What we should have done, what the Administration should have done is roll up its sleeves and do this the right way in the first place.

Only in Washington, D.C., and with this Administration do we see a constant pattern of redo at somebody else's expense.

I am pleased now to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Shimkus), our chairman. (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Our goal with this legislation is clear and straightforward. We want to modernize outdated environmental laws. The part of the bill that the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Gardner) wrote makes modest, but important, improvements in…

Once again, I want to say how much I respect my colleague, Mr. Tonko. We continue to work together, have worked together, and have had some successes in holding the EPA accountable to the law. I appreciate working with him. But this…

I am sure my colleague's amendment is well-intentioned, and in fact, I agree with him. I do not want to see an increase in litigation or a slowdown in the cleanup process or a decrease in funds available to clean up Superfund sites, but…

This amendment strikes the provision that would allow States to list a site on the National Priorities List once every 5 years. States have a great deal of experience and expertise in cleaning up sites contaminated by hazardous wastes, and…

In closing, I want to go back and revisit just briefly some of the cost implications or the allegations of cost implications of today's legislation that we are considering. CBO carefully analyzed all three of the bills that we are…

Just a couple of quick points of clarification. My friend and colleague Mr. Tonko and I agree on many things, and we have a history of having worked together to hold the EPA to commonsense rules, and I appreciate that, but I need to…

I have to respond, I think, briefly. I appreciate the ranking member's passion in addressing these issues, but we need to clear up what some of the facts actually are. CBO has scored these bills and has come back and said that there are no…

I am proud to yield 3 minutes to my colleague from Ohio (Mr. Latta).

Ironically, the EPA often pushes States to identify more sites that the EPA can put on the list so that the EPA can argue for more cleanup funding. The EPA incentivizes States to identify sites that meet the listing criteria by giving the…

While home for Christmas, I reflected on the economic challenges America faces and the parallels today's economy has with the one Ronald Reagan inherited from Jimmy Carter in 1981. Both were characterized by high unemployment and low…

I'm proud at this point to yield 3 minutes to my good friend from Pennsylvania (Mr. Meehan).

I believe strongly that states' rights plays a predominant role in the decisions that we will make about gaming.

I do believe that gambling is an enticement to some who would see a potential quick fix to a financial problem.

I too want to say thanks to my good friend and colleague, Mr. Tonko, for his support of this legislation. It may seem trivial to some; but trust me, it is not trivial to the many communities who are sitting on stockpiles, literally…

I have no further Members who wish to speak on this issue. If my good friend is prepared to summarize, I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

Today I rise in strong support of H.R. 1990, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, legislation that will help bring America closer to energy independence and security. The United States is blessed with God-given natural gas…

Today I rise in support of the Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act. This important legislation will help streamline onshore energy production and create jobs right here in America. I want to thank the chairman for including…

Since 2010, President Obama has touted his well-known phrase: If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. The past few weeks have made it very clear that President Obama has failed to keep that…

Jobs and the economy are a big thing to the people that I represent.

I would be very happy to work with the Chairman and with all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to craft a bipartisan bill that truly sets a vision for continued U.S. leadership in science and technology.

This is not the time to be timid. This is the time to send a clear message to the appropriators of our priorities as authorizers.

We need to get back to the approach to legislating that has served this Committee well for many years.