I thank my good friend from Texas for hosting this and for yielding. I'm very proud to be here tonight, a subcommittee chairman of the Agriculture Committee, to speak to the tremendous benefits that these three free trade agreements yield…

I want to, Ms. Campbell, come back to, first of all, congratulations on what you have done using telecommunications for access to health care.

I actually have introduced, passed out of the House the Servicemember Telemedicine and E-Health Portability Act, which frankly is a piece of legislation I wrote with folks at the Pentagon after--we have a son and daughter-in-law in the 3rd…

So it is incredibly important obviously this access to broadband.

Since this year began, the United States House has put forth measure after measure to incentivize growth and end burdensome regulations, only to see them stall in the Senate and be ignored by the President. Two years after passage of the…

On August 14, Keystone Little League from Clinton County, Pennsylvania, won the Little League Mid-Atlantic Region title. This win secured them a place in the Little League World Series Tournament. A special group of young men made up the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank the gentleman for laying out his points there. I couldn't disagree more though. These are a result of those standards that were created in previous Congresses, long before I got here…

Since 1947, every August, the Little League Baseball World Series is held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, within Pennsylvania's Fifth Congressional District. And each year, Little League International recognizes Little League…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 211. None of the funds made available…

I offer a commonsense, cost-effective, environmentally friendly approach to lighting the Capitol Complex. The amendment states that no funds in the Legislative Branch appropriations bill may be used to buy, acquire, install, or use any…

It meets the efficiency standards that were--our manufacturers, when those were set by previous Congresses before my time here, our manufacturers, they stepped to the plate and they rose up and they chose to use innovation in their…

I agree with the gentleman. Return on investment for consumers is important. In my experience with these bulbs, frankly, their durability is excellent. That is one of the things I think that innovation within light bulbs, our light bulb…

Any action to prevent their development should be based on sound science and fact, not philosophy and not political agendas.

I cannot let stand the accusation that the Obama Administration is somehow banning horizontal drilling on public lands based on what is happening in the George Washington National Forest.

I am extremely concerned about the Forest Service placing a moratorium on applications for permits to drill any 'horizontal well and associated hydraulic fracturing.'

Our affordable and predictable natural gas prices are a direct result of our ability to produce it through horizontal drilling and hydrofracturing.

It appears to me the Forest Service has no credible reason for moving in this direction.

As we consider these programs, and to what extent they have fulfilled their purpose, we must be aware that we face a significant challenge in the next farm bill.

I appreciate what all of you do because obviously to make good decisions you need good data to make sound decisions.

I am proud to say that many parts of my district, the young people are finding great opportunities. They are not leaving now, and frankly, we have a lot of folks moving into the area.

Today we will hear from USDA about the farm bill programs administered under the energy and forestry titles.

I want to welcome everyone to today's hearing to audit USDA energy and forestry programs.

The biggest threat to our national security by far would be at whatever point we would rely on a foreign country to provide that for us.

I think the data you report really shows that we have made great progress within the Chesapeake Bay.

I represent a very rural district, 22 percent of the land mass of Pennsylvania, and in some of the most rural areas of my district interestingly enough is an issue of affordable housing.