Zach Wamp

I wasn't going to say anything, but I just want to say that because we have not accepted commonsense amendments like the previous amendment, and because the Rules Committee only granted three amendments in order, we are losing a lot of…

I believe this is part, or should be part, of the Speaker's Green the Capitol Initiative. This is a lot of trees. It is a space efficiency issue. They are storing all this paper. It is a government efficiency issue. Why don't we, Madam…

I just want to commend the authors, commend the ENERGY STAR Program. This is the kind of greening initiative that actually resonates. We will accept the amendment.

I just rise as the captain of the Republican team to say that these recruiting classes that you all continue to bring to Washington are a problem for us. Hopefully, the American people will weigh in the near future and send us an athlete…

I believe that this problem in Iraq that we've got to do better with is not the end of this at all. For some reason, God spared us again with the JFK plot and allowed us to actually interdict that before another September 11 or even worse…

And as physicians have to swear an oath that, above all else, do no harm, we need to remember that as lawmakers, when we look at the problems that our country faces, that we need to ensure that the solutions that we propose do not cause…

And I'm not a real partisan guy. But the truth is, this is where the Democrats are really completely running counter to what they campaigned on last year. This is really unprecedented.

I have got to tell you all across the country we are asking men and women of all ethnic backgrounds, all religions, all cultures who are proud to be called Americans to stand in harm's way on behalf of our civilian population and, in this…

And reclaiming my time, the Katrina Select Committee on our side was roughly a $400,000 committee. My understanding, the authority under this bill for the Select Committee on Climate Change would be about three times that amount, $1.2…

I did not come, Mr. Speaker, to the floor tonight to in any way alienate or accuse anyone here or the other party in this case, because if ever there was a time in my life where we need Democrats and Republicans to come together on an…

I am not the most partisan person here at all. As a matter of fact, I don't think either party has an exclusive on integrity or ideas. I grew up a Democrat, and now I'm a Republican. Argue with us about the role of the Federal Government…

Well, then, I appreciate that. Maybe we have worked these things out. That is great news, and I will just go ahead and yield back the balance of my time and move the adoption of the amendment. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The question is on the…

I cannot think of a better gentleman in the House than the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young), and he has goodwill from every corner from this place and all across the country for so many of the right reasons, and I am grateful for his…

I believe, and I think this honors his memory, that neither party has an exclusive on integrity or ideas, neither party always has it right or always has it wrong and the two-party system continues to serve our country extremely well. I am…

This issue is not about moving the program to the Department of Labor. That is another issue for another day. That may come up at a later time. This is about making the program as it is currently written work much better. That is why I…

I hope we do not just cede the constitutional responsibility to spend money to the executive branch. That is not in our best interests, it is not in the constitutional best interest, and I do not want to just say, administration, you can…

Over half of this House are members of the bipartisan caucus, and we want to continue to build support for this most important national security issue of energy independence through the advancement of renewables and energy efficiency…

I have to tell you, the question was asked earlier what has changed, and I rarely have changed my position on any issue over the last 8 years, but today I am going to change my position on this issue after careful research because the…

I commend and thank our distinguished chairman for working with me on this important issue for our veterans in the Southeast. The recent migratory trends in our veteran population affect much of the South and I know that the chairman…

The committee has provided $79.7 million in funding for distributed generation technologies in the power technologies account under the energy conservation appropriation, an increase of $15.5 million over the amount requested by the…

We obviously have been wasting our time for quite some time because the gentleman is wrong. Without the emergencies that the gentleman is referring to, this bill is a 2.8 percent increase. That is a fact. I hope we are not held up all…

Mr. Chairman, this is a bill that requires our stewardship. This is what Speaker Gingrich called the best subcommittee in the House, because we fund our public lands and these investments. Let me also tell my colleagues that in a…

I represent Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the home of the Y-12 weapons plant, and we have had some division about moving monies around. We are adequately funding our preparedness in this country. I understand the comments of the gentleman from…

I applaud the intent of the author of the amendment to increase our accounts for renewable energy, but as the Republican cochairman... Our nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship is critically important for the good of this country and…

I just use this opportunity to say, please, Administration, give us clear direction. Let our workers know, are we going to clean this up or not? If they do not want us to clean it up, what are we going to do with it, because we need a…