I read repeatedly that the carbon dioxide emissions in America are the lowest that they have been in 20 years.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 267. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 267) to improve hydropower, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 267 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

Mr. Speaker, tonight, in this House Chamber, President Obama will give his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Article ll, Section 3 of the Constitution requires that the President, whoever it may be, shall, from…

I want to thank Mr. Lujan, members of the committee, and certainly Ms. Esty for her involvement in this legislation and would urge all the Members to support this legislation. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore…

Many states that I have heard from are quite concerned about EPA setting standards and not working in a cooperative way.

Well, look, let me just say, natural gas prices are very low, so no one is interested in building a plant right now.

I think we are very fortunate to live here, and the policies that we adopt are going to go a long way in determining how far we can go down this road.

We can be energy independent if we want to. It is not a question of can we.

We should be making good use of this gift instead of strangling it in red tape.

This domestic energy wealth brings with it many issues that will need to be addressed by this subcommittee in the months and years ahead.