I have stressed from day one the need to have all the facts and information surrounding the cause of this incident before there is a rush to judgment . . . or a rush to legislate.

I come to the floor today to speak in support of the repeal of the job-killing health care law. Today's vote is part of what will be an ongoing effort by House Republicans to repeal President Obama's health care law and replace it with…

Mr. Speaker, for over 2 years I served on the investigative committee that reviewed allegations and evidence involving Mr. Rangel, and we found substantial reason to believe, which is what our threshold was, that violations occurred…

There has been bipartisan agreement across this country and in Congress that blanket moratoriums on offshore drilling hurts America when it comes to jobs and energy. Yet the Obama administration has suddenly imposed a moratorium that…

And my colleagues, I am very pleased to make a very important announcement: today, a new Republican was born. Our colleague, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, delivered a baby girl this morning at 12:20. The baby weighed nearly 8rac{1}{2} pounds…

I find it remarkable that the remedy we are trying to pursue is prolonging an increase in the minimum wage.

However, it seems to me that the mere evidence of the remedy that we are proposing here is aimed at the minimum wage, which was passed in 2007, and the remedy addressing the minimum wage would certainly indicate to me that, at least in the…

Mr. Speaker, generations ago water and power visionaries came up with the idea of making the West bloom by harnessing our rivers. The Hoover Dam is a legendary example of that vision. When completed in 1935, it was the tallest dam and the…

Apparently the gentlelady from Arizona wasn't listening to what I said in my opening remarks as to what concerns I had with this bill. I wish that she had yielded to me because I could have asked a question and maybe she could have…

We had a hearing on this in June. The Park Service expressed their concerns here in testimony. I quoted part of those concerns. They expressed their concerns, and we expressed some concerns that we may have had because the private property…

Yes, it clarifies, but it adds a very important part. It allows land acquisition.

This bill is being sold as the response to the ongoing gulf oil crisis. Though what has not been mentioned until right now is that it is stuffed with page after page of provisions that are totally unrelated to the spill. This legislation…

Before we add more bureaucracies to the equation, shouldn't we be asking how did the existing ones do? This administration ignored the oil spill contingency plan that NOAA's former response coordinator says could have burned off 95 percent…

The State of Wyoming has deep concerns at the haste with which Congress is attempting to legislate new oil and gas regulatory processes under H.R. 5626. Provisions which have been added to this bill would affect onshore leasing and energy…

But it begs the question why are there restrictions, if this is an oceans bill, and if it's a gulf oil bill, why does this bill deal with onshore oil and gas regulation and restrictions? That question, honestly, has not come up once in the…

Mr. Chairman, this debate has been very interesting because most of the talk on the other side of the aisle has been on the oil spill. Most of the talk on this side of the aisle has been on the increased taxes and on the increased…

Mr. Chairman, this amendment consolidates 17 Democrat amendments and one Republican amendment. Inside this lengthy amendment are a number of significant changes to oil and gas policies, royalties, collections, and studies. That might be…

Mr. Chairman, our main purpose here today is supposed to be, as I've said several times, to be addressing the gulf oil spill and ensuring that offshore drilling is the safest in the world. Unfortunately, as I have mentioned again many…

Reclaiming my time, I appreciate the gentleman's trying to clarify that. I have to say, in my reading of this, that this will lend itself to more acquisition, and I will simply say this, reading the language here, "provides a substantially…

Instead of directly addressing the gulf oil spill tragedy, Congress is voting this week on legislation, the CLEAR Act, that is stuffed full of unrelated items, legislation that will kill American jobs and raise energy prices. Simply put…

Mr. Speaker, the adoption of a constitution by the U.S. Virgin Islands will provide additional autonomy for that territory. However, any constitution that is adopted should not be in conflict with the U.S. Constitution, as noted by the…

I think everybody understands that and supports that. But we need to do the three things that I had mentioned earlier. And that is to cap the well, to clean up all of the oil that has spilled out, and to hold BP accountable. Those things I…

Mr. Speaker, I am disappointed that Democrat leaders have decided not to allow the House to vote on my amendment to improve the proposed Cobell Indian settlement, a settlement that benefits individual Indians across the country. The…

Millions of acres across our Nation are owned by the Federal Government, including national parks, forests, monuments, wilderness areas, and other lands. These lands belong to the American people and should be accessible to the public to…

As the House considers the bill on Puerto Rico's future, this motion to recommit provides Members of the House an opportunity to register their views on questions of English as an official language and on the importance of protecting…