There are only 2 legislative days left until the highway trust fund expires on May 31, and we do not have time to waste. Across the country, 6,000 critical construction jobs are in jeopardy, and 660,000 good-paying construction jobs are…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you to all the witnesses for being here today. It is always good to be in a hearing with you.

I wanted that documented.

But we also owe it to them to issue a strong Stream Buffer Protection Rule and to give that rule a fair evaluation when it is released.

So it is my understanding there was very little input from the states during the 2008 EIS process, either, and that this Administration has actually had a more open process for state participation than the earlier one.

We cannot get to the bottom of these complaints if we don't hear both sides of the story.

I think everyone in this room wants to avoid a listing of the greater sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act.

I thank the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Larsen). Mr. Chairman, Members of the House, I rise in support of my amendment, No. 103, contained in this bloc, which expresses the sense of Congress that the President should exercise all…

The Republican budget we are going to consider later today is a step in the wrong direction for students. At a time when student loan debt is at an all-time high, we need to be doing more to help students, not less. Unfortunately, the…

The conference report before us today is deeply flawed. It forces hard-working families to work more and take home less and puts our country on the wrong path. It concerns me that the budget put forth by my Republican colleagues does not…

I don't want to buy my energy created by solar panels from China.

basic fairness requires that you at least give them a chance to tell their side of the story.

I want to buy my energy from panels made in the United States.

Delaying action on climate change has consequences.

I have to say that is a tough sell, given the Majority party's consistent record of attacking government science, of underfunding science and research; and frankly, of flouting science, especially when it comes to our climate and our…

They would point out that the allegations of fraud and deception were investigated by the Department of the Interior's Inspector General, who found, and I quote, 'no evidence, documents, EIS revisions, or witnesses that supported these…

I do ask for unanimous consent to enter into the record a Drakes Bay Special Use Permit, former Secretary Salazar's decision, consistent with congressional intent.

Meanwhile, when it comes to actual science, specifically the overwhelming consensus of the world's scientists on the causes and effects of global climate change, my friends across the aisle simply dismiss it as a liberal hoax.

I think there is a lot of good faith between all of the parties here.

These are laws that were passed by large bipartisan majorities of this Congress, laws that polls show the American people continue to support.

The last I understood, enforcing the law was a necessary government function.

The manipulation of science to achieve a predetermined policy end has become an increasingly common tactic.

I hope we can find common ground on many issues as well.

This is a very important hearing topic, and there are a number of critical issues to discuss.

Delay represents victory. One of the most popular ways to kill a policy initiative in Washington, DC is to delay it.