Lee Terry

I believe that the gentlelady from California's amendment is heartfelt and sincere to the DERA program but irresponsible as it's produced here today. There are costs associated with the EPA going forward with the studies that we are…

No. I think it's also interesting--you have the right to close--that the President's budget, for which there was no pushback by this other side of the aisle, zeroed it out. Ours didn't. We're just cutting it by $4 million, and it's a tough…

I think it's interesting that she didn't refute the point that if the PAYGO is eliminated, hers passes, they raise a point of order and kill the bill, which is the real impetus behind this amendment.

We want clean jobs. We like clean energy. All of us want jobs to be created in our own districts.

It is disturbing that when the taxpayers have been duped out of over $500 million, that we are not receiving the information on their behalf that could resolve questions and fix the problems for the future.

I am honored to recognize our guest chaplain, my fellow Nebraskan and friend, Reverend Dr. Leroy E. Adams, Jr., who has served as the senior pastor of Omaha's Morning Star Baptist Church since September of 1999. Prior to serving in Omaha…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 420, noes 0, not voting 12, as follows: [Roll No. 678] AYES--420…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Hawaii will be postponed. Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Johnson of Georgia The Acting…

American workers and American consumers will be better off. They will reap the advantages of a reliable source of energy, eliminating, or at least greatly reducing, the uncertainties that cause the gas price spikes at the pump. Let's…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Vermont will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Rush The CHAIR. It is now in order to…

I would like to join my friend in standing up for the truth and accuracy; so what I will do is read the Supplemental Environmental Impact Study. Page 7: ``The WORLD and DOE Energy Technologies Perspective model analyses results show no…

There is no doubt that the facts are that, on the Keystone but not the Keystone XL, there have been 12 leaks, 12 leaks of as little as 5 gallons to 400 barrels from a recent one. Those were determined to be caused, not by the safety of the…

I urge all of my colleagues here to vote against this. This is, A, nonsensical and not even relevant here. Why? Well, maybe some of my friends on the other side of the aisle have confused a public works project with this private…

I first want to state that this is an infrastructure bill. This is a $13 billion project, $13 billion spent in the United States, employing United States workers. On the surface, my friend from Illinois' amendment seems fairly innocuous…

I too have great confidence in PHMSA to be able to determine whether or not the chemical creates any issues. Bitumen has been around for 91 years with heavy crude, and so I just don't think there is a need for additional delays or studies…

The crux of this amendment is that the gentlelady from California is asking for another study. That seems to be kind of the new tactic of how to delay or kill a bill; let's do a study instead of implementing something. I want to talk about…

In closing, I want to allay the fears here. To sit there and say that this hasn't been studied, we have the environmental impact study; we have the supplemental. This has been studied. All the agencies are involved, including PHMSA. I'm…

I urge rejection of this gutting amendment. What this would do is basically say you can't build any pipelines in this general area. I would like the gentleman from Vermont to know that there are many pipelines already running through this…

This bill is simple, but the ramifications may be significant. Let me set the record straight: I want to get off OPEC oil. Receiving as much as 700,000 barrels of oil from our northern neighbor, Canada, makes us more energy secure, more…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Connecticut will be postponed. Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Rush The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I urge defeat of this onerous and job- killing amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy). The question was taken; and the Chair…

Two points here: I think, number one, the gentlelady's amendment really helps define what the real issue here is. It isn't with, necessarily, the pipeline or its placement of the pipeline or a chemical that's in it. It's actually about…

I still am in opposition because it doesn't really accurately reflect the statements within the EIS, the Environmental Impact Studies. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands has 15 seconds…

Once again, in the entire record that's been submitted from the Department of Energy to EPA, the studies that have been done conclude that, in global refineries, CO<INF>2</INF> and total life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions, whether the…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First of all, the purpose of this pipeline is so that American citizens will have a reliable source of fuel made in America. That's the whole point of this. And there are companies that are expanding their…