Part of the district that I represent is Lake Erie. I also have the Ohio River Watershed. My amendment would have allowed the Army Corps to combat the Asian carp in the Ohio River. There are over 30 States affected by Asian carp, and this…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 10, line 21, after the period insert the following: ``Further, the Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, it is interesting to hear as we go through this tonight about just how important and how great a piece of legislation this is. I've got to tell you, there is an old saying out there: ``Of…

I thank the chairman and I thank Mrs. Roby for bringing this forward. It's really about time, because on the deathbed, very few people say, Boy, I wish I had spent more time at the office. I've got to tell you, from being in business all…

Today is a very important day to us. Monday, April 15, was tax day. Our Tax Code is way too big, way too complicated, way too confusing, and way too costly. Americans spend a combined 6.7 billion hours on their taxes every year, and they…

I thank the gentleman, and thank you for holding this this evening, because it's really important that we understand exactly what's going on with coal. When America was looking for energy, they went to coal. Coal has always been there for…

I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act. If you're sick of government, spend a couple of years here. We talk about the American people. Please tell…

Take it to the Senate; run it through the process it's supposed to run through; get them appointed the right way; and then to go forward. Isn't that the American way? I'm not talking about a Republican way. I'm not talking about a Democrat…