So one of the reasons I ran for Congress 16 years ago was the high level of reliance on foreign fuel to full our economy and wanted to change that.

Safety recalls are often marked by tragedy. But they are even more troubling when the very equipment being recalled is intended to save lives.

Doc Hastings, I really appreciate your leadership on energy issues and natural resources issues. It has just been incredibly important to our Congress. I want to thank my colleagues for allowing me to bring this package here today because…

Thank you, Mr. Bucshon. You mentioned manufacturing and how important it is to your State. The reality is also that manufacturing is reliant on affordable and reliable energy. I am the chairman of the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade…

Thank you, Representative Brooks. You had mentioned something that we really haven't injected into this particular conversation, and that is the renewables. I am proud that our local power district has 30 percent of their energy produced…

May I interrupt you on that point because it is interesting. When I am back home--and maybe you get this--we get input from our constituents. And one of the most frequent ones is: Why don't you do the bills that you do agree on? In…

And I am grateful you stayed long enough to speak tonight. You did a great job, and I really appreciate all of the work and effort you do to secure America's future. In conclusion, Madam Speaker, energy, again, is the cornerstone of our…

Today the House passed a commonsense approach to make our energy more reliable and more affordable. Our vote today would create jobs and secures our energy future by making us dependent on North American resources, not OPEC, Venezuela, or…

Thank you. I want to yield to the gentleman from Georgia. I don't know if you are a Bulldog or not, but you are in Congress. I now yield to Rob Woodall, the gentleman from Georgia.

The United States should send a clear message that forced localization and other restrictions on data flows are commercial regulations that affect businesses.

I want to thank Mr. Coffman for bringing this bill. I think it is extremely important, and it directly affects the Omaha VA in-patient facility, as well as veterans all around the Midwest area. The cost overruns of the Denver, or the…

I am hopeful that Congress will send a unified message to current and future trading partners that trade barriers will not be tolerated.

Thank you. I appreciate the support. I also thank the gentlewoman from California for her support all the way from the beginning of this bill to today's passage. It means a lot to me and to the people of Omaha and Boys Town. This bill will…

I speak today in support of Mr. Cassidy's bill--the Employee Health Care Protection Act H.R. 3522, This bill is very important to ensure employers and their employees can keep their plan--a broken promise from President Obama. Just last…

I do think it is appropriate to question the practicality of the rule without being accused of being a denier.

This bill is a necessary repair for our vets' damage that was caused by VA workers who were willing to allow veterans to die by denying them care, ostensibly to receive a bonus. Leave no doubt that this is a patch and that the VA requires…

Nanotechnology is poised to drive the next surge of economic growth across all sectors.

Just as electricity, telecommunications, and the combustion engine fundamentally altered American economics...

I believe we ought to be careful not to slow down the progress described by 'Moore's Law' with 'more laws.'

At this time, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Upton), the full committee chair.

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from southern Florida (Mr. Jolly).

I speak today regarding section 131 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015. This section is a very important provision that requires the Treasury to report to Congress each month on the number of…

I am particularly pleased to see section 401 in this bill, which requires the Chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission--currently Allison Macfarlane--to notify the other members of the Commission and the House and Senate Appropriations…

I appreciate all of that. Mr. Chairman, by the way, I would disagree with the last speaker on whether or not there would be no environmental oversight. The State Department has over 10,000 pages of environmental studies that were done…