I am deeply concerned with the regulatory overreach that we have seen. I believe it cripples the economy.

the Savannah River Site handles the most sensitive nuclear materials and seeks to ensure that the legacy weapons materials once used in the nuclear weapons that kept our country safe are used in the future hopefully for energy production.

American energy independence, that is what we are talking about.

the impact of the de facto moratorium on the Gulf Coast states.

I have seen the refining capacity in St. Bernard Parish, and my heart still goes out to the folks in Louisiana for the Katrina Hurricane.

I keep going back to what the folks in South Carolina think we should do, and that is concrete still and barbed wire, and maybe think of a simple approach.

Just a follow up, General. Out of the 10,000 new Border Patrol agents and 20,770 plus or minus agents, how many of those are involved in the UAV program?

It has become clear to me over the many years that I have served in this position, that you can never satisfy government's appetite for money or land.

I believe that over the years, the Park Service has hired far too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

As a new Congressman back in January, I was never prouder than when I took this floor to take part in reading the United States Constitution. That day, I brought with me to the podium a copy of the Constitution that I carry in my pocket…

American energy independence is a national security issue.

I think most of us on this side feel you should do more to take care of the property you have instead of buying additional properties.

I second everything that you have said in your opening statement, especially about land purchases.

I stated to him the acceptable level of operational control to the American people means that we control who enters this country.

The events in the Middle East magnify the need for American energy independence.

I think our goal is the same in securing the border, determining what comes in here.

We are very rapidly doing away with private property in this country, making it much more expensive and harder for young families to buy homes.

In all that time, I have never heard as many complaints or concerns about the EPA as I have just within the last few weeks or months.

I think too many people within the EPA don't realize that some little minor change in regulations can cost this Nation billions.

I do not know of anyone who opposes clean air and safe water, or who wants our children's health put at risk due to a degraded environment.

Steve Southerland was right: We are broke in this country, and we have to make some hard decisions about what we spend money on.

He said he had never seen so many unnecessary or excessive regulations coming down on these utility boards as he had just in the last few months.

American energy independence and security is something that I feel like we have to strive for.

So it concerns me that you are asking for $997 million to be taken from the Sport Fish Restoration Account, when we are closing sport fishing along the coast of South Carolina.

This amendment deals with the Legal Services Corporation, which is a relic from the Great Society, originally known in the 1960s as the Office of Economic Opportunity Legal Services, and later renamed. Folks, let me remind you that we have…