A key component of this preventative management is addressing chips and slash material that are volatile in a fire and help carry the fire up into the tree canopy.

However, it turns out that beyond the technical barriers, another significant barrier to growing the use of sustainable wood-based biofuels is the arbitrary limits established within the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

If horseracing is to thrive as an industry and once again capture the public's imagination, we must and we can do better.

This piecemeal, voluntary approach is not only detrimental to the health of our beloved horses, it denigrates the perception of the sport and certainly puts other athletes, like our jockeys, at risk.

Our discussion of Mr. Barr and Mr. Tonko's bill is also very timely.

I want to thank my colleague from Texas, the vice chairman of the Energy Subcommittee, who has just been a real leader on energy issues across the country and around the globe. Mr. Speaker, I just want to talk about the shale revolution…

I conclude my comments by expressing my disappointment that I have yet to persuade my friend from New Jersey to support the underlying bill, although I appreciate his support of the Rush amendment. We know that our Governors, we know that…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, though I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I want to thank my colleague Mimi Walters and those who have worked so closely with her on this really, really important legislation. That is why I am here to support it, H.R. 5797, the IMD CARE Act. This is really commonsense legislation…

I want to thank Dr. Burgess, the chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, for his fine leadership on this issue, along with our colleagues, Mr. Mullin and my friend from Oregon and colleague, Mr. Blumenauer, who put a lot of work into this…

I thank Mr. Fitzpatrick and his team for agreeing to work with us on this issue. Unfortunately, this well- thought-out amendment would significantly alter the quality standards we have built into the base bill, and such a change would…

Ours is about freeing up energy, creating new jobs all across America.

I have no other speakers on this legislation. I encourage my colleagues to support the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Walden)…

I thank my colleagues for their bipartisan support of this legislation. We also were just notified not long ago about the appropriations flag, and we are working out those matters at a higher pay level. So, we appreciate and understand…

I have no further speakers on this bill. I support it and encourage our colleagues to do the same. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from…

I have no other speakers on this matter. I know the gentleman has yielded back. I will do the same after calling on our colleagues to support this important and meaningful legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

We lived 8 years under their plan. How did that work out for you?

We don't have to live with a 1.5 percent GDP growth, which is what the Democrats told us America was only capable of.

We should be optimistic about this.

Thank you for holding today's hearing.

Not a single Democrat voted to cut taxes in America. And so we did.

We're beginning to see tremendous economic growth.

We are actually growing the economy and growing jobs. The lowest unemployment rates in decades.

We are going to pass on all these savings back to ratepayers and customers.

It is actually your money to start with, and Government has a lot of waste, fraud, and abuse that needs to be dealt with.