I appreciate the gentleman from Tennessee bringing this amendment, and I appreciate all of the time and effort that the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has put into this. I would agree that it's reasonable; the Governors should…

I reserve the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman form California has 1 minute remaining.

We interpreted that requesting that information could be used as a tool to further delay it. That's how we've reached that conclusion. They've used so many things to delay this already that we're just suspicious that this would be another…

I want to clarify that that was done for a different permit. The study that was done--that's referenced in there-- is the environmental study and the requested supplemental for the route, except for the State of Nebraska. There's another…

In closing, let me make one very important point. Republicans and Democrats alike are united on this important health and safety issue. I urge all Members to pass this amendment today and get the needed consumer protections in place. I…

At this time I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Rigell), who's the lead Republican sponsor. His dogged leadership on this is why it's back on the House floor again.

The Affordable Care Act is just the opposite--unaffordable. It's chock-full of new taxes, increased government spending, and provisions that are going to make health care more expensive. CBO found that this new law's insurance mandates…

I would just state that I think the rhetoric far exceeds the facts here. This is a simple amendment just to say when there's a disruption, instead of waiting around, when we know there's a problem, let's take care of the problem, allow the…

I appreciate the gentleman's remarks, but it's really not as draconian a measure as it may appear from his comments. When a waiver is requested, it's usually by a government entity for a region, usually with Governors, and there still has…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My amendment is a rather simple one and I hope all of my colleagues can support it. Many of us remember the devastation brought on by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. But even more folks outside of the gulf region…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: On page 14, after line 9, insert the following new section: SEC. 207. FUEL REQUIREMENTS WAIVER AND STUDY…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for allowing me the opportunity to express my concerns with proposals that would allow the Department of Homeland Security to impose cybersecurity private infrastructure that it deems ``critical.'' The…