"Since the Administration has been in office, the last three years have seen the fewest acres leased for oil and gas development in the last 30 years."
"If we were to open up these areas, America is blessed with the abundance of oil and natural gas resources."
"I think we have grown Government so much that we are actually--it seems to me we are working counter to that original 9/11 Commission report that charged us and created this agency."
"Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 3783 offered by the Honorable Jeff Duncan, a Representative in Congress from the State of South Carolina."
"Amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 3783 offered by the Honorable Jeff Duncan."
"Thank you, Madam Chairman, Ranking Member Berman, Madam Chair, Chairman Royce, the chair of the subcommittee, heard the bill."
"the President himself said, under his cap and trade plan, that electricity prices would necessarily skyrocket."
"So, my first question is, why does this Administration continue to push through these enormously impactful regulations--and make no mistake that TMDL is a regulation--without performing basic economic..."
"I have been disappointed with the lack of effort by this Administration to prevent a state sponsor of terrorism like Cuba to drill approximately 60 to 65 miles off of Florida's coast."
"I think it is important that, rather than just reacting to a disaster, we should be working proactively to develop a plan."
"I want to commend the State Department, Mr. Donahue, for your process of prescreening applicants for visas."
"The disconnect of agencies talking to one another wasn't there."