I encourage my colleagues to join me in supporting this very, very worthwhile legislation.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to say to the chairman, I am just so delighted and thankful and grateful for all of his work on behalf of this bill. Madam Speaker, I am proud to rise today in support of my bill, H.R. 35, the…

I thank the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Porter) for yielding the balance of the hour, of her time, to me. Madam Speaker, may I inquire how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Illinois has 40 minutes…

I was unavoidably detained and missed a vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 62. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Panetta The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the…

These are distinct and individuals with their own personalities and they require their mothers to come into this world.

I inadvertently missed a vote on H. Res. 844. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 58. ____________________

I thank the chairman of the full Committee on Energy and Commerce for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Res. 826. Over the last 3 years, the Trump administration has deliberately and repeatedly sabotaged the…

In 1938, the United States Congress enacted the Natural Gas Act to regulate the interstate transport of natural gas.

For an independent regulatory agency to help a private party seize state lands to build a pipeline is as wrong as it is bizarre.

The fact is FERC's process for siting and constructing interstate pipelines is not working--especially for landowners.

Though, I appreciate the Commission's consideration of this specific concern, this does not match the sweeping reform FERC must implement to fix a bygone process.

Last week, Chairmen Rush, Tonko, and I released the CLEAN Future Act, our bold climate plan to achieve a 100 percent clean economy.

This action made regional access to the newly emerging energy source possible.

However, in recent decades, the execution of this authority has come under scrutiny.

FERC must take a more holistic view of the pipeline infrastructure already serving particular regions in order to determine whether new infrastructure is truly needed.

Fires often occur within the U.S. An average of 73,000 wildfires burn seven million acres of U.S. land each and every year.

I want to thank our witnesses for their participation in today's hearing, and I look forward to identifying concrete solutions to these daunting problems.

Good morning, today the Committee convenes for a joint subcommittee hearing to conduct oversight of an issue ravaging communities and plaguing the environment.

Last year, California experienced historically catastrophic fires resulting in a tragic loss of life and unimaginable destruction to homes and property.

According to the Fourth National Climate Assessment, the annual area burned in our nation's western states alone could increase two to six times the current areas by the middle of this century.

I thank my good friend, the dynamic part of the dynamic duo, my brother who is known far and wide as being a voice of inspiration, a voice of reason, and a mighty voice of valor, my friend and colleague for many, many years, Congressman…

I worry, Madam Chairman, that too little is known about when and how marijuana can be harmful, particularly after frequent and long-term use.

Another area that I am really concerned about, along with this mania that exists is this empty excuse of--or this expungement of records.

We are headed in the wrong direction. We are headed in a downward spiral.

I believe more than ever that it is important that we prioritize the research upon, not only the benefits, but also on the risk of marijuana.