Bill Flores

To the extent that you need additional support from Congress to--if there is something Congress has done that has created that, then let us know and we will try to help fix that.

On one hand the White House says, 'We believe in energy dominance for our country and for North America.' On the other hand, the USTR is undercutting that by any conversation about getting rid of the ISDS mechanisms.

Does it make sense to force new compliance burdens on states before existing controls have been implemented?

Do you think it makes sense for states or communities to be punished for ozone that is beyond their control?

I want to thank you for the EPA's timely rollout of the RFS standards.

I think that is one of the things that we as policymakers need to do, but not through legislation necessarily, but through encouragement.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate all the panelists for joining us for this important hearing today.

So my question is this, for all of the panel. I am going to start with Professor Kearns.

the challenge is, is that policymakers and regulators typically move way behind the speed of technological change.

I thank Chairwoman Black and her committee for all the great work that they have done in putting forth a budget that moves America in the right direction. Mr. Speaker, I have been astounded by the rhetoric that we have heard from the other…

That has changed Lithuania from being dependent on Russian gas to being a net energy supplier to its Baltic neighbors.

I am thrilled that President Trump picked a fighting Texas Aggie to serve in your position.

I really like the approach of energy dominance that you and the Administration have adopted.

In the tradition of The Heritage Foundation's 1980 mandate for leadership that provided a policy agenda for the incoming Reagan administration, our Blueprint for a Balanced Budget 2.0 for the new President and his administration set forth…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I want to go off script for a little bit and echo the comments the gentleman was making. He talked about the Reagan tax cuts and what they did to stimulate the economy and to grow tax…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 150 Offered by Ms. Tenney The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

As the designee of the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Byrne), I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division C (before the short…

In closing, the issue is not whether or not we want to take care of oceans. We all agree that we should take care of our oceans. We all believe in being good stewards of the environmental and economic interest in our oceans. But, Mr…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 740, line 7, insert ``(increased by $40,000,000)'' after the dollar amount. Page 740, line 8, insert…

The bottom line is that hardworking American families are tired of having unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats ignore congressional intent when implementing legislation such as the important TEST Act. We must send a message to CMS today…

We have all seen the vital role that local radio stations play for millions of Americans that are faced with severe weather.

So to address this issue, yesterday Mr. Green and I introduced H.R. 3685, the Radio Consumer Protection Act.

I want to thank the chairman for hosting this informative hearing and also thank you, panel, for your excellent testimony.

I appreciate the gentleman for Texas sharing the story about Megan with this Chamber, and I look forward to supporting him in his efforts to try to keep these things from happening again in the future. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor…

I want to share the news with you that a member of this committee, Steve Scalise, has been released from the hospital.