this whole thing is about people. It's about people.

Because you submitted an amendment and told them to combine the December and September appropriations, which delayed it, Governor.

we need to do a better job getting them back into their communities, and we need to make sure that none of this ever happens again.

a lot of these decisions simply can't be defended, whether it's the amount of time it's taken from a September appropriation...

this is a flood disaster that is going to have repercussions around the country.

the performance I've seen here is one of the worst, unfortunately, one of the worst I've ever seen.

I have been standing here listening to this debate. Let's go back and think about this for just a minute. Right now, in the United States, the cost of regulation in our Nation is approximately $2 trillion; $2 trillion is the cost that our…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 172. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

You can actually manage these things, and they can co-exist.

There is this belief that you cannot have proper management of fisheries without a marine monument designation or a sanctuaries designation. That is not the case.

Sustainability of fisheries is a critical priority to me.

Because I know cases where you have certain populations of species that actually become explosive, to the detriment of other species.

When you add up the offshore production in Federal waters for Alaska, California, Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama and you multiply it times about three or four, that is how much offshore production you have in Louisiana.

the Federal Government has not stuck a shovel in the ground.

Never did I think that a Republican President would be the one to stand up at an inaugural address and use the word 'infrastructure,' but it happened.

the primary cause of this wetlands loss in the State of Louisiana is actually the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

this isn't a partisan issue, this isn't--this is something that all of us need to be working very closely together on.

I want to commend the sponsor and the cosponsors of this bill, Congressman DeFazio, Congressman Kilmer, Congressman Huffman, and many others that are supporting this legislation. This is important in that it promotes regional management…

Since 2008, approximately 3,300 regulations have been issued on an annual basis. I will say that again. Since 2008, approximately 3,300 regulations have been issued on an annual basis. The cost of compliance with those regulations is…

Again, I thank the gentleman from Texas, with whom I worked closely in developing this amendment, which was legislation we introduced last year and which had dozens of bipartisan cosponsors. In summary, this is an Article I issue. This…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 23, line 24, strike ``and''. Page 24, insert after line 5 the following: ``(iii) in the case of a…

I thank the chairman and the ranking member for all of their work on this legislation, particularly on the water resources component. Mr. Speaker, you can look at water resource policy across the United States, whether it is building…

I want to thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gohmert) for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I have had the opportunity to come on the House floor a number of times and give an update to this body about the profound impacts of the flood we had…

The commitment to work toward additional recovery dollars and assistance is the difference between a viable recovery and a decades-long struggling effort in south Louisiana, and I want to thank Chairman Rogers for his commitment.

I thank my colleague for yielding and wish to engage the gentleman from Kentucky, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, in a colloquy. Before I ask the chairman my question, I want to recognize his efforts for reaching an agreement…