I thank the gentleman from Ohio for having this Special Order to talk about coal, to talk about energy, to talk about jobs, to talk about quality of life in our States--North Dakota, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia. West Virginia is the…

I am pleased to offer this amendment with my colleagues, Mr. Kelly from Pennsylvania, Mr. McKinley of West Virginia, and Mr. Barletta of Pennsylvania. Our amendment puts $350 million back into the Community Development Block Grant program…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 68, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $75,000,000)''. Page 69, line 1, after the dollar amount…

This week the House will consider two pieces of legislation that are vitally important to protect the jobs of thousands of West Virginians. I rise as a proud cosponsor of the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act and the Energy Consumers…

I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from West Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes.

For an agency whose initial leader once touted that, 'This consumer bureau belongs to the public, and we are building it right out in the open there for anyone to see,' the refusal to answer this simple question is troubling.

In May, I came to the floor to highlight the concerns that small businesses in my State have with the looming implementation of ObamaCare. I spoke about a daycare center that had 73 employees and that had been in business for 24 years. It…

So far, the CFPB has declined to provide, I believe, concrete answers to these questions, and I hope we get some of those answers on record today.

The American people have a right to know how a government agency is collecting and using their personal financial data.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, 5-minute voting will continue. There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was…

To my colleagues, tonight is a very exciting night for the women of the House, the women's softball team of the House--and the men of the House, and really all families across America--for our fifth annual women's softball team. Our game…

A couple of weeks ago, we began the ``150 Reasons to Love West Virginia'' project to honor our State's 150th birthday, which is tomorrow. We asked West Virginians to send us what they love about the Mountain State, and they delivered. Many…

This witch hunt is an insult to the American people and to the very freedoms that are at the heart of our Nation's democracy.

I fear, and I have heard this anecdotally, that this approach of 'Washington knows best' will harm the very people that the rule seeks to help.

This Wednesday, the House will vote to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. This vote will come after more than 1,700 days since the application for the project was filed. Despite the outpouring of support from the American people, the…

I'd like to thank my colleague from Pennsylvania. And I'm glad we're talking about this because tomorrow I intend to vote again to repeal ObamaCare and put an end to what its lead author himself said is a ``train wreck.'' I'd like to read…

The current regulatory structure does not foster this type of environment, and expansive regulations being implemented only add to uncertainty.

I would encourage that we work toward a sustainable housing finance system which promotes a broader private marketplace.

I would like to thank the gentleman from Kentucky for hosting us today to talk about coal. As he mentioned, I am from the great State of West Virginia, one of the largest coal-producing States in our Nation, and, historically, some of the…

These institutions are critical to the flow of credit in our communities across the Nation.

I think that we do need to have some relief for the community bankers.

I personally think that community banks should be exempted from the Basel III requirements or have a different standard because they are not global competitors.

I fear that as the CFPB drafts more regulations, this type of relationship lending will cease to exist.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Speaker, I rise today to support the reauthorization of VAWA, Violence Against Women Act. This is extremely important. I was a past president of a YWCA that has a domestic violence shelter in my hometown of…

If we would unleash the power of this country to really have a full and flourishing energy economy, both including in my State, coal and natural gas, but Keystone Pipeline and others, we would have thousands of people, more people working.