As Americans, we face a challenge. The question yet to be answered is: Will we rise to be able to meet that challenge? We can often hear in the debate on this floor something that happens at every Super Bowl at half time. It's called…

I just got off the phone with a constituent of mine, Tom Abbot, a small businessman who cares about his family, cares about his business, the people that he works with. He asked a very simple question: I have to live within my budget; why…

We have a President who likes to talk about polling numbers, while the President seems to completely ignore one of the most important polling numbers that the American people have spoken to, and, that is, asking the Congress of the United…

I really want to encourage you when you are looking at closing off some of our forestlands that you do listen to that public testimony, particularly in Colorado.

I think you might want to maybe actually consider allowing Congress to have some actual input as well ultimately when we get down to some of the regulations.

You know, it's remarkable, the theater that we see. Looking throughout America, throughout my Third Congressional District--at least in Colorado--I see people who care about their families, who care about our children. What are they asking…

These are the challenges, and we have very distinct choices to be able to make. Will we continue to follow the pathway to poverty of government programs, government taxation, government solutions? Or will we follow that expressway to real…

I yield to the gentlelady from Connecticut. Ms. DeLAURO. I thank the gentleman. I would just talk about rugged individualism. And I will just quote to you from the Citizens for Tax Justice: 12 corporations, largest corporations in the…

We have an opportunity. We have a challenge. The question is, Will we rise to meet that challenge? We have a $14.4 trillion debt in this country. Let's put that in a little bit of context. Sunday night, we saw the NBA finals. You had…

I reclaim my time, and I thank the lady for bringing up that very point, Mr. Chair. This is the real challenge that we face, and she points to it directly. We have an oppressive, convoluted Tax Code that is stripping American business of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I just came back from our work week. I traveled better than 1,500 miles throughout Colorado. It was remarkable to me. At every one of our meetings, we found cities, counties, small businesspeople…

Today this House took the unprecedented step of doing the right thing. We stood up for our men and women in our Armed Forces. However, Senator Reid and the President had already announced before the vote was even taken that it was going to…

Tonight I rise to celebrate an American family in Colorado. Steve and Angie Patterson, in Denver, Colorado, have three wonderful children, Caid, Marin, and tonight we pay special tribute to their son Jake, celebrating his 10th birthday…

the efficiency of the management of permitting leaves a lot to be desired

with an investment in technologies to be able to liberate this energy, America can have a bright future

Why is interagency confusion regarding the roadless rule allowed to delay for the lawful leasing of these parcels?

There is a backlog. And I think that is an important note for us all to understand.

I have had comment coming back from my constituents that they were not made aware of meetings.

I think in the interest of the American consumer right now, young families, senior citizens on fixed income, we all develop the--all support the all-of-the-above proposal right now.

What is the wild fire management budget? Is it up, down, about the same?

Ranchers, the oil and gas industry, local governments, and the mineral industry, motorized recreational users in our district have voiced strong opposition to the wildlands policy.

the only country in the world which seems to be intent on putting our own strategic domestic resources off limits.

We have a lot of challenges that we face.

I did visit with ranchers, the oil and gas industry, local governments, the mineral industry, motorized recreational users, and they have all voiced strong opposition to the wildlands policy that is coming out.

the budget and priorities of this Department is of great concern to me and my constituents.