Steve Southerland: “Reclaiming my time, I want to make it very clear that this amendment does not affect the West Coast.”

the EPA, for example, does not have the burden of proof. And they are absolutely, in my opinion, the greatest threat to free enterprise in America today.

I would like to thank and commend you, Mr. Chairman, on your great work. Madam Speaker, there's been a lot of things talked about today and in the past about the motivation. I've been very involved in this bill. The ranking member, she and…

We have a responsibility to address that fraud, because if we don't, then in the end we will be able to serve fewer people.

I appreciate the efforts of you and Ranking Member Rahall, and those efforts, how they have advanced this bipartisan piece of legislation. I would also like to thank Subcommittee Chairman Gibbs for giving this issue the urgent attention…