Rush Holt

But two things that were not uncertain before the health care law was passed was health care costs in America would go up 8 percent a year, or more, and insurance companies would spend a smaller and smaller fraction of the premiums that…

It shouldn't be, how can we get the government out of our hair? But it should be directed toward, what do we need to understand?

I have continued to press for the release of all relevant information on this matter and for real reforms so we can prevent these outrages from ever being repeated.

It is long past time that we reauthorize WIA, and it is a tragedy that this reauthorization process is becoming partisan.

We should be modernizing WIA and here we are considering a--what is a partisan reauthorization bill.

Because of whistleblowers at Dover, what we now know that--and what Lynn Smith discovered--was only one of many scandalous acts of desecration of the remains of our fallen.

We have to make sure that the sanctions are real and felt.

I really respect the work they do. And it is really criminal the way they have been treated.

I want to thank you for soliciting more data to inform a better understanding of the problem before reproposing the rule.

According to a recent Department of Energy report that examined energy production between 2003 and 2011, onshore, oil production from federal land in 2011 was higher than at any point under the Bush Administration.

The Obama administration isn't holding up production on these leases, the oil and gas companies who hold these permits are holding up production.

It seems clear that the investigation is nothing more than an attempt by the Majority to stop a regulation that is intended to protect Appalachian communities and the environment.

Yet, the Obama Administration has continued to increase domestic oil and gas production on federal land.

I look to make decisions on the basis of evidence rather than ideology.

You can't have it both ways and say that the successes are the result of the states using their flexibility independent of federal standards and federal compulsion but the failures are a direct result of federal compulsion.

Because I like evidence so much I wish that everyone in this room had had a better education in science to be able to recognize and interpret evidence.

This report shows that there is really a desperate need to act, and to act quickly to preserve these sites.

Unfortunately, urbanization, suburban sprawl, unplanned commercial and residential development are constantly encroaching on many significant battlefields.

Preserving these historic treasures is really essential for Americans to remember the sacrifices of our forefathers.

what underlies all this is that research communicated well and made relevant is our best protection here

Do you think it is a good idea to ask taxpayers to provide subsidies for oil companies to conduct seismic surveys?

The fundamental issue that we face is that the current rule does not adequately protect streams and water quality, does not.

The key point is we must ensure that Appalachian streams and waters are protected for the sake of the people in the region.

If Republicans were serious about ensuring that U.S. interests and resources were protected in the Arctic, then they would end their opposition to ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty.

We should develop the strongest possible safety standards for offshore drilling here in the United States.