Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Natural Resources Committee chairman, Mr. Nick Rahall, and myself, I would like to commend the gentleman from Arizona, Representative Ed Pastor, for sponsoring the pending measure and for working with the…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3726, sponsored by my good friend and colleague from the Virgin Islands, Donna Christensen, establishes the Castle Nugent National Historic Site as a new unit of the National Park System on the island of St. Croix in the…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3726) to establish the Castle Nugent National Historic Site at St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the…

Mr. Speaker, the Nation's recent economic downturn has dramatically affected the forest products industry, especially those companies reliant on wood from Federal lands. Currently, the Forest Service has several options for helping timber…

Well, Mr. Chairman, I feel we should correct that in some way.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and Mr. Secretary.

Should we let energy development and siting go forward with no planning process in place while we wait for the Ocean Policy Task Force?

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And good afternoon, Dr. Lubchenco.

Do you think it is surprising that revenues generated by OCS energy development currently fund a variety of programs...

I want to thank both you, Mr. Secretary, and Mr. Chairman, for recognizing his talent.