I thank the chairman of the committee, Dr. Hastings. I rise in support of H.R. 3408. This legislation does three vital things: it will open up land in the West to oil shale development; open up one of our most promising areas for energy…

One emerging technology is oil shale, an industry which flourishes in countries like Jordan and Estonia.

States with disclosure requirements--including two with some of the more stringent requirements, Wyoming and Colorado--provide detailed approaches to protection of trade secrets relating to the fracture stimulation fluid formulations.

I thank the gentleman from Mississippi for putting this time together. And I rise today in support of National Marriage Week. In so many ways, from so many sources, marriage is under attack in America. When we consider the many social…

I rise this evening in recognition of the over 55 million American lives lost to abortion since the passage of Roe v. Wade 39 years ago. In President Obama's statement celebrating the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, he emphasized the principle…

I thank the gentleman from New York for the time and for his work on this vital issue. I am opposed to raising the debt ceiling limit. How in the world can we raise the debt limit when the Senate refuses to work with the House to even pass…

On this, the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, I want to recognize a group of unique Americans who made an invaluable contribution to winning the war in the Pacific-- Native American Code Talkers. John Werito of southwest…

When you buy a gallon of gas at the pump, you pay a lot more in taxes than the oil company made in profit on that oil.

I would like to remind everyone that a company like GE, which made $14 billion in profits, paid zero income taxes last year.

I don't see that. If a company thinks that they have a possibility of getting a good rate of return and they are willing to invest their own private dollars, number one, I don't see that that puts the taxpayers on the hook for anything.

These bills are designed to open lands to create opportunity, opportunity for Federal and local governments to receive revenues without having to borrow them.

I urge the committee members to unequivocally oppose the PIONEER Act and vote no on this legislation.

ANWR is the single greatest opportunity for new energy production on federal land and it was specifically set aside for energy production by President Carter and Congress in 1980.

if you want to create good paying blue-collar jobs right now for people, I can give the oil industry my unequivocal endorsement.

I urge the committee to vote 'no' on the PIONEERS Act and allow the current BLM stakeholder process to move forward so that everyone has a voice in this incredibly important decision.

it is a sad state of affairs when the 2-1/2-billion-acre Federal estate in this country, including offshore areas, is not open for energy production.

I sincerely urge the committee to consider the dangers in rushing ahead with oil shale speculation and the serious cost that it could bring to western rural communities and local economies.

I mean, severely affecting and limiting above-ground mining is one thing. I mean, that alone would be potentially devastating to the production of coal and electricity as well as jobs in that area.

Americans are desperate for new jobs, and blue-collar workers in our trades have been particularly hard hit by the economic downturn.

The big spending policies of the Obama administration have failed America. Millions of Americans have lost their homes, their jobs--and even their hopes for a brighter future. Our economy has stalled, and the American people are looking…

increased regulations on an industry lead to regulatory uncertainty, which hinders businesses being able to expand and create jobs

I like the fact that you say this is shared and should continue from Administration to Administration and from year to year, but when I see a claim being made that this President is responsible for this one-third increase, I don't see…

This is poor policy and poor management and, in the end, will only make America poorer.

So has there been a second contractor who has come up with different numbers or you just don't believe what the first contractor came up with without any real evidence?

And to be real specific, on the economic analysis will we also see what will be lost to States and the Federal Government, the loss of severance taxes, for instance, directly costing governments revenue, and will we see the indirect costs?