The impacts of this climate agenda go beyond the lost jobs and consumer pain.

It is clear that EPA has no authority to implement or enforce the rule pending the judicial review process.

It is not often that Congress has the opportunity to help an industry that creates both jobs and energy while also improving the environment, and it is especially rare when we can do that at no cost to the taxpayer. H.R. 3797, the SENSE…

There are no additional speakers on my side of the aisle. I reserve the balance of my time to close.

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky is recognized for 5 minutes.

I do rise in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. I would remind everyone that we are talking about 19 coal refuse plants around the country. They have already cleaned up 214 million tons of coal refuse that are creating significant…

I want to point out, once again, that we are here because Congress wants to make the decision that the EPA should set up subcategories in this particular instance. Both the Clean Air Act and the EPA regulations promulgated under it, on a…

I do rise in opposition to this amendment. This amendment would require a GAO report detailing an increase, if any, in sulfur dioxide and other emissions and the effect of implementing the legislation on public health. Now, this…

Before I get into a specific discussion of this legislation, I do want to thank the staff on both the Republican and Democratic side of the Energy and Commerce Committee. I certainly want to thank Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Pallone for…

I thank Representative Eshoo of California, a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, for her work on this bill. This legislation would require Federal agencies to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of…

As the gentleman from Massachusetts made reference, this bill will reduce regulatory burdens, bring important parity to the statute, while also protecting ratepayers by providing important notice requirements. I would urge its passage. I…

I urge the passage of this legislation. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Whitfield) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill…

Section 203 of the Federal Power Act establishes requirements for the sale, disposition, merger, purchase, and acquisition of certain utility assets and facilities. In the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Congress amended section 203 by dividing…

I urge passage of this legislation. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Whitfield) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R…

As we begin consideration of this legislation, I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) for bringing this matter to the attention of our committee. The Federal Power Act sets forth processes to set rates for electricity…

I also urge passage of H.R. 4412. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Whitfield) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R…

This is an important piece of legislation to give additional time for the development of Clark Canyon Dam, for which a license has been issued in the past. I urge passage of this legislation. I yield back the balance of my time. The…

In conclusion, I do want to thank the gentleman from Massachusetts, once again, for bringing this important issue before us. We must allow the public to have administrative process relief, and this legislation will do that in those cases…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 217, noes 154, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 61, as follows: [Roll…

I will conclude my remarks over on this side. I was listening to the debate on the rule about this bill, and some people did make the comment that this was not a particularly important issue. I might say to the 7,000 people employed in…

Today, we have the important opportunity to protect the American brick manufacturing industry and the ceramic kiln industry and its 7,000 employees from a costly regulation that has yet to survive a judicial scrutiny. At this time, I yield…

I thank the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Johnson) for introducing this important bill. This is an industry that has been hard hit by the recession. It has lost 45 percent of its jobs. There are 70 of these plants around the country, and they…

On that, I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on passage of the bill will be followed by a 5-minute vote on agreeing to the Speaker's…

I take serious issue with the nearly 10 percent boost in overall funding levels and I still question the direction DOE is taking on energy policy.

But, now, you all are proposing some mandatory funding and taking money out of the USEC fund which I guess has just been sitting there.