We have more than enough gas to power both an industrial renaissance back home in West Virginia and to export liquefied natural gas.

I share your frustration. Certainly in West Virginia we had State transportation day... I am certainly committed to that.

I appreciate your leadership on the committee, and I have been honored to be on the committee now for 12 years.

His legacy in West Virginia will be long and strong.

I want to be the first to share with you how optimistic I am about our future. This election marks a true turning point in our state's history.

Later today, the House will consider the Employee Health Care Protection Act, and I urge my colleagues to support this important piece of legislation. As I traveled West Virginia during the August recess, I heard from small business owners…

I want to thank the chairman of the full committee and the ranking member as well. I stand in strong support of H.R. 5078 because it represents another administration overreach that will impact our entire economy. Under the vague…

I would like to thank my friend from Colorado for his support of this and for his service on the committee. He is a great member of the Financial Services Committee. Mr. Speaker, I would just like to reiterate that ensuring confidentiality…

I again would like to thank the sponsors of the legislation, Mr. Barr and Mr. Perlmutter, for working together to seek a fix that will result in good things for the coordination aspect of the State regulators and Federal regulators. I…

I now yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Barr), the author of the bill and a great member of the Financial Services Committee.

I think we see now that this legislation is having a detrimental impact on our Main Street businesses and community lenders and consumers.

The people of West Virginia want to invest in the future of our State and our Nation. We want safe roads and the opportunity to work. This week, we took steps in the House to invest in our infrastructure and our domestic energy production…

I want to thank Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member Rahall for bringing this bill to the floor today. Mr. Speaker, more than 700,000 jobs and 6,000 road and bridge projects could be in jeopardy if payments from the Federal highway trust…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Madam Chair, I rise in strong support of this Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, which makes important investments in our communities, our energy jobs, and our Nation's energy future. This bill…

It is time to get America back to work. The people of my State, West Virginia, want to work. They want to provide for their families and they want to build a better future. But in today's economy, finding a job has been very, very…

I would like to thank my colleague from California for his leadership on the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act. This legislation would require the DOE to act quickly in considering applications to export liquefied natural gas. New…

I believe that the process for designating the financial institutions should be based on activities of the institution as opposed to just arbitrary cut-off points.

I would like to thank my cocaptain, and I would like to thank the Members of the Senate who played with us as well. It was wonderful. You all will be happy to know that we did not exploit the youth and inexperience of the press too much…

So that information will not be collected.

Today, I, along with my colleague, Congresswoman Donna Edwards, who is here with me today, am introducing an important bipartisan resolution targeting heart disease in women. Dubbed ``the silent killer,'' this disease is the number one…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from West Virginia will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Broun of Georgia

I thank my colleague for his support. We know, in rural States like West Virginia, how important this program is, not to fund entire projects, but to backfill and frontfill projects that absolutely would not get done without the great help…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 94, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $100,000,000)''. Page 94, line 20, after the dollar…

I hope that we would all agree that a foundation of effective examination and enforcement and ultimately protecting consumers from unscrupulous behavior and preserving access to affordable credit is making sure that standards for what is…

I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for their hard work on this bill. As a member of the conference committee, I am in strong support of this report. Really, there are two numbers that come to mind for me in this report…