the peer review in Federal agencies is actually more expansive, more capacious, hears from more different voices, including members of the community, state, and local agencies.

Casting doubt is extremely effective because it leads to delay.

Government-funded research creates jobs throughout the country and has led to countless breakthroughs, such as the Apollo program and the theory of plate tectonics.

I ask for unanimous consent to enter into the record the minutes of the Bastrop Wildfire interagency meeting on September 13, 2011.

That bill would require that any information transmitted by industry in opposition to a species listing by law would have to be considered 'best available science.'

There is no doubt in my mind we can transition to a clean energy economy.

And if you could talk more about--we just, as part of the discussion, said that we hadn't made the progress we want to, in terms of the technology.

What is BSEE doing to improve our ability to respond to oil spills in icy conditions?

we still don't fully understand the impact of what the spill has had on the ecological systems.

I happen to believe we need to be doing much more, in terms of oil spill response and preparing for future incidences.

we are not very good at getting the oil out of the water.

And you think they are investing enough in it?

our ability to physically remove oil from water is no better now than it was decades ago.

only about 3 percent of the oil released by the Macondo well was collected that way.

So, to address this problem, the Democratic budget contains revenue-neutral language that would allow the House to consider legislation today to begin to resolve the long-term care crisis in our country. It is an important priority, and it…

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I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill. I may be new to this Chamber, but it sure seems like Groundhog Day around here to me. This is the 56th time my friends on the other side of the…

I rise this afternoon regarding Fast Track authorization. There are many reasons to oppose Fast Track, but the first and foremost is that Fast Track is an abdication of Congress' fundamental responsibilities. The Constitution authorizes…

``Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States: but the party convicted shall nevertheless be…

I would like to observe that the staff has performed extraordinary work on this matter. I want to congratulate and thank Greg Sunstrum on my staff, as well as Taylor Booth, John Stone, Carly McWilliams, and Eric Flamm for their hard work…

I have no further requests for time, so if the gentleman, my good friend, Mr. Whitfield, is ready, I am prepared to yield back with the strong urging to my colleagues to support this bill--which is strongly bipartisan--unanimously brought…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. (Mr. DINGELL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I thank my dear friend from New York. I commend him for his outstanding service, and I appreciate his yielding this time to me. Well, we have a bad bill on the floor. Frankly, I am embarrassed; and if I was one of the Republican managers…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. GAO STUDY. Not later than May 1…