Are you concerned that the legislation VA is proposing could allow for those problems to arise?

I hope we can work in a bipartisan manner to do that.

We should be proud of the fact that the United States is the global energy leader.

If we are going to have an open and honest discussion about the energy needs of this country, a necessary part of that dialog must be dedicated to how that energy gets from point A to point B.

Our Nation's energy infrastructure needs are facing more challenges by the day.

If the gentleman will continue to yield, I thought that it was better timing to do it in this particular venue because we had other things going on in committee.

I thank the chairman of the subcommittee. President Obama is doing something that much of the country, including myself and many of us on this side of the aisle, are really disturbed about, and that is using his pen and his phone to go…

I would just conclude by saying that we are being taken for suckers if we are expected to keep up one end of a bargain and we are dealing with a country that, in so many cases, is not keeping their end of the bargain. That is why this…

I have an amendment at the desk, No. 27. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following: SEC. 12XX. LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR…

I thank the chairman of the Armed Services Committee for his leadership on this bill. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment, amendment No. 26. This amendment would add two important components to the underlying language on Iran…

I thank the chairman of the committee for his great work on this bill and for yielding me this time. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2016. This is an important bill that provides funding…

I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. Scientific evidence has demonstrated that by 20 weeks, unborn babies are able to feel pain; and thanks to ongoing medical improvements…

Ms. Goldfuss, you said that your revised draft guidance 'is not a rule or regulation, and is not legally enforceable.'

If all of the climate models that Ms. Goldfuss and others do adhere to were correct, are you still saying that a single country, or a single project within a country, like a particular electrical generating coal-fired power plant, is going…

We want those assessments to be as accurate as possible.

I want to commend you. You had an excellent reputation, your whole organization, and you did an exemplary job.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 21, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $4,000,000) (increased by $4,000,000)''. The CHAIR. Pursuant to…

The purpose of this amendment is to increase the funding for the U.S.-Israel Energy Cooperation program from the current $2 million to $4 million. This critical program allows companies across the U.S. to develop cutting-edge technologies…

Today, the subcommittee is meeting to discuss H.R. 1937, the 'National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2015' that was introduced on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, by Congressman Mark Amodei and 37 original co-sponsors.

This does not look like commitment to more production on Federal lands.

Bottom line, an aggressive offshore leasing strategy would clearly demonstrate a true commitment to OCS oil and gas production in the United States.

I would like to enter into the record a recent letter led by Senators Mark Warner of Virginia and Tim Scott of South Carolina that expresses support for offshore energy development in the Mid- and South Atlantic, and revenue sharing for…

This is not a demonstration of commitment to more oil and gas production.

If BOEM truly wanted to show that the United States is committed to more offshore production, we would be seeing a path toward streamlining the seismic permitting process.

I bring it up because the Administration often says it is 'committed' to promoting oil and gas production on Federal lands.