I come to the floor today to speak about comments I have heard from both the chairman and the ranking member this morning about the FAA bill. First of all, I wish to thank them for their hard work and diligence on this legislation. This…

we are out here talking about the FAA bill, a bill to improve the transportation system in America dealing with our airways. There are a lot of great things about this legislation, everything from the passengers' bill of rights to…

I certainly do want access to the West, and I certainly want to make sure the Nation's Capital is accessible to all parts of the country, but we also want to make sure there is a fair process, that a decision to open access to National…

we are continuing this morning on this important FAA bill, which is a very important jobs bill for America. I know my colleagues have been down on the Senate floor--the chairman of the full committee, Senator Rockefeller, and the ranking…

So these are issues that are happening every day. So I appreciate the report saying specifically Interior must adopt NOAA's recommendations...

I rise today to introduce legislation that will preserve the free and open Internet that has led to the growth of broadband. The broadband Internet is integral to U.S. job creation, economic growth, education, civic engagement, and…

I recognize that there are objections to bringing up a bill dealing with the Air Force KC-X tanker competition requiring the Secretary of Defense to take into account any unfair competitive advantages given to any of the competitors for…

I would like that thank Chairman Baucus for his continuing work in helping me address an issue important to airline workers whose employers went bankrupt after September 11, 2001. I first started working on this issue in 2007 when I…

I rise today to introduce a technical corrections bill relating to the replacement of vessels in the Washington and Alaska non-pollock groundfish trawl catcher-processor fleet. In Washington State, our history is based on a rich maritime…

Will the White House be involved?

I think there are a lot of different people who are very interested in this.

I will look forward to more specifics about how the Administrator is going to make the decision.

I guess a budget number is what we are really after for Fiscal Year 2011 to Fiscal Year 2015.

The NASA Reauthorization Act calls for a balance between human spaceflight using and building upon existing capabilities and then investing in new capabilities.

The number could be even higher, if this legislation is passed and the barriers to expand self-governance that are in the Title IV of the Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act are eliminated.

I want to personally thank you for your dedication to Indian health care, and the fact that we were able to be successful in moving very important legislation there.

I want to thank the witnesses for being here today, particularly Ron Allen from the Jamestown S'Klallam.

How are the cobalt mine operations differing from the mining of rare earths, and how can we be assured that cobalt that you are hoping to produce will not cause the same environmental damage?

I do strongly agree that we need more and better information on this topic.

I think that we have just scratched the surface here.

It is hard to understand the functioning of these markets or shortages or supply issues.

I rise to talk about the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010, which we have passed back to the House, with amendments. Hopefully, they will pass it later this evening, and it will be the first time we have gotten this authorization…

It is an important issue, and I am sure we will continue to dialog about it both from a national security and clean energy perspective.

today I am introducing legislation that will unleash a wave of investment in clean renewable energy. The Clean Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2010 will remove the arbitrary cap on the amount of Clean Renewable Energy Bonds that can be…

I do believe we should replace the money that has been taken from this program.