration regulation. The study was done by the ENVIRON…

I urge us to reject this motion. It is only going to delay passage of this excellent piece of legislation. We just rejected a very similar amendment moments ago, and that was a substantive amendment. This is a procedural--not even a…

The way forward will be politically challenging, but we owe it to the future not to bypass this opportunity.

The state of energy infrastructure in Puerto Rico represents the sad truth that PREPA cannot make the politically tough decisions.

Puerto Ricans have historically paid one of the highest electrical rates within the United States.

Today we are here to discuss the very challenging energy situation in Puerto Rico.

I urge this committee to put the American citizens of Puerto Rico first and allow the island to access bankruptcy protection.

PREPA represents one of the greatest challenges facing Puerto Rico.

Keeping the lights on for an extra hour or two is a serious decision that average residents on the island may face daily.

It is with a sad heart that I rise today to speak for those whose lives have been tragically cut short in the wake of Roe v. Wade. A staggering 57 million innocent girls and boys have been aborted in this country since that horrible…

There are two things that the American people want from Federal agencies. They want accountability and they want transparency.

Why wasn't it done? That is my point, why didn't the report go into that?

how do you propose to set up an AML program for hardrock mining in which money is actually applied for its intended purpose instead of being diverted into community development in regions where coal mining is declining?

Who made the mistake? Who didn't call for it?

You are letting the EPA get off scot-free, it sounds like.

So much for accountability, let's talk about transparency.

Just to finish this, I would say that this is an unnecessary amendment because there are already two, if not three, different times that the notice to the surface owner already takes place: once to the public at large, twice to the surface…

I want to let my colleague from Colorado know that this is an unnecessary amendment, so I would ask Members to oppose it. There already is a lot of built-in notification that does take place. I don't know if my colleague is aware of this…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Colorado is recognized for 5 minutes.

I think it is reality. Can you comment on that? Has there been a tilt?

I include in the Record an exchange of letters between Chairman Bishop and Chairman Goodlatte of the Judiciary Committee on this bill. House of Representatives, Committee on Natural Resources, Washington, DC, 28 July 2015. Hon. Robert…