This is a civil liberties amendment. It clarifies and strengthens existing Federal law. The amendment is necessary, unfortunately, because while the underlying law protects a traveler who is transporting a firearm under the Federal…

I have to tell you that I am really surprised that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle aren't supporting this civil liberties amendment. Clearly, they have misinterpreted the amendment. First of all, it only applies if somebody is…

There are folks who are saying that they just want to slow everything down in order to stop gas pipelines and other things.

Congress was particularly concerned about electric-generating units being subject to double regulation.

These power companies are having to make these decisions well in advance, and as a result of that, they are building all kinds of gas pipelines.

The language that the House judged to be appropriate was initially proposed by the President of the United States.

Isn't this going to be a cap-and-trade scheme? She refused to use those words.

She insisted that this was not a cap-and-trade scheme.

I love the people of West Virginia and my district borders them, I come from the original Commonwealth of Virginia.

I have been a supporter of this and expanding the MTM program and cosponsor of Cathy McMorris Rodgers' bill to do so because I think better adherence to medication will keep our seniors healthy and lower our cost for chronic care.

I think it is important that you change your testing methods.

I believe that I was sold something that was different than what it was purported to be.

Volkswagen needs to stand up and say, 'OK, we understand. We will buy your car back at what the fair market value of that vehicle was prior to this notice coming out.'

I want to talk, that's fair. Is that fair?

The overarching policy of the Clean Power Plan is to limit the amount of carbon that an individual State can put out.

I find that hard to understand. Is it your position that you all are not heading towards a cap-and-trade program?

Where you disenfranchised the people of Appalachia because you didn't come to talk to any of the coal-producing areas in Central Appalachia.

It appears that the President and the Environmental Protection Agency have, in effect, declared war on affordable energy for families in my State and throughout the country.

I would ask that members of the Virginia congregation join me here in the well. Madam Speaker, colleagues, along with my fellow members of the delegation from the Commonwealth of Virginia, I rise today with a heavy heart. On the morning of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 26, line 7, strike ``3'' and insert ``6''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 333, the gentleman from…

Expanding the number of Appalachian States eligible for this program from three to six will allow additional States, including Virginia, to be able to participate. The committee and the subcommittee came up with a great idea. I just want…

I certainly have no quarrel with the committee or the committee chairman or the subcommittee chairman. I think this is a great pilot project, which was why I thought it was a brilliant idea, which is why I wanted to at least put this on…

On rollcall No. 382 I inadvertently voted ``yes'', when I wanted to vote ``no.'' Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. McNerney The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman…

Ladies and gentlemen, earlier, we heard the gentleman from Illinois say that this was a just say no bill. You bet it is. That is exactly what it is. It is the just say no bill--no to a weaker electric grid; no to fewer jobs, particularly…

I feel so bad that the gentlewoman thinks this is politicizing this bill. That is the furthest thing from my intent. I know the gentlewoman does not know me and she does not know that, for 17 years, I served in the Virginia House of…