David Loebsack: “Social Security is not a budget resolution issue.”

I thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Chairman, this legislation, I believe, as Mr. Lance stated, is proof that we can accomplish great things when we put aside partisanship and unite around a common goal. To that end, I want to…

It doesn't serve any of us. It certainly doesn't serve any of us in the end, because those folks are the ones who are serving us, and if they are suppressed--if their voices cannot be heard--that stifles competition. It goes back to the…

It appears that I have no further speakers, so I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I appreciate that very much. My amendment will ensure level funding for distributed wind technologies and research within the Department of Energy's wind energy program. Distributed wind is the use of…