I want to congratulate my friend from New Jersey. He has been a passionate advocate for human rights across the board. He and I may not always agree on all issues, but his passion and his commitment to human rights universally cannot be…

It's Grinch time in Washington, Mr. Speaker. One is incredulous that the House Republicans would oppose a tax cut for 160 million Americans, but that's just what they're going to do today. Is this bill perfect? No. There are aspects upon…

This appropriations bill presents us with a number of difficult, if not outright conflicting, choices. Certainly I and other members would prefer to have debated each of these bills individually with an opportunity to offer amendments.--6…

Material submitted for the record by the Honorable Gerald E. Connolly

I want to thank you for the opportunity to address energy and national security issues as interrelated.

Why would we build new refineries in Port Arthur, Texas if the purpose was solely for domestic consumption?

Proponents of the Keystone XL pipeline have argued it will increase U.S. access to Canada oil.

I was surprised and disappointed, Mr. Chairman, that the House majority rejected that simple amendment, calling into question the motives underlying the push to approve the Keystone pipeline.

If the goal is to lessen our reliance on foreign oil, especially from areas of the world that are problematic for lots of different reasons, frankly everything has got to be on the table.

The Canadian Government knows how to communicate with the United States Government, and frankly that is not through a hearing of this subcommittee.

I support such efforts to boost domestic production for domestic consumption.

Some of the smear, the suggestion, that there is a bias against my church is false.

I do strongly support 3145, the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011, and congratulate Ranking Members Bishop and Rahall for introducing it.

It is quite a spectacle to have five members of the Commission arguing about management style before a committee of Congress.

On August 23, we had a major earthquake here in the east coast, surprised everybody, including in my home State of Virginia.

Absent that kind of service, we might unintentionally, of course, actually be jeopardizing lives.

Unrelated, partisan riders often have received scorn in the past. In 2008, for example, now- Speaker Boehner mentioned his strong distaste, stating: ``Attaching these riders is the sort of stunt that has made Americans extremely cynical…

Once again we are presented with a false choice today. In the Alice in Wonderland world of the House, Republicans oppose payroll tax cuts unless they can be used as a vehicle to cut unemployment benefits. According to the majority, it…

But if that's the nature of the services needed, and that's the nature of the grant designed, then you give it to somebody who can and will provide those services.

The real conversation that ought to be taking place here may be less about management style... and more about mission.

I thank my good friend from Michigan. Mr. Chairman, for the 173rd time this year our friends on the other side have brought another anti-environmental, anti-public health bill to the floor. For good reason, this House majority has been…

I am totally opposed to fraudulent practices in medicine, especially involving the most vulnerable.

I applaud the tireless efforts of Mr. Richard West.

As Mr. West suggests in his testimony, consider harsher punishment for the management of such companies.

All of us join with our colleague in honoring that fallen hero. Madam Speaker, Congress must act now to extend the payroll tax cut, unemployment insurance, and domestic renewable energy tax incentives. The effects of the Great Recession…