Mr. Speaker, would you advise us as to how much time is remaining on either side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Florida has 8\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Edward Markey
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Edward John Markey is a United States Senator from Massachusetts, having served since July 24, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Markey previously represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from April 14, 1976, to July 24, 2013. Throughout his career, he has been a strong advocate for environmental issues, telecommunications, and technology policy. Markey played a significant role in the development of legislation aimed at addressing climate change and promoting renewable energy sources.
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3101) to ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet Protocol-based communication and video programming technologies in the 21st Century, as…
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials in the Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, it is great to see you, my colleague from New England, presiding in the chair today at this historic moment. You are always going to have a permanent place in the history…
The legislation would not be here today without the incredible leadership of the Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee. He resolved the most nettlesome of issues in the final week in a way that has made it possible for us to bring…
I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank the gentleman from Florida again for his work on this legislation, and to Mr. Barton and to all of the Members on the minority, we could not be here without their cooperation today. This…
I yield back the balance of my time. Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will remind all persons in the gallery that they are here as guests of the House and that any manifestation of approval or…
This has just been a continuing pattern of prevarication that has been engaged in by BP since the very beginning. It's completely unacceptable.
If it was 60,000 barrels per day, that would be $18 billion. So, this is no small matter. And if it is possible to measure the containment, to measure the oil flow with precision, then absolutely, it should be done.
We still may have an opportunity to measure the full flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. We still have to monitor this cap in order to make sure it's working.





