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I would simply mention that if the gentleman from Iowa is suggesting that labor organizations in this country today are discriminating on a racial basis, he has not attended many union meetings lately. I yield the remainder of my time to…
I do rise in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. While I have some sympathy for the issue that the gentleman has raised, I believe that more consistency should be brought to the way we evaluate wetland impacts, not less, as this…
I rise to claim time in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR (Ms. Foxx). The gentleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 minutes.
I appreciate the recognition and do rise to oppose the gentleman's amendment. The standards the gentleman is very exercised about were contained in the EPA Act of 1992 and have been in effect for more than a decade. And they, in fact, do…
Section 526 is, I believe, a commonsense provision that stops Federal agencies from wasting taxpayer dollars on new alternative fuels that are dirtier and more polluting than fuels we use today. Section 526 simply bars agencies from…
I would simply reiterate my objection to the gentleman's amendment so that is clear for the record, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr…
I would simply also state my objection to the gentleman's amendment. I appreciate the concerns he expressed, especially for those projects that may not make economic sense. If in those cases the gentleman is correct, there should be no…
I appreciate the recognition and rise in strong support of the gentleman's amendment. I certainly appreciate the concerns he has expressed about cleanup nationally, as well as the site illustrated in Utah, and share his concerns that we…
I rise reluctantly to oppose the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Mexico. I deeply respect his concern with the oversight of the programs under NNSA, and I agree that there are some areas of oversight that need to be…
I firmly believe that the issues that inspire Congress to enact energy efficiency standards in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 2007 have not changed and, if anything, they have gotten worse. Families continue to struggle every…
I do rise today in opposition to the amendment offered by my colleague from Alaska on behalf of the gentleman from California. In 2009, the Congress ratified the San Joaquin Settlement Act, which ended 18 years of litigation in the Central…
The WRDA bill 2007, which was passed with much bipartisan support, so much so that it overcame a Presidential veto, authorized the Corps to undertake the Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan and to develop the Missouri River Recovery…
My understanding is there is no money in the bill for this project, so I do not know why the gentleman is offering it. But I have no objection to it, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the…
While I agree with the gentleman from Minnesota that the moneys from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund should not be diverted from their intended purpose of dredging, I do think it is an overreach for the legislative branch to prohibit the…
I appreciate the recognition and rise in strong opposition to the gentleman's amendment. The gentleman, during his debate, mentioned a penny of savings out of a significant sum of monies. I would point out in conjunction with the…
I would note at the beginning of my remarks that Davis-Bacon is a very simple concept and is a very fair one. The law requires that workers on federally funded construction projects be paid no less than the wages in the community in which…
I do not live in a desert. I mentioned in my earlier remarks that my congressional district, in fact, borders the largest body of freshwater on the planet Earth. I find water very precious myself, and I try to explain to my constituents…
I will not oppose the gentleman's amendment, but I do have some concerns. First, I would like to say that I hope that we will not begin to legislate every rule coming out of the Department of Energy on this particular bill, though I…
I simply would add my agreement to the chairman's opposition to the amendment. I had already remarked earlier in the day relative to my support for vehicle technology and am opposed to the gentleman's amendment. With that, I yield back the…
Woman, I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 minutes.
I would join the chair in opposition to the amendment. I would point out one of the fallacies of the gentleman's argument that he used on the floor in his language of the committee's report, that being our very serious concern that in the…
I appreciate the recommendation and also rise in opposition to the gentleman's amendment, and will simply state that my objection is based on national security concerns. The fact is, as the senior Senator from Indiana, Senator Lugar has…
While I regret that we just received a copy of the gentleman's amendment while he was speaking, I have no objection to it, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman…
I would join the chairman in supporting the amendment. I would mention that the Corps' investment in 2010 alone protected infrastructure in this country and prevented over $28 billion worth of damages. The amendment is a modest one and it…
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