In response, I just have to say one word: earthquake. During the 2008 Great Southern California ShakeOut, which studied and analyzed the potential effects of a major earthquake, the USGS discovered that there would be a shortfall of…

This amendment strikes title II of the bill, which addresses the judicial review of agency actions relating to exploration and mine permits. This title is designed to address one of the primary contributors to the long permitting timelines…

I would urge rejection of this amendment because it would make the permitting process for critical and strategic minerals even worse than it currently is. It is already 7 to 10 or more years. It is dead last in the 25 major…

It makes no sense. It is dangerous, and he is doing it for political reasons that can't be solved in this bill.

I just want to remind us all that America has a plentiful supply of rare earth elements, but there are roadblocks to developing them, such that China produces 97 percent of the world's supply and there are at least 19 unique minerals that…

How much time do I have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Colorado has 3 minutes remaining.

I thank the gentlewoman from Missouri for her leadership. Mr. Speaker, today's veto from the President breaks dangerous new ground for callous disregard for the needs of our men and women in uniform. While he worked so hard to make sure…

Reclaiming my time, I will just conclude, Mr. Chairman, by saying that this amendment is not a good amendment for the bill because it guts title II. We need some predictability in the litigation process as well as in the government…

I would point out to my friend and colleague from California that the National Research Council study has said: ``All minerals and mineral products could be or could become critical to some degree depending on their importance and…

I am having a little trouble understanding where this amendment is headed and what it is really trying to do. If I understand correctly, it proposes to limit export of strategic and critical minerals if the supply of those minerals is…

This motion to recommit is a procedural motion designed to slow down consideration of this important jobs bill. It is a purely procedural motion, not a substantive motion. I urge us to reject the motion. It is important to pass this bill…

At a minimum you would urge us to look at requiring the VA to rewrite its regulations in this area?

We really need to get to the bottom of this and I think there have been some excellent questions.

I want to thank my colleagues Representative Sinema and Representative Benishek for their leadership on this issue today and for organizing this time together. I also want to thank Representative Russell for his hard-earned insights that…

I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015. Recent videos released by brave whistleblowers have definitively shown that it is well past time to defund Planned Parenthood. For far too…

the existing standards are already quite stringent, and have been complied with at great expense.

the arrogance of the EPA is seen by its reaction in the aftermath of the horrible environmental disaster in Colorado.

tens of millions of Americans fear the EPA, despise it, and even hate it.

this, to me, Ms. McCarthy, is a double standard.

In conclusion, I appreciate the ranking member, Representative Grijalva, for his work on the committee. We have many spirited discussions. Sometimes we don't agree, but sometimes we do. This is one of those great occasions when, on a…

This deal is a capitulation by the greatest nation in the world to the most rogue nation in the world. What makes the deal so bad is that Iran doesn't even have to cheat to emerge in 10 or 15 years with an industrial-sized nuclear program…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his continued leadership on this critical matter of life. Mr. Speaker, I rise today sickened and angered by yet another report showing what Planned Parenthood's limitless disregard for the unborn…

there is a showing of a credible threat of irreparable harm: [in] cost of compliance, as well as the loss of revenue.

For decades, the states have been regulating hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands managed by the BLM without incident.

the BLM arrogantly seeks to second guess state regulations with a one-size-fits-all final rule on hydraulic fracturing.