I thank the gentleman for his comments. I especially appreciate your reference to the Keystone pipeline and to the importance of the role of electric cooperatives. A lot of people forget that there is a Keystone pipeline. There was…

Thank you so much for your insights and your experience in this very important industry of coal and all of the things that it supports and that support it. I think that an appropriate way to sort of wrap this discussion up is to remind…

I thank the gentleman from Kentucky for his good leadership on this important topic on the importance of coal as a major player in our energy fleet. If I could just for a second, Mr. Speaker, inquire about the balance of time available in…

A couple of weeks ago, our President announced his intention to unilaterally disarm our national defense by cutting back our nuclear deterrent. This week, he announced his intention to unilaterally disarm our entire economy by declaring…

my personal belief is that efficiency ought to be its own reward.

It shouldn't be this complicated. I have always found it frustrating that it requires a whole bunch of people creating a whole bunch of jobs to screw in a light bulb that will save money, and that ought to be fairly self-evident.

But even in a savings to the Federal Government, do we measure the possibility that that savings will be a cost of the ratepayers not in their taxes but perhaps in their utility rates?

the Federal Government manages half-a-million buildings in the United States, and that speaks to a whole other challenge, which I think, frankly, is symptomatic of why Administration officials and bureaucrats can come in here and give…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The idea that somehow this amendment creates free and fair trade is a fallacy, and the idea that somehow sugar has not been reformed in recent years and decades is also a fallacy. The greatest…

is there any chance of expediting some of that in a responsible way?

I would encourage that type of an investment where there is already proven--a proven cost-benefit.

George Washington said: To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace. Besides the United States and the United Kingdom, the rest of the world has never seriously considered entertaining the idea of…

I prefer to be energy secure next year. Not necessarily independent, but secure.

When the former Secretary of Energy calls for $7 gasoline, you know that is a priority.

And many of the arguments they make are not relevant in today's abundance of natural resources.

This week, the House of Representatives is going to vote on a very important piece of legislation that should be unnecessary. Due to the President's objection--at the insistence of Hollywood and the EPA--a critical piece of North America's…

Would it not stand to reason that since there are fewer leases, there would be fewer protests?

Thanks to my colleague from Utah. I also want to thank the chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, Mr. Hastings, and the ranking member, Mr. Markey, and especially thank the chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals, Mr…

I think to talk about it as though there would never be a spill would be inaccurate, but I think it is also to talk about as though a spill is somehow going to ruin the world is also inaccurate.

This is a matter of national security, not just economic security.

I think in situ process is interesting. It has become better and better and it always will be.

I have nothing, Mr. Chairman, but would yield my time to the Chair, if he needs it.

Just under 3 years ago, a 2-year-old little boy in Bismarck, North Dakota, watched for half an hour while his stepfather beat his mother to death. Today, that little boy is my 5-year-old son. Kris and I were blessed, and are blessed, to…

Thank you to my colleague from Texas. Mr. Speaker, today, I dropped in the hopper my first bill as a Member of the United States House of Representatives. And while it's a simple bill, it's a big day for me. It's a bill that simply…

I would say, given that you spent New Year's Eve in Hazen, North Dakota, at one point, you understand how extreme our climate can be.