Peter DeFazio: “What additional payments were made to the Government last year under this lease beyond the mandated rent?”

Being Chair of the Committee over the past four years has been the highlight of my 36-year career.

The idiots in the Senate have been unable to approve the Law of the Sea Treaty, so, we don't have full standing to object to Russia continually extending claims further and further into the Arctic region.

Even one mishandled wheelchair is one too many.

As polar ice steadily decreases, new trade routes will emerge, linking Asia, North America, and Europe.