Ed Markey

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

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 Virginia will be postponed.

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. 17 Offered by Mr. Rigell The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I rise to claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

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 Massachusetts will be postponed. Amendment No. 16 Offered by Mr. Landry The Acting CHAIR. It…

In summary, Price Waterhouse estimates that U.S. manufacturing companies could employ 1 million more workers if they continued to have low-priced natural gas. Exporting natural gas, exporting crude oil is only going to hurt our domestic…

I will, then, yield myself the remainder of the time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Massachusetts is recognized for 30 seconds.

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. REQUIREMENT TO OFFER FOR SALE ONLY…

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 Washington will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Polis The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I will yield myself 1 minute at this time. I would just like to review, once again, the Republican ``all-of-the- above'' plan: One, light, sweet crude oil. Two, sour, high sulfur oil. Three, heavy oil. Four, tar sands oil. Five, oil shale…

May I ask again, Mr. Chairman, that we review where the majority and minority are in terms of time remaining in debate? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 5\1/2\ minutes. The gentleman from Washington has 8\1/2\ minutes.

Again, I ask how much time is remaining on both sides. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Washington has 17\1/2\ minutes. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 7\1/2\ minutes.

Would the Chair tell me how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 8\1/2\ minutes.

I then continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Whitfield).

I inquire of the Chair how much time is remaining on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Womack). The gentleman from Massachusetts has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from West Virginia has 9 minutes remaining.

Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness. That would be tragic.

I am the final speaker on our side if the gentleman from Utah is ready to conclude debate.

Would the Chair please inform the Members as to the time remaining on both sides. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 3 minutes. The gentleman from Utah has 30 seconds.

This regulatory roadblock is blocking 500 construction jobs, and how many thousands of kids from being able to be educated in their neighborhood.

I do not think anyone, when they passed the Endangered Species Act, expected a community... to have to wait over a decade just for the Federal bureaucrat to say, 'OK, you can start construction on a school.'

The Federal Government ought to be building more schools.

I think that would be a good step. Funding for State conservation efforts are where those activities can best occur.

I think we have to stand up for those oil and gas companies and their right to have access to the courts.

I would not support limiting access to our courts by anyone.

Do you believe that we should limit the ability of businesses, like oil and gas producers, from challenging agency actions under the Endangered Species Act?