Bill Flores

I thank the gentleman for yielding to me. Let me correct some of the comments made by my friend from California. First of all, this is a typical example of the way that the Federal Government operates, where the left hand does something…

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), add the following new section: Sec. 4__. None of the funds made available…

My amendment is quite simple. During the 110th Congress there was a section added to the Energy Independence and Security Act that bans Federal agencies from entering into contracts for procurement of alternative fuel sources unless the…

As many of you know, this week is National Police Week, a time to give special recognition to law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others. I come before you today to honor…

Coming from the private sector to Congress, I know that America can and will become prosperous again and millions of new private sector jobs will be created if we just go back to our founding free market principles. We must also end big…

there is a moratorium regardless of--if you don't want to call it a de facto moratorium, there is a permatorium

Thank you, Secretary Angelle, and Chairman Jones for joining us today.

Unemployment is still at nearly 9 percent, $4 gasoline is on the way, and the Obama administration still doesn't get it. They've locked up our domestic energy resources through the recently issued Wild Lands order, which had no…

The first step of entitlement reform was received with attack ads claiming 500 billion in benefit cuts to seniors in death panels.

I think we all should agree on that; that is a good starter.

Our domestic energy resources are an important component of being able to grow a strong domestic economy.

Yes, but do you look at shallow water drilling?

The actions of the Department of the Interior is an integral component of the current increase in gasoline prices.

I have been involved with offshore drilling all around the world, and I have seen both models, where we follow the rule of law and where we have arbitrary and capricious regulatory models.

And those can co-exist, I believe, can't they?

The Obama Administration's actions continue to ignore these significant issues.

Instead of pursuing energy independence, the Administration further restricts access to our domestic supplies.

Texas is celebrating its 175th anniversary of independence today, so there are a lot of celebrations in Texas.

Help us walk down that path and show why it is not a failure of leadership today to vote yes.

The President has said he wants a clean debt ceiling increase.

Earlier in the conversation you talked about one of the bases in the budget is simplification of corporate tax rates, and the reason for that was competitiveness and more jobs, lower rate, broader base. That way you create more investment…

Most families and most businesses that I know of cannot operate in primary balance.

This doesn't get better than primary balance.

Thank you Mr. Chairman, and thank you Director Lew for joining us today.

And to add insult to injury, when asked if their regulations had a cost benefit analysis, they said that they didn't need them, that their rules were the most cost-effective in government. I strongly beg to differ. I think that the…