lankford: i thank the gentleman. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from oklahoma. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. >> mr. chairman. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. olver: i would like unanimous consent to ask for a call of the yeas and nays on that. the chair: is the gentleman asking for a recorded vote? mr. olver: a record vote, yes. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from oklahoma will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will dessnailt the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 9 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. denham of california. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. denham: thank you, mr. speaker. very simple amendment, it b

lankford: this is a duly sad day. this is not stunning, as i've heard. this is a deliberative process that we tried to work through. we have a border agent that's been killed. we have hundreds of mexicans that have been killed. and the fingerprints on all that go straight back to operation that was done by the federal government. this is a moment to get all the facts, to get it on the table, find out what happened and to get it done. we started with a subpoena process over 22 different categories. we narrowed that down to one. how do we get the documents from the time of february 4 of last year, when the departmt of justice told us one thing, and december, when they said, oops, and change thared story. we found out they had not told us the truth and in that time period when they staaled, staaled, staaled tissue when they stalled, staed, stalled we just want the information on that. how did this occur? this i essential because phoenix a.t.f. had a plan, fast and furious. it was abriveed the u.s. attorney in that area and went up the food chain to departme

lankford? >> thank you. thank you as well for being here. i want to talk about page 35 of your report. you have an interesting section, something i talked about as well, and that is the effect of government borrowing. and what effect that really has on the economy as a whole. and just this column here, increased government borrowing generally draws money from productive capital, leading to a smaller stock of capital and lower output in the long run that would otherwise be the case. deficits generally have that effect on private investment, pause the portion of people's savings used to buy government securities is not available to finance private investment. the description that you made there, you've spoken about it often as well, that is the effect that the more that we borrow, the more we require of capital that would otherwise be invested into productive things rather than just sovereign debt. that is occurring worldwide currently. this trend, as you say, i don't want this in the center -- we've got that issue happening in europe, in othe

chairman lankford, i'm nancy stoner, acting administrator for water and u.s. pepa. >> i apologize so much for this. i did not swear everyone in. >> okay. >> every hearing has to have some swearing in it. if i could ask both of you to stand in. that is pursuant to committee rules. >> of course. >> i apologize for that. please raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give the committee is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? thank you. let the record reflect that the witnesses have answered in the affirmative. i apologize >> that's okay. for having to stall you. i think i'll pick up right where i stopped. the epa and this administration recognize that natural gas represents an important resource for our country. it has the potential to create jobs, promote energy security. lower energy price and reduce harmful emissions to air and water. at the same time the administration is committed to ensuring the production proceeds in a safe and responsible manner. we believe that we can pro

lankford, one munn. -- one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. lankford: this is a duly sad day. this is not stunning, as i've heard. this is a deliberative process that we tried to work through. we have a border agent that's been killed. we have hundreds of mexicans that have been killed. and the fingerprints on all that go straight back to an operation that was done by the federal government. this is a moment to get all the facts, to get it on the table, find out what happened and to get it done. we started with a subpoena process over 22 different categories. we narrowed that down to one. how do we get the documents from the time of february 4 of last year, when the department of justice told us one thing, and december, when they said, oops, and change thared story. we found out they had not told us the truth and in that time period when they staaled, staaled, staaled tissue when they stalled, stalled, stalled, we just want the information on that. how did this occur? thi

lankford. >> i want to talk about page 35 of your report for you have an interesting section i talk about a lot which is the effect on government borrowing and what effect that has on the economy as a whole and increased government borrowing generally draws money away from war crowds out private investment in productive capital leading to a smaller stock of capital and lower output that whether wise be the case. deficits have that effect on private investments and the portion of people savings is not available to finance private investment. the description which we talk about, more that we borrow the more we require of capital that would otherwise be invested into productive things rather than sovereign debt. that is occurring worldwide currently. this trend -- in the center of something you want to talk about dwight have that happen in europe and other parts of the world. what do you think of that affect, the crowding out of investment worldwide based on sovereign debt? >> countries in europe have a collection, banking crisis and fiscal crisis and growth crisis and as we rode about a fis

lankford of oklahoma. the chair: those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 234, the nays -- the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 234, the nays are 191, the amendment is agreed. to the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the -- on which the ayes prerailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number nine printed in the congressional record, offered by mr. denham of california. the chair: a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. this is a two-minute vote. mem

lankford: i thank my colleague from tennessee. it is interesting for me to hear the indignation in saying we've got to get the bill done and i have to say i completely agree with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. this is a very important bill. every person who gets in a vehicle, bus, truck or has any item in their home that is delivered by truck, train, whatever it may be, is all affected by this, so it is very important. just a quick history lesson, when i arrived here in january of last year, we were on extension number six, because the previous highway bill expired in 2009. and when democrats had the house and the senate and the presidency and they loaded their bill with earmarks to get it passed, they did not get a bill passed. it's interesting to hear the conversation about well, if republicans in the house could get this resolved, we would get this settled, when in reality there are a lot of technical details that ought to be right when the democrats had the house, senate and presidency for two years could not ge

lankford. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma. mr. lankford: thank you. i'd like to thank my colleague, tom cole, for his work on this. and he's the one that's sponsored on it, has driven it through to completion and it is a very important thing for communities that are both in his district and in my district as well. h.r. 3263 authorizes the secretary of the interior to simply amend an existing contract with the central oklahoma master conservatory district for the storage of nonproject water in lake thunderbird. this bill will allow the district to augment water if the secretary determines there is enough capacity in the reservoir. since the summer of 2010, oklahoma's been in a severe drought. this is seriously endangered the quality and supply of our drinking water. to address this devastating shortage, this could purchase water from oklahoma city to supply water to the atoka pipeline from mid city, del city and norman. it is imperative we remedy the storage facilities and congress shouldn't stand in the way of this. it's amazing it takes an act of con

lankford. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. lankford: it's interesting to discuss an open or closed rule when we're talking about the affordable care act, we all know how open that was. let's talk about basic economics. if you tax something more, you get less of it. that's simple economics. apparently somehow there is a desire to getless medical innovation. if we go to the medical innovator the people with the latest device, the best devices, getting americans healthier, providing a better quality of life from infants to senior adults, and tax them more, we are discouraging them from future innovation and creating the next products that create the next big medical wave. currently the best medical innovation in the world is happening in the united states of america. we want to keep it that way. we talk about why we are losing manufacturing jobs. i'll tell why why -- tell you why we're losing manufacturing jobs. every time you turn around, you've got a federal work for the your building checking out your paperwork, your process,

lankford, one munn. -- one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. lankford: this is a duly sad day. this is not stunnin as i've heard. this is a deliberive process that we tried to work through. we have a border agent that's been killed. we have huneds of mexicans that have been killed. and the fingerprints on all that go straight back to an operation that was done by the federal government. this is a moment to get all the facts, to get it on the table, find out what happened and to get it done. we started with a subpoena process over 22 different categories. we narrowed that down to one. how do we get the documents from the time of february 4 of last year, when the department of justice told us one thing, and december, when they said, oops, d change thared story. we found out they had not told us the truth and in that time period when they staaled, staaled, staaled tissue when they stalled, stalled, stalled, we just want the information on that. how did this occur? this is ess

. >> that afternoon, chairman lankford and ranking member connolly, and members of the subcommittee on nancy stoner, acting assistant administrator for water at epa. thank you for inviting me to testify before you today. >> i apologize. i did not swear everyone in. sorry. everything has to have some swearing in it. so if i could ask both you to please stand so we can swear you in. it is pursuant to committee rules. i apologize for that. would you please raise your right hands? [witnesses were sworn in] >> thank you. let the record reflect the witnesses have answered in the affirmative. i apologize for having to stall you at the mother. >> that's okay. i think i will pick up right where i stop at the epa in this of ministers recognize natural gas represents an important energy resource for our country. increase reliance on gas is the potential to create jobs, promote energy security, lower energy prices and reduce harmful emissions to air and water. at the same time the administration is committed to ensuring that production receive an essay a responsible manner the we believe we can pr

lankford: thank you. mr. speaker, i come from an energy state, a state that's done hydraulic fracking since the 1940's, a state that has beautiful, beautiful land, clean air and clean water. but energy requires a tremendous amount of capital and so it needs consistency in its laws and regulations. at this day and age that's a problem, apparently, because federal regulations continue to change. it shouldn't be a nation. we are a nation of laws, not a nation of leaders, and as a nation of laws, we center around what is consistent and stable so business can invest. when that's destabilized, no one knows what to do, no one knows how to invest and jobs can't grow. the recess appointments done by this president just a few months ago destabilizes things at the nlrb. the boeing rule that was put down just two years ago now by the nlrb telling boeing where they can't and can build, the immigration laws will destabilize so no one know when the law will be enforced and when it's not going to be enforced. the defense of

lankford. >> thank you. let me talk about page 35 of your report, you have an interesting section, something i've talked about as well, the effect of government borrowing. and what effect that really has only gone as a whole, and just top aircraft, increased government borrowing generally draws money away from or crowds out private investment and productive capital. leading to smaller stock and lower output in the long run. deficits general have that effect on private investment because the portion of people's savings used to buy government securities is not available to finance private investment. the description you may, one i've talked about his will, the more the we borrow, the more we require an capital that would otherwise be invested into productive things rather than just sovereign debt. that is a nation that is occurring worldwide currently. this trend, in the center, some of you want to talk to or not come but we have the issue happening in europe, other parts of the world as was here. what effect