This has been a frustrating process from start to finish.

We see those, as many of my colleagues here have said, as the cheapest, the quickest, and the cleanest way to address the economic and security threats.

It sounds like the system was blinking red. It sounds like the traffic cop held his hand up and said, 'Stop. Don't do this.'

So the EPA needs to quit slow walking, and you don't need legislative action.

Mr. Speaker, from its very inception, this law was bad and remains bad for America. It was written in secret down at the White House. Now our committee has exposed all the secret deals that went on literally 3 years ago this month that led…

if it's there, it should be administered fairly to all concerned.

serious and urgent mean serious and urgent. You got people who are hurting here.

wouldn't the President have liked to have another 10,000 jobs a week ago Friday? That's a yes or no question. I'll answer for you: Yes, he would.

Mr. Speaker, today The Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram carried stories that only 31 percent of Texas doctors are accepting new patients who rely on Medicaid. In 2010, the last time the survey was taken, it was 42…

My concern in my part of the world is that, if this is not done carefully, it certainly could have a very negative impact on the economy.

Well, you may understand that some of us are concerned about the fact that things tend to get larger than the original intention.