Nick Rahall: “this legislation appears to me to erect more roadblocks to energy job creation and production.”

I am happy to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson).

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the gentlelady from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur), a very powerful lady on the Committee on Appropriations, the ranking member on Energy and Water Development.

I am glad to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), a distinguished member of our Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, we can pretend that we care about the future of America and…

We need a partnership, a co-partnership here, if you will, with GSA and OMB to work through this issue.