Nick Rahall

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I asked for this time only because the chairman referred to opening these hearings in my hometown of Beckley, West Virginia, which he did, and I appreciate that very much and the many other hearings he…

You would not yield to me. I will not yield to you. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to yield 3 minutes now to the gentleman from Missouri, a valued member of our committee, Mr. Carnahan.

I guess it's not very popular on his side of the aisle. He doesn't seem to have many speakers coming over. I haven't noticed many members of his committee to speak in favor of this extension today. I am prepared to close. I would take some…

I am honored to yield the customary 1 minute to our distinguished Democratic leader, the gentlelady from California (Ms. Pelosi).

I am happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Bishop), who has introduced the other body's bill in this House. It's labeled H.R. 14 and is twice as good as H.R. 7.

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentlelady from Florida, the distinguished ranking member of our Subcommittee on Railroads.

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, to respond to the other side of the aisle about which party was in control when nothing was done or vice versa, whatever, as that side of the aisle knows, it takes so much to get the…

Can you give us the time remaining, please, Mr. Speaker? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from West Virginia has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Florida has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining.

May I inquire of the time remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from West Virginia has 8\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Florida has 7 minutes remaining.

We have to find the proper balance, in my opinion. We can have Clean Water. We can have safe drinking water for our children and our grandchildren. Yet, at the same time, we can have jobs.

There was a boss at UBB by the name of Dean Jones, who perished, that wanted to bring his crew out. Not once, but several times because they had no air. He was told if you do so, then bring your bucket and look for another job. This man…

The families of miners are sick of watching lower level employees take the fall for upper management.

Something is going to have to be changed that these people that are in charge of running these mines need to be accountable.

I NEVER, EVER want to see another disaster like the one at Upper Big Branch.

What happened at UBB is absolutely criminal and the Congress should do everything in its power to stop the protection.

I urge you and this Subcommittee to consider and move forward on legislation that encompasses the provisions I have mentioned.

This issue crosses all partisan lines, philosophical lines, class lines, every line in our society.

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I didn't quite know from which side to request time on this issue. You see, I am for legitimate, well-scrutinized, scrubbed, and screened earmarks. Now, unless the GOP leadership can…

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Florida, Ms. Corrine Brown, who is our ranking member on the Railroads Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Miller), our ranking member on the House Education and the Workforce Committee. He is a true friend and leader of the interests of all working men and women in this…

At this point I am very honored, in a nostalgic way, to recognize the gentleman from Illinois, the former chairman of our subcommittee on aviation, the current ranking member, who is taking his expertise--and hopefully not his…

I had hoped for legislation today that would be laser-focused on creating jobs, on creating jobs and making our aviation system safer, more efficient and more accessible for our flying public. Instead, much of the drama over the FAA…

Today, I voted in favor of extending the pay freeze on Members of Congress. While Members of Congress should not be getting raises during a recession, our federal employees who provide services to our military members and ensure senior…

For the past 10 years I have served as ranking member and then chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee. And I watched you guys fight over water. Now I am coming over here to Transportation and Infrastructure, and you are fighting…

We refer to the Bush tax cuts in our committee as the Bush-Obama tax cuts.