It was frankly to me a despicable thing but it became the political arena.

But to go to a rigid formula where everything is competitively bid, especially in the research field, I think could be risky, frankly, and could choke innovation unwittingly.

We must make sure we do not even unwittingly add to them.

I commend to you Susan Collins' bill. I introduced it here in the House.

I thank my colleague. Madam Chairman, the legislation before us would repeal pollution standards for ships and oil rigs located offshore anywhere in America. It appears to be based on the belief that as a general principle, air does not…

We need to be cognizant to ensure that any additional reporting requirements... avoid the imposition, however, of an unfunded mandate.

I would hope that all of us in the political arena would show a little bit more respect for what we are trying to do.

While it is imperative that we reduce the Federal deficit, balancing the budget on the backs of our Nation's disadvantaged children and senior citizens is neither responsible nor equitable. I believe in an America that protects the young…

I think we do need a Hatch Act to set the rules of engagement, but when you actually prohibit somebody from a personal photograph with the President because it is a re-election year, to me, that crosses the line.

And let me first join my colleagues in expressing my profound sympathy to the Terry family for your loss and the country's loss.

Do we have the resources? No, we don't. We desperately need them.

So I found it was either laziness or arrogance that really terminated many of our cases.

No legal reason to withhold it.

Thank you for having this hearing. It really is actually an intellectual feast.

The Constitution does not say that. It doesn't talk about 'legitimate' and 'illegitimate.'

I thank my colleague from Florida for yielding me this time. I rise respectfully in support of House Resolution 292, which reasserts the congressional war-making authority of section 8, article I of the Constitution, and I respectfully…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I am going to be talking to the White House and to the administration government relations officials...

Let me just say again, sadly, you're both being used, in violation of House rule 11 clause 2(j)(1)...

I want to protest that publicly.

the minority has rights. And if the majority wishes to actually join on this issue...

It is not true, as a matter of fact, that domestic oil production in the Obama administration is actually higher than that of the Bush administration?

I have to say that I am disappointed by your actions today.

But really my question, isn't that--that's not our only choice. The question is: Could we in retrospect have tightened up regulation and been more rigorous in the review process?

And is it also true that applications for permits to drill actually increased in the Obama administration over the Bush administration?