This amendment is very simple. It seeks to improve the environment by ensuring that those States that allow offshore drilling are allowed to keep more of the revenue generated off of their shores. In 2007, Congress passed a historic Gulf…

Here are some facts: an estimated 13 million Americans are out of work. The State of Colorado's unemployment rate is 8.1 percent, which correlates with the national unemployment rate. Today, the State of Colorado's estimated reserves are 1…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: TITLE--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. __1. AMOUNT OF DISTRIBUTED QUALIFIED…

This has to do with respecting religion. This has to do with rights of conscience, and that's -- and that is the bottom line.

I think the biggest problem that a lot of Americans are having is the hypocrisy of this administration. Remember, this is an administration who has no problem granting special status or waivers to Muslims as they go through TSA screenings.

At the end of the day this administration has made accommodations, OK? For people who are wearing religious -- traditional religious clothings, whether it'd be Muslims wearing headpieces or not, there have been accommodations made.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made available in this…

I have consistently championed the need for Louisiana to protect its fragile coast and wetlands. I have offered amendments and supported bills that all positively affect the creation of new wetlands and starts to turn the tide on the…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Louisiana has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

The only thing consistent about the method is that it doesn't work in Louisiana. In fact, the only thing that it increases is the amount of land that the mitigation banks can sell. We have parishes in Louisiana who understand that the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available under this…

In 2007, Congress passed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Section 801 of this act authorizes the Department of Energy to create a national media campaign to promote alternative green technologies and wean Americans off of…

This amendment turns the global fight on terror into a CSI investigation. On its face, the supporters will say exactly, but let's see the results. The mission of those who fight the war on terror, now it's how do we prevent acts of terror…

I rise as a proud member of the Tea Party. I opposed the debt ceiling. I opposed some of the CRs. I opposed our involvement in Libya. I'm a strict constructionist when it comes to the Constitution. When I joined this body, I raised my hand…

I would like to thank Chairman McKeon for working so diligently with me to protect the civil liberties that we enjoy so much in our country. Mr. Chairman, as we debate the protection of these civil liberties in this bill, we need to ask…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Louisiana will be postponed. Amendment No. 32 Offered by Mr. Gardner

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. NOAA and the fishing industry have had a long history of working together. Since the 1990s, NOAA has worked with the fishing industry to develop a regulatory system that provides meaningful protection to turtles…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this week marks another tax day, culminating another year that Americans have been subjected to an outdated and overcomplicated Tax Code. Three years ago on tax day, I attended the first Tea…

It is with great sadness that I rise today as Louisiana mourns the loss of another member of the Greatest Generation. Yesterday evening, Mr. Louis Michot, Jr., passed away, and he passed away at the ripe old age of 89. As I visited with…

We must not take this responsibility lightly nor abrogate this power to another branch of Government.

We must, however, return to our citizens some of the very liberties we seek to protect.

They did it to enshrine the very certain inalienable rights that no country at the time nor even today confers upon its citizens.

How much time remains? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Louisiana has 3 minutes remaining.

This is a bipartisan amendment offered in cooperation with my good friend, the gentleman from Louisiana, Mr. Cedric Richmond. As the gentleman said earlier, Louisianians invented offshore oil exploration, and it has been drilling off its…