David Thomas: “And the other side? The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from California (Mr. Stark) has 1 minute remaining.”

I rise today to join in the conversation and the discussion about energy and in support of S. 3711, the Gulf of Mexico Energy bill. We are coming up on the anniversary of the Energy Policy Act which we passed sometime back. It is…

Yes. The offer of the motion to recommit would have been exhausted, and I would simply say if that is not the case, they could offer another 10 partisan tracts on the argument that it is a motion to recommit, make the same arguments, and…

Mr. Speaker, so that people again understand the process, notwithstanding the fact we are dealing with what amounts to a tax bill, because of the unusual procedure of using H.R. 6111 as a vehicle, asked for by the bipartisan leadership of…

very briefly, no one would argue there are activities which are inherently governmental and should be performed by the Government. However, the Government should not engage in activities which are already offered in the private sector. I…