Gerry Connolly

I think the inference to be drawn from your testimony is that is where you were leading us, from that typewriter to today's fast-moving, 24/7 news world with the technology advancing.

But that might have been their motivation, not the hobnail, voodoo government on the necks of the media trying to strangle the First Amendment.

Mr. Chairman, in that category could I just ask Mr. Pool if he would give us more detail in writing...

Just to clarify, I am confused, EPA is not proposing a general broad regulation on fracturing.

Ground level ozone is regulated by the EPA.

I believe the philosophy that there is no role for the Federal Government or there should never be any preemptive role for the Federal Government has been proven false by history.

If we were talking 40 or 50 years ago about, for example Jim Crow laws and the civil rights movement, we would have heard testimony right here at this table.

I would remind the Chairman, the Energy and Commerce staff conducted a study of chemicals used in fracturing and found at least 29 toxins including carcinogens such as benzene, napolene and acrylomide.

Our philosophies could not be more different. I disagree with almost everything the Chairman has just said.

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. 7 Offered by Mr. Rooney The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I thank my colleague. Again, I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member and their wonderful staffs for their hard work on this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment…

May I inquire how much time is left on this side. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 2 minutes remaining.

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 542, after line 19, insert the following: ``(3) A certification of the Secretary of Defense that the…

I don't think we have ever seen a sanctions regime as strict and as tightly controlled as we are seeing under the Obama administration with respect to Iran.

We need to be careful as Members of Congress that we don't talk ourselves out of a very strenuous and robust sanctions regime to bring Iran to the table.

I strongly support and supportive of President Obama's efforts to establish what is unprecedented international sanctions against the regime of Iran.

One can't be unsympathetic with the Indian plight.

Following up on the chairman's question about India's cooperation in our sanctions and other policies with respect to Iran.

There is very troubling evidence of the lack of cooperation with the Pakistani Government on this matter

It is an enormous fiction that everybody understands.

So it puzzles me sometimes that, despite our rhetoric about wanting to reduce the debt and wanting to make sure that we get government right-sized, we are not willing to make the investment sometimes in proven entities that can recover…

This Committee has received testimony that, as a matter of fact, the ratio goes as high as $91 for every new $1 invested in GAO in terms of recoverable amongst the money.

I would simply point out that many of my friends on the other side of the aisle talk about government costing too much, but there are some investments that have a return on them.

We have a new Egypt emerging and it is an Egypt that we don't know, or at least we don't know completely.

If you actually look at its track record, warts and all, it has been a strong investment tool for the United States.