Thank you, Chairwoman Capito, for holding this very important hearing.

I appreciate the gentleman for yielding. We're here talking about H.R. 4402 that's going to minimize the permitting process and the delays and streamline bureaucracy around mining. I want to be clear that there is no conversation in this…

Mr. Speaker, there are a number of reasons why we should all vote to repeal ObamaCare: the tax increases on middle class Americans and the debt that is going to be piled onto the next generation of Americans. But I want to talk about the…

I think it is clear that we are not here because a private firm lost $2 billion.

Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 317, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

I first want to recognize the gentlelady from Illinois (Mrs. Biggert) and the gentlelady from California (Ms. Waters) for their great and hard work on the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program. While I rise today in…

I have to say, I don't see a way to do what Scott just described.

I appreciate the gentleman from New York for yielding. As we talk about these issues--and I've been listening today as my colleagues have been discussing the tax policy--if you take a step back, if you look at all of the different rules…

And I guess, if you look at the background as to why we are seeing all these rules and regulations, it might be from some of the bad actors that Mr. Cole referenced, but, also, some of the behavior that has taken place on Wall Street and…

I come from a rural part of Wisconsin. I grew up in a town that has roughly 2,000 people.

Have them come talk to me. I am a reasonable guy.