Fifty-two counties is a third of the State of Illinois, and at that time we would have to airlift folks who are in critical acts.

Now the issue is this, that in a court case what we should have--there is economic damages that should be recovered.

Thank you Representatives John Shimkus, Mike Rogers, Sue Myrick, Marsha Blackburn, Bob Latta, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and Brett Guthrie.

I want to congratulate a native southern Illinoisan and a living legend in the sport of basketball, Mr. Jerry Sloan of McLeansboro, Illinois, who retired recently as head coach of the NBA's Utah Jazz. Jerry never forgot his humble roots…

It is curious that the extension of the Bush tax cuts occurred under a Democrat-controlled House, a Democrat-controlled Senate, and signed by a Democrat President.

My issue is, we are triple counting.

The folks who are holding the nuclear waste in pools think it is pretty long-term right now.

Wouldn't it make sense to have one center location for storage of high-level nuclear waste?

Waxman-Markey failed as a national policy through the legislative process because the public decided to not price carbon.

We want to decrease reliance on imported crude oil.

You better be double-checking your facts because we are not through with this debate on legal authority.

I think it is a stated federal position by law that Yucca Mountain should be opened.

That is why coal will still be king because it does address the market issues.

Regulatory reform must take into account benefits and costs, both quantitative and qualitative...

You should expect to see 2008 budget numbers come for the Environmental Protection Agency.

Had they done that, we wouldn't be in this CR fight, but that did not happen.

Small business owners regularly find themselves subject to increasing numbers of overly burdensome regulations.

The reality is, we are out of money to spend.

We can and must do better.

There is no better way to promote American's resurgence than providing a common-sense regulatory climate.

I am glad my colleague came up to talk about high energy prices. We have consistently tried on this side of the aisle to talk about an all-of-the-above energy strategy. We are independent on electricity generation, but we are held captive…

I think this has been a great debate. And Diana DeGette is a great friend of mine. We've served here in the Chamber for a long time. And I think it's good for the public to understand that we can have strong disagreements without being…

I'm glad my colleague talked about the Clean Air Act. The Clean Air Act was passed in the 1990s, and it identified six criteria pollutants. And we know a lot of what those are--nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter. Carbon…

We don't care which administration created all these burdensome regulations. If they do not protect public health and harm job creation, we want to review them. I don't see what's the big damage of that, and every time you hear the word…

My friends on the Democrat side are supporting this bill based on 10 pages of the legislation: immediate access to insurance for the uninsured, an extension of dependent coverage, no lifetime or annual caps. Ten pages. This health care law…