Ed Whitfield: “I withdraw my reservation of a point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The reservation of the point of order is…”

As I see it, the RFS was enacted largely for three reasons--to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, to lower greenhouse gas emissions, and to strengthen rural economies.

We all have a great deal of respect for the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis) and know that he focuses on these particular issues and is quite familiar with them. The reason that we are opposing this amendment is that his amendment would…

These new technologies and life-saving medical treatments are critical to develop and deploy at a timely pace.

Well, some States would disagree with that. I've talked to many of them, and they view--even though you went through a process, that you set the standard.