My amendment would strike section 431. Section 431 does two things. First, it withdraws the Clean Water Rule. Second, and more importantly, it breaks procedure and creates a loophole so that the removal of the Clean Water Rule does not…

So is this our new status quo, that once an industry decides it doesn't like how a regulation turns out, we eliminate that regulation without comment or consideration for the various stakeholders or its value. We are eliminating the…

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 134, strike lines 17 through 25. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 504, the gentleman…

I thank the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Sanford) for yielding time. Mr. Chair, moving forward with permits for seismic airgun surveys for subsidy oil and gas deposits puts our vibrant Atlantic coast at risk. I am a Virginia…

This amendment seeks to preserve our current Clean Water Act protections for our rivers, streams, and wetlands. Our Nation's river systems and wetlands provide values that no other ecosystem can. These include: natural water quality…

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 135, strike lines 1 through 23. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 504, the gentleman from…

So it really disheartens me that the Science Committee is not investigating important scientific issues that have a real world impact on the health and safety of our citizens across the country.

Mr. Chairman, thank you very much, and thank you all for the testimonies. It's very interesting.

I fear this isn't a hearing about oversight.

I, too, rise in strong opposition to this mean-spirited amendment. This attack on the integrity and professionalism of the Congressional Budget Office is shameful and is part of a strategic assault on the objectivity and expertise in our…

My amendment would direct the Vet Centers to use $2.5 million of the additional funding allocated in the underlying bill to provide outdoor experiences for veterans as part of their continuum of care. This program would support veterans in…

I very much agree with the lead sponsor of the bill, Mr. Upton, that we don't want any more uncertainty, and we certainly don't want more delays. In fact, this amendment was originally in a bipartisan bill sponsored by my Republican friend…

It is a great honor to come after this bipartisan discussion between Mr. Lynch and Mr. Upton. I hope a precedent has been set, Mr. Chairman. I offered this amendment to improve the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's public comment…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 12, after line 9, add the following: (g) Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements.-- (1) In general.--In…

I am proud to co-lead this amendment with my colleagues, Ms. Tsongas and Mr. McGovern. FERC, as it is currently structured, is not adequately protecting our most valued public lands designed for recreation and conservation, and this bill…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed.

I thank the gentleman for the perspective on corn. As someone who very much respects American agriculture, the worst thing is to have a drought. Around here, climate change is pretty controversial. We seem to slowly be moving in the…

My amendment would strike the language that weakens the definition of exceptional events for air quality monitoring data. We know that air quality monitoring data is incredibly important and that Americans value clean air. I am a…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike subsection (h) of section 3 (relating to exceptional events). The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House…

The Budget Committee is meeting right now down the hall. And in the Administration's budget, NOAA Fisheries was proposed to be cut by 5 percent.

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 Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Polis The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

Federal Indian policy involves an arcane mix of law and history of which few members of the Subcommittee, much less most other Members of the 115th Congress, are fully conversant regarding many of the details that have potentially…

In Virginia, we were very proud to be awarded the first wind energy research lease in these Atlantic Coast waters.

I oppose the Secretary and the President's reopening of the 5-year plan.

I mean all marine life is based on zooplankton, and we are about to undertake, really, a remarkable level of seismic exploration.