I wish to pay tribute to a true American hero, Army SPC Dennis J. Pratt, who died on July 20, 2009, serving our Nation in Maydan Shahr, Afghanistan. Specialist Pratt, SPC Anthony M. Lightfoot, SPC Andrew J. Roughton, and SGT Gregory Owens…

I wish to pay tribute Army PVT John P. Dion. Private Dion and two other soldiers died January 3, 2010 when insurgents attacked their unit with improvised explosive devices and small arms fire in Ashoque, Afghanistan. John was born February…

You are proposing a rule that you don't have authority to do and to enforce today.

Thank you, Madam Chairman, and Administrator McCarthy, thank you for being here.

this rule would be a broad expansion of the authority that EPA has over States that has a broad political impact and could dramatically reshape an entire sector of the economy.

What is the general order? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time between now and 12:30 p.m. is equally divided, and the Republicans control 5 minutes.

Later this week we are going to have the EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy come to our Environment and Public Works Committee to testify about the greenhouse gas rule being developed for existing fleets of powerplants. We know what the rule…

I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized for 8 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Global Warming

I would ask you if you could enforce it.

I wish to pay tribute to Army SGT Vinson B. ``Trinity'' Adkinson III. Sergeant Adkinson and three other soldiers died August 31, 2010, when an improvised explosive device blew up next to their vehicle near Forward Operating Base Shank…

Under existing authorities, can you currently require a State to have gas dispatched at 70 percent of capacity?

I wish to remember the life and sacrifice of Army SGT Andrew R. Looney who died on June 21, 2010 serving our Nation in Lar Sholtan Village, Afghanistan. Sergeant Looney and Army PFC David T. Miller died of wounds sustained when a suicide…