Steve Scalise

I support an all-of-the-above energy strategy which says that you don't just depend on oil but you absolutely explore for oil, you explore for natural gas, you advance coal, you advance nuclear, you advance wind, you advance solar.

I would imagine if you asked the Secretary of Defense to count how many billions of dollars that American energy production actually yields to the Federal Treasury to pay for our national security to fund the Department of Defense, I hope…

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 Offered by Mr. Holt

I thank my colleague from Louisiana for his comments, and I just urge all of our colleagues to vote for this amendment so that we can actually use money to do real projects instead of to fund the bureaucracy of Washington. Especially when…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 3, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $10,000,000)''. Page 28, line 16, after the dollar amount…

I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Gingrey).

At this time I would like to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Walden), the chairman of the Telecommunications Subcommittee.

I am honored to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), a member of the committee and subcommittee.

This isn't, we are not troubling you, this is the private sector, too, that is being troubled because they are being held back from their ability to create jobs.

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. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Minority…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 6, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $7,500,000)''. Page 17, line 6, after the dollar amount…

You say the EPA believes that the Executive Branch already has sufficient tools to address issues that may arise.

You want them to be able to act based on what is best for consumers, while not being concerned that if they follow the order that they are given, they are going to be sued on the other side just for complying with the order.

I think it is important as we look at the legislation at hand, and I am strong supporter of both pieces of legislation.

We have seen some outside agencies have looked at, some outside groups have looked at this and seen tens of millions of cost savings.

Can you give me within the travel budget how much was spent on first-class travel?

I am just asking if you can get me that number.

A cut means if you were spending $50,000 one year and you got $45,000 the next year, that is a cut.

You know, in Washington, unfortunately, people use a different set of languages than American people use across the country.

I think it is important that we look at the budget and scrutinize it and ask some of the questions that our members have been asking.

I hope you all would review those policies again.

People have heard that before and then they see their prices go up even higher.

We are losing jobs because of your policies.

That is one of the few areas that has been up.

That is not an All of the Above strategy.