In reclaiming my time, I have the desire to work with the gentleman in any way possible. Literally, the gentleman is right. This fish is like a guided missile except there are millions of them, and until you actually see it happen, you…

Madam Chair, I support the gentleman's amendment. I have been listening to the debate and thinking we're a great Nation because we figured out how to build a nation. We had 13 Colonies. And then, miraculously, somehow, through the…

I rise in support of Congressman Moran's amendment to strike section 112 and to protect the fresh waters of our Nation for future generations. I note that many of those who have spoken in opposition to the Moran amendment do not live in…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to Representative Noem's amendment. I think that there is a worthy objective of providing freshwater to all parts of our country. We talked about that earlier today. The problem is her amendment takes…

Mr. Chairman, I would say to Congressman Hastings that I rise with sympathy toward the situation you face at Hanford, but must oppose your amendment. The amendment essentially would cut funding from energy efficiency and renewable energy…

This debate is a perfect example of why this bill's funding is so inadequate. What is really being debated is whether we are going to trade off the science of the future, which is so essential to America's competitiveness in the global…

Let me say to the gentleman from California that I am sympathetic toward his efforts on the renewable energy activities at the Department of Energy as they are critical for America's energy future, and I'm torn as I listen to his…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to oppose the gentleman's well- intentioned amendment and again reiterate that our budget is simply insufficient in our subcommittee to meet all of the needs of the country. What the gentleman is proposing is to take…

I rise in opposition to the Broun amendment, and really find it somewhat incredible that, in the bill that the majority brought forward, the renewable energy accounts have been cut by over half, over 60 percent already. This gentleman…

Mr. Chairman, 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 Georgia will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Cohen

I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.