Nick Rahall: “The American people deserve to understand the risks and benefits that expanded drilling on the OCS will bring.”

It is my honor to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer), a former member of our powerful House Transportation Committee, who decided to go to the esteemed Ways and Means Committee.

I am proud to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi), a real champion of Buy American provisions in everything we do in this Congress.

I am very happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), our distinguished minority whip and a strong supporter of our infrastructure in this country.

I assume the chairman has the right to close. Is that right? The SPEAKER pro tempore. That is correct.