It has come up again and again, especially in light of the context of, do we spend more money for land acquisition when we have this $11 billion backlog?

I've been reading your ideas for some time now and have always found them very interesting. In my simple terms, you agree that climate change is real and it's manmade but the costs to stop or significantly slow this is much greater than…

I think it is something that has gotten so bad now--again, one in three workers needing government permission to work, up from one in 20 in the 1950s--that it does need some sort of federal involvement, or at least federal prodding.

I would like to begin by thanking Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member DeFazio for their hard work on the underlying bill and for considering Congressman Van Hollen's and my amendment. Our amendment is simple. It would merely restore the…

I rise as the designee of the gentleman from Maryland. 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 subtitle D of title I of Division A…

I thank the chair. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Beyer). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 43 Offered by Mr. Mica The Acting…

the great promise of advanced biofuels rather than simple corn ethanol

the massive cost that U.S. taxpayers pay every year to defend these shipping lanes included in the price of oil?

The greatest challenge of this generation--climate change--requires innovative solutions if we ever hope to make a meaningful difference.

six out of 35 actually seems like an awful lot to me

We're about to sell 17 million new cars in America this year, and manufacturers and dealers are having all-time profit years.

And so I appreciate the testimony of everybody. I understand this is hard and it can be expensive, but the rewards are substantial as well, and that's not been so clear today.

I just want to say that that's nuts.

Let me point out that the NOAA satellites were billions of dollars overrun back during the Bush Administration.

I believe these are deeply important issues, regardless of political convictions.

It troubles me that NEON was on a projected path that would have placed it $80 million over budget.

I believe it is both wise and important to understand the interaction among organisms in our environment...

I believe the National Ecological Observatory Network is a valuable and innovative scientific project.

They will be held accountable if there were mistakes made, if they could have avoided this.

I would also like to thank Representative Lummis for raising the whole issue of the bulwarks and changing the hydrology in the mountain.

I read the President of the Navajo Nation's long and very detailed testimony to be offered later.

Is it going to be possible to identify the person or group of people who made that faulty determination?

The Majority memo suggests that perhaps the reason the EPA did not ask is because it would create a delay in implementing the new power plant rules.

It is fascinating that the No. 1 cause of death for manatees, I understand, is from propellers.

You look confused. I am confused, too.