I want to start by thanking Chairman Smith for calling this hearing on unmanned aircraft systems research and development.

I do look forward to hearing how we in Congress and across the Federal Government can help safely and responsibly support the development of this exciting industry with so much potential.

I am happy to yield 4 minutes to my colleague from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), who also represents some coastline in our great State. Mr. DeFAZIO. I thank the gentlewoman. I also congratulate the chair, the ranking member, and others who support…

I have no further requests for time, and so in closing, we must help our constituents prepare for and mitigate the impacts of severe weather events, such as windstorms, that threaten their lives and property. This bill takes an important…

I thank the chairman of the committee, Mr. Smith, and the ranking member, Ms. Johnson, and the sponsors of this bill, Mr. Hultgren and Mr. Lipinski. The bill before us today represents a true bipartisan effort and will help protect the…

In closing, I want to again thank and acknowledge my cosponsor, Mr. Rohrabacher from California, and the chairman and ranking member of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee for bringing this bill forward. I want to again recognize…

Following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in 2011, my constituents expressed serious concerns about safety issues and I am very proud to have an Oregon company working to develop a safe approach to this problem.

Thank you very much, Chairwoman Lummis, for allowing me to participate in the hearing and I thank my colleagues on the Subcommittee who have invited Mr. McGough.

My colleagues in the Oregon delegation and I have supported NuScale's efforts to secure Department of Energy funding for their design development because we see their approach as offering a safer alternative to current reactor designs.

I am here this morning to discuss an important issue that we hear about when we talk with teachers, parents, students, and school administrators. In conversation after conversation, they have expressed concern about what seems like an…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 232, nays 184, not voting 18, as follows: [Roll No. 523] YEAS--232 Aderholt Amash Amodei Bachmann Bachus…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 229, noes 191, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 525] AYES--229…

The bill before us today does undertake the laudable goal of improving transparency at the EPA. However, as I stated previously and as my colleagues mentioned, this bill, as written, does not accomplish that goal; instead, H.R. 1422 will…

I just want to respond, with all due respect, to my colleagues who are promoting this bill and asking for balance. On the contrary, what this bill achieves is not balance because, as explained, under this bill, people who are employed by…

At this point in time I am happy to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Holt). I also want to mention that not only is Mr. Holt a scientist and a great Member of Congress but also has been named, starting in February of…

Before I yield, I will place into the Record letters from various groups opposed to this bill, including the Union of Concerned Scientists, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Physicians for Social Responsibility, among many others. In…

Before I yield to the gentleman from California, I just want to respond that, certainly, we on this side of the aisle agree with the goal of transparency. However, transparency does not mean letting industry, people with a financial…

And I trust you would both agree with me that we would prefer that the United States be the leader in developing these technologies.

As we prepare to debate and vote on the continuing resolution to fund the government through December, I rise to urge that the House stay in session until we can also take up several issues that are not resolved in the legislation we will…

I hope the Committee Members read this article as well.

the threat of climate change brings serious economic consequences to coastal communities.

Thank you very much, Chairwoman Foxx. And thank you for holding this hearing today.

Obviously there are some private collection agencies that are doing a better job than others, and the system is designed--this scoring system is designed to help FSA decide which collection agencies to use.

I continue to question whether federal student aid is adequately monitoring its contractors to ensure that they are following the law, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

I have to say that back at the hearing in March I asked the chief operating officer at Federal Student Aid...