Last weekend, a record blizzard hit my State of South Dakota. Some places in the Black Hills saw almost 4 feet of snow in just 2 days. Thousands were without power. Thousands are still without power. Emergency vehicles were stranded along…

Today I rise to recognize the courageous actions of Kelly German and Hazel Thompson of Watertown, South Dakota. On the night of August 6, 2013, Kelly and Hazel helped save the lives of over 40 elderly men and women at a retirement home in…

Today I rise to honor a hero of our country and the State of South Dakota, Specialist Michael John Fitzmaurice, of the United States Army. Specialist Fitzmaurice, serving in the 3rd Platoon, Troop D, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his…

We cannot continue to bandage old airplanes as potential adversaries roll new ones off the assembly line.

And that flexibility does erode as we get deeper and deeper into sequestration, is that correct?

The thought of losing such highly trained individuals, service men and women, is very troubling to me.

Like you, I have heard from service members about their concerns with sequestration.

I was glad to see within your testimony that you talked about the long-range bombers being a priority.

I hope we can rally around what is our most important duty, and that is to provide for the common defense and to protect our national security.

I believe it would be very shortsighted.

Do you agree or disagree that Assad's reputation within Syria would be strengthened if his regime were able to withstand a U.S. strike?

Is there a specific probability or methodology for labeling intelligence 'high confidence'?

The Administration has argued that Iran, Hezbollah and North Korea are watching the U.S. response to Syria's chemical weapons use.

There is a total lack of confidence by those in the accounting community that the status quo has the capacity and the capability to get there.

I think what you are doing today by providing oversight and focusing on the issue is desperately needed.

I think we need to look at what we are doing. And we are damaging ourselves by the short-term, disruptive nature of trying to plan for a very, very complex future.

This amendment is quite simple. It would block the Corps of Engineers from issuing rules or regulations that would charge a fee for surplus water on the Missouri River. I offer this amendment to stop an overreach by the Corps of Engineers…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following: Sec. ____. None of the funds made available in this…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 15, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $25,000,000)''. Page 22, line 5, after the dollar amount…

My amendment would ensure that we're placing a higher priority on completing some ongoing rural water projects in the Great Plains region and in the West. My amendment takes $15 million from the Department of Energy's administration budget…

I am proud and honored to have the opportunity to introduce all of you to Pat Costello.

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleagues for their hard work and leadership on this issue, and I am very proud to stand up in support of this legislation. The number is staggering--26,000…

On rollcall No. 265, I inadvertently voted ``yea'' when I intended to oppose the amendment.

Essentially what this amendment does, Mr. Chairman, is it eliminates an extremely effective program. Biodiesel is a clean-burning product that's produced by a mix of feedstocks, including soybean oil, wasted grease, and recycled animal…

I certainly appreciate the gentleman's concerns and all that he has brought to this House today. I will just reiterate that this is an extremely effective program. What it does is it lets the consumers know that they do have a choice. It…