Bill Flores

The benefits of lifting the ban depend on the energy market conditions and how other oil suppliers, especially OPEC, respond.

I appreciate the comments from the gentleman from Colorado. I think he goes right to the core of the reason that my amendment is perfectly appropriate, that it is there to protect religious freedom and to protect our rights under the First…

I appreciate the comments of the gentleman from Virginia and also of the gentleman from Colorado. There is nothing in my amendment that says that coercion is okay, that religious proselytization is okay. What we are doing is just…

I appreciate the gentleman from Virginia's response. Mr. Chairman, our amendment is not intended to cause any establishment of any religion or to encourage the proselytization of any religious beliefs in school. Our amendment is just…

I also want to thank the panel, particularly for your positive comments regarding the benefits of having children vaccinated for measles.

We don't anticipate any issues in that regard.

Amendment XII: ``The electors shall meet in their respective States and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves; they shall name in their ballots…

I send to the desk a privileged concurrent resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the concurrent resolution, as follows: H. Con. Res. 125 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That…

Have you ever heard of the Columbian Exchange? I mean, half of America--everything that we grow in this country, just about, is not native to this country.

Under your care, we have golf carts with their acid leeching into the soil, fuel tanks that leached into the ocean and the beach, and now we have trees that were removed, causing mass erosion on the beaches of Eastern Island.

Chairman Flores, Ranking Member Takano, we thank the subcommittee for looking into this issue that is crucial to veterans and look forward to your questions.

It turns out that it is a troubled culture that needs to be fixed and that needs to have a change in personnel.

I appreciate the work that you and Secretary McDonald and the team are doing to work with Congress.

H.R. 1314 will give states and localities a voice in the settlements that impact them, and save precious taxpayer dollars by putting an end to the broken sue-and-settle process.

These settlements appear to give more regard to accelerated deadlines, rather than to adequately allow for the deliberative collection of the best-available science and data and population information.

Once again, I urge all Members to oppose the motion to instruct. The conference committee is working diligently on both sides of the aisle to try to reach agreement with the Senate, and we want to do it in a responsible manner that puts…

The gentleman made a profound comment, and that is that money alone is not a guarantee of quality care for veterans, and that is one of the issues at stake here in the negotiations. The Senate has decided to use this crisis to grab more…

I think it would have been a lot smarter to come back to us and say this is the down payment that we need

I think was an unwise request to ask without proving that things are going to get better.

The facts say it did fail.

I just don't think that is a good idea.

On July 1, our Nation lost Louis Theodore Getterman, Jr., a veteran, a successful businessman, a dedicated philanthropist, and a legend at Baylor University. Lovingly known by all as Ted Getterman, he was born on October 1, 1924, in…

I have to concur wholeheartedly with the chairman's remarks when he said that the President's executive order has never been statutorily authorized by Congress. Four Congresses attempted to do so, under Democratic control, and four times…

Section 10410 of the bill prohibits offshore energy agencies from engaging in coastal and marine spatial planning, or ocean zoning, under the National Ocean Policy established by President Obama's Executive Order 13547. The House is on…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes.