I first tackled this issue working on the WARN Act with Representative Shimkus and his team--thank you, sir.

I wanted to come down to the floor to recognize and thank two of my major staffers in my office who are leaving to pursue other opportunities. The first one is Greta Joynes. Greta recently left as my legislative director; and as you know…

But ultimately, if you have confidence in the new administration--and, frankly, I do not, but there are many on the majority's side that do--you should trust them to move the ball forward on a long-term nuclear waste repository.

The time to fix this problem is now, and today's hearing on the discussion draft will initiate the process of receiving feedback from stakeholders on legislative language.

the previous administration terminated, and I would say illegally, DOE's Yucca Mountain program.

For over 50 years, the Federal Government has funded activities to fulfill its obligations for permanent disposal of nuclear waste.

Our goal here is to identify the right reforms to ensure we can fulfill the Government's obligation to dispose of our Nation's nuclear material.

During the Obama administration, the FTC concluded that any privacy framework should be technology neutral.

But in 2015, the FCC decided to treat the Internet like a public utility, taking away the FTC's ability to police the privacy practices of broadband providers.

We are such a dysfunctional state, budgetary wise.

This is an important day, and I have great friends on the other side of the aisle. We debated aggressively, and, in fact, I see one of my colleagues from California. We spent 27\1/2\ hours dealing with our committee of jurisdiction's…

I cannot sit here before you and say we are OK with imposing billions of dollars in economic sanctions on those same people.

If you find non-attainment areas, then those turbines aren't going to be built in New York, and Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.

Today's legislative hearing will consider H.R. 806, the 'Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017.'

The Ozone Standards Implementation Act makes practical reforms to the Clean Air Act to streamline implementation of national air quality standards.

I think that is a key for underserved areas.

I thank my colleague and friend, Congressman LaHood, for having this tribute tonight. Bob Michel was a giant here in Washington, and he left this world in a manner in which he probably would liked to have--without fanfare, without parades…

There is no question that if we do an infrastructure bill we can lend a helping hand to many communities around the country that need to upgrade their water systems.

To say that the reason that Flint, Michigan, happened is because of lack of federal initiative is not a true statement.

Aren't rate payers the same as taxpayers?

I believe there is clean coal technology that still needs to be looked at and considered about some of the jobs that you just pointed out.

I believe in pipelines. I believe they are the safest, most reliable, cheapest way to move bulk, liquid crude. Undeniable.

I ask for support and prayers for our giants still among our midst. Leader Bob Michel is struggling and in ill health. Bob was born and raised in Peoria, Illinois. He is 93 years old, a World War II vet, fought across Europe, and was part…

I ask my colleagues to support H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. H.R. 7 codifies policies that have been enacted for more than 30 years, on a case-by-case basis, that prohibit the Federal funding of abortion, including the…

I am on the Energy and Commerce Committee the healthcare bill came through. We can debate how many hearings, how many questions, and all of that. The public has rendered judgment on this healthcare law. In 2010, Republicans took back…