Let's face it: the failure of not having a CR is that both sides have failed to negotiate an agreement to keep the government open. Let's hope that the 5:30 meeting this afternoon between Speaker Boehner, Leaders Pelosi, McConnell and…

At this time I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Dr. Murphy, the chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.

I yield myself an additional 1 minute. I also want to thank Chairman Harkin and Senator Alexander for their leadership, and I've talked with them a number of times over the last number of weeks. I want to thank our staffs on both sides…

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Pitts), the chairman of the Health Subcommittee.

I have no further requests for time on our side, so I'm ready to close.

Many businesses have frozen hiring altogether to avoid the law's costly mandates.

It is time for the President to join the broad coalition of job creators, labor unions, Republicans, and Democrats alike, and say 'yes' to this jobs and energy project.

The broken promises have reached near epidemic proportions.

President Obama's State Department estimates the $7 billion, private investment, shovel-ready Keystone XL infrastructure project will support over 42,000 jobs during the construction phase alone.

I would also note that Keystone XL will be the safest pipeline in the nation, with 57 new safety controls specific to this project.

It has been a rocky three and a half years to date.

Five years ago, the economy was on unsteady ground, enduring volatile markets that would lead to the Great Recession--and we are still facing stubbornly high unemployment.

TransCanada first submitted its application to build the Keystone XL pipeline to the United States' State Department exactly 5 years ago today.

We are now less than two weeks away from when the health law's enrollment officially kicks off.

then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated that the Department was 'inclined' to approve the project.

Hardly a day goes by without workers losing the coverage the president promised they could keep.

Today's hearing is about oversight of the President's climate change policies and activities, and it is disappointing...

The court recently ordered NRC to proceed with the Yucca Mountain license review.

Politics needs to be removed once and for all from this process.

As we know, the court recently ordered the NRC to proceed with the Yucca Mountain license review.

But while these improvements indicate potential progress, if they indeed materialize, they alone will not be sufficient to get CFATS where it needs to be.

I was encouraged to receive a call from the White House last night, talking about the President's Executive Order on chemical safety.

The first step in securing America's chemical infrastructure is identifying those facilities that need to be secure.

The public's anxiety is real, and it is escalating every day.

With just 60 days left until enrollment begins, my constituents want clear answers on the law's true costs.