Todd Tiahrt: “on rollcall No. 153. I was unavoidably delayed. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' Stated against:”

The point I want to make about creating a strong economy to pay for these new government jobs at the Federal and State level, we have to do things to provide opportunity in our economy. The way you do that is you enhance the process of…

Mr. Speaker, this rule should be withdrawn. The Senate bill is now law, and it's the greatest intrusion into our private lives that we have seen under this Congress. It's going to hurt our economy, it's going to cost us jobs. Plus, there…

So, Mr. Chairman, as I understand this, what the gentleman from Utah is doing is his very best to represent the interests of his State. And what the gentleman from Colorado is doing was try to represent the best interests of his State. So…

Gas is over $4 a gallon and people are upset. According to a May 20 Gallup poll, 57 percent of Americans support drilling in U.S. coastal and wilderness areas that are now off-limits. The tide is turning. Americans know we can solve this…