the majority held hostage the payroll tax cut extension... to attach a rider that attempted to force President Obama to come out in favor of Keystone XL.

This bill does not make sense. Legally it doesn't make sense. Sensibly it doesn't make sense.

the administration did not have the time needed to conduct a thorough review.

This bill is simply another bite at the apple in the majority's attempt to backdoor the Obama administration.

the majority attempted to force the Obama administration to hastily make a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline.

my Republican colleagues continue to push this false notion that if you would just roll back government oversight and protections for average Americans and allow industry to do what it wants without restriction, and unfettered, then…

I thank the gentleman, Mr. Larsen from Washington State, for recognizing me and sharing the time with me. I am here to express my full support for this bill, H.R. 2845, the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of…

I want to thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I want to share with the Members of this body the administration's position on this particular bill that is under discussion right now. This is a Statement of Administration…

Mr. Chairman, if the premise of this bill is to simply provide regulatory certainty to rural farmers and reiterate what Administrator Jackson has already publicly stated--that EPA would not alter the Bush-era standards for coarse…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In section 2, strike ``applicable to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter greater than…

I want to thank the ranking member for his outstanding leadership and for yielding time to me. Mr. Chairman, I oppose this ill-conceived, nonsensical, and in all ways awful bill, H.R. 1633, which could have a devastating effect on the…