The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations before us will fund a number of vital infrastructure projects, including a facility at Fort Belvoir in my district. Unfortunately, the bill also inextricably contains language…

Ground level ozone is regulated by the EPA.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith), the distinguished ranking member of the committee.

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 first want to congratulate the chairman and the ranking member and their respective staffs for once again offering us a model for bipartisan collaboration on major legislation. This particular amendment addresses the future drawdown in…

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

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…

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 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.

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

House Republicans say they want to prevent violence against women, yet because of their ideological agenda, the bill on the floor this week actually eliminates current protections for battered women, placing them in danger. Domestic…

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

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

One can't be unsympathetic with the Indian plight.

It is an enormous fiction that everybody understands.

This morning, I met with homeless individuals and families, and community leaders who advocate on their behalf. I can tell you that even in my district the wealthiest in the nation--we have real needs. While our poverty rate may be the…

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.

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…