John Barrow

But I reject previous legislative attempts to address this problem, and I don't accept and don't agree with the current administration's efforts to do this by regulation.

I accept the scientific evidence of a climate change. I accept the scientific evidence and the common sense that tells me if you take all the carbon that God put down in the ground and belch it in the air, we are going to have an impact on…

We have a duty to make sure that the veterans who have served here get the best health care possible and it is very obvious that for too long and for too many folks that hasn't happened.

I believe its approval is long overdue. It will increase our access to North American energy production and that will better protect families here at home from the effects of energy market uncertainty caused by political and economic…

I want to commend you for that and thank you and encourage you to help us through this renewal of nuclear energy generation in this country.

Every day we don't act on this project the United States becomes more dependent on countries that don't like us for the transportation energy that we absolutely need.

Each provides an object lesson in the tension for the debate between folks that say we ought to put mandates out in front of technology in the blind hope that technology will catch up to the mandates on the one hand, and folks who think…

With that, Mr. Speaker, it falls to me only to thank, once again, Congressman Dold, Congressman Roskam, and Congressman Peters for their work on this bill. I yield back the balance of my time.

There being no further speakers on our side, I would inquire of the gentlelady from California if she has any further speakers on hers.

As technology advances, broadband spectrum becomes more and more essential to everything we do in our daily lives.

It is essential that we identify areas where spectrum isn't being used so well and make it available to those who can put it to higher and better use.

I am glad we are having this hearing to shine a light on the fact that not all the folks performing radiation diagnostics and treatment are properly trained.

If I understand the whole purpose of 8123, it is basically to say, with respect to something that is as important as prosthetic devices, money is no object.

At this time I yield to 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Kissell). {time} 2000

Under rule XXII, clause 7 (c), I hereby announce my intention to offer a motion to instruct on H.R. 4348, the conference report to extend Federal highway programs. The form of the motion is as follows: Mr. Barrow moves that the managers on…

I hope this Committee will join me in strengthening the Federal Recovery Coordination Program through this legislation.

There seems to be such an overlap between what the VA is doing and what DoD is doing, and we are really concerned about making this happen for veterans and their families.

Today's returning armed servicemembers face a unique combination of challenges as they reintegrate into the community.

Folks have a right to expect a reasonable degree of privacy when they go online no matter where they live in this country.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 16, line 24, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR…

I believe we are too far down the Yucca Mountain road in time and in money to turn back now.

Mr. Speaker, the grid that generates and distributes electricity across our country is one of the engineering wonders of the world, but it took generations to build, and it grew up in peacetime, safely removed from any threat of physical…

I understand the appeal that the amendment has. I can appreciate its superficial appeal and what I think it is getting at. But the notion that we have to finish everything before we do anything is a formula to do nothing. With the National…