One other thing I will end on, and I know we will have a lot of debate and frustration and controversy, but this did go through regular order. We had a hearing. We had a subcommittee mark. As Mr. McGovern mentioned, we had a full committee…

I like more pipes versus less pipes, and I don't want the Government deciding how one pipe should be structured.

I would encourage my colleagues to come together to do that.

I just want to put on the record on this whole net neutrality debate, it is just, for a lot of us it is what is the enshrined law by the legislative process versus what a regulator decides what to do.

We are going to do it this way, now we are going to do it this way, now we are going to do it this way, and to stop the pendulum you have to pass a law.

It is great to be on the floor today. It was an awesome opportunity to be a conferee on the National Defense Authorization bill. As a veteran, 5 years active Army Infantry, 23 in the Reserves, I don't get a chance to do that very often…

I hate to say he is right sometimes, but all he does is kind of give voice to frustration in rural America.

The Energy and Commerce Committee is conducting a series of hearings to look at the response and recovery efforts conducted during this hurricane season so we can figure out what went well and what we could we have done better.

You need to get service there immediately.

We know that many of you are still in the trenches of dealing with the response and recovery efforts, so your willingness to take the time to be here today does not go unnoticed.

We are especially grateful for those of you who have traveled significant distances to be with us today to share your stories about the hurricanes that tore through our country this fall and about the impact of those hurricanes on the…

In a time of national strife that we see our Nation in every now and then, it is good to remember history. Mr. Speaker, 180 years ago yesterday, a man named Elijah Parish Lovejoy was run out of St. Louis city for writing and publishing an…

I have more pigs than people in my district. We have large operations. I am very proud of that, because it is jobs, and production agriculture feeds the world.

I do not want to set a bad precedent of limiting citizen suits under environmental laws, and I believe that the legislation before us today is far too broad.

Congresswoman Blackburn, did you want a second or two to say something?

I don't like the fact--and you can disagree--building new homes today costs more because of these standards.

Why is it government's role to do this?

Then I don't like the ROI--return on investment of 20 or 30 years from the supposed energy savings.

I have always struggled with the Energy Star issue.

Today is a big day. I want to congratulate my colleague and friend, Mr. Brady, the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, and the committee for the rollout of our tax reform proposal, the first time in over 30 years. For the individual…

So, I think we probably should have FEMA here.

I have been told it took five weeks, PREPA took five weeks to ask anybody for help.

I think it is very troubling that we have you all there trying to restore the grid and you are not in consultation with PREPA.

This subcommittee has jurisdiction over the Clean Air Act, and for that reason we frequently hold hearings about EPA regulations and policies designed to address air pollution.

I thank my good friend Bill Johnson for taking the lead on this bipartisan effort.