bikes in the town and that they say it like if there is something missed something there is that mr burton i mean they have all these little walkways around here they haven't come in from sarnia and they want to put it through chemical valves or the radio to kill everybody. every single facility that just any any kind of picture coming to find and expensive to tell you about on benzene in particular there's no law limiting how much facilities can emit i mean the benefit that the industry has down there in having so many different facilities is nobody can point to one facility and say you're caught because of the problem so everybody had it only industries down or have you going to point to the rebels and say there are many more that we are an issue they should clean up the mess we have all kinds of evidence that our emissions have been reduced substantially one by measuring them. by working collectively as a as a group of companies to keep improving our performance there have been examples over the years in our reports where a companies have. looked at the responsible care ethic and decide

mr. burton: louie, i know the rules. are you ready? mr. gohmert: i'm ready. mr. burton: mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, for 30 minutes. . mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm grateful to my colleague, mr. burton. he is a patriotic american and stands for what he believes in and if we had more dan burtons in washington, the country would be that much better off. so we are grateful to him and his service. it is an honor to serve in this body. it's been rather frustrating lately. and one of the things i wanted to mention is that another good friend, former fellow judge as i was, a district judge -- i lost credibility believed when i became chief justice of the court of appeals, but my friend, ted poe, from houston, is pushing a bill i'm glad to co-sponsor with him and glad he is doing it. it goes hand in hand with a bill i have been pushing ever since i have been here, but congressman poe's

mr. burton for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it's good to have you three governors here. this is kind of deja vu. we did this six or seven years ago. governor barbour was a big part of that at the time. we have a new governor thompson georgia nathan deal his former subcommittee chairman of the health subcommittee of this committee, and when he was the subcommittee chairman and i was the full committee chairman, we passed an amendment that gave the states the right to actually verify eligibility, verify citizenship. we didn't say states couldn't cover illegal aliens, but we said if he wanted to restrict benefits for medicaid to a u.s. citizens or legal residence we gave you the right to do that. our friends on the democratic side changed that verification program to basically self reformation. if you see that you're eligible, you are eligible. governor barbour, with one reform of medicaid that we should consider going back and giving states the right to actually verify citizenship before their extended medicaid benefits? >> yes, sir. >> governor herbert? >> absolutely. i t

mr. burton is now controlling the time of that majority. mr. burton: i thank the gentleman for yielding. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman from california reserve his time? mr. berman: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. berman: i just want to take a couple of minutes to talk about one point. the majority party, that part of the majority party that is urging the same position i am on this resolution, which is a no vote, has made the argument a number of times that when you're dealing with fundamental issues of national security, you spend money even under difficult times. a point that i have no disagreement with. and they argue the issue of what the alternatives will be and the potential for providing safe havens for terrorists or more safe havens for terrorists or a return of afghanistan as a safe haven for terrorists if we pass this resolution. i don't disagree with that point. but what i find upsetting about the majority's position is their denial of the fundamental po

mr. burton: you know, mr. speaker, i wish every one of my colleagues and everybody in america would listen to this special order tonight not because i want the attention but i just think there are some facts that the american people ought to know and my colleagues ought to know about our dependence on energy from other parts of the world. you know, it really bothers me that we continue to depend so much on our adversaries, people that aren't our friends, than we do on ourselves. we could be energy independent within a relevantly short period of time, and i'm talking about five to 10 years, if we just did certain things. and so tonight what i want to do is i want to point out to my colleagues and anybody else that might be paying attention where the energy is in america, what it is and how difficult it would be to extract it. now, right now people that are paying attention in their offices know that we're paying $3.60 or more for a gallon of gasoline. diesel fuel is over $4 a gallon, and my chief of staff went

mr. burton, can i react to that?i think you're on, but you've got to remember the stone age didn't and because they ran out of stones. our dependency on oil. they will be alternative fuels developed and i think that continues to be long-term strategy. the most frustrating if congress is in ability and i was part of this, to come to grips with some kind of defined energy policy that has more domestic production. as you noted, more research and incentives into alternative fuels, which we started to do. and more conservation. it's a three-pronged deal in the party should be able to come together on this for exactly what you say is going to happen. >> ester chairman, let me make one brief comment. and that is the thing for mr. a lot of the things we are talking about is going to take time, five, 10, 15 years. we don't have the luxury of time that we need to get moving on energy independence right now. thank you very much. he met the gentleman yield back. how could i not agree? you make great points. its economic security

mr. burton: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. burton: we have severe economic problems in this country. i think everybody understands that. but there's an economic problem staring us in the face that people may not be aware of it, and that is the cost of energy. we are not drilling here. we are not drilling in the anwr off the coast of continental shelf, down in the gulf of mexico, we are not doing anything to become energy independent. right now in the nontier of africa, and in the middle east, there's all kinds of conflict. at the straits of hormuz, if the persian gulf, or suez kanell nalt -- canal are blocked in any way we could lose 30% or more of our energy. the impact of this economy would be unbelievable. and yet we are not doing a thing about t the president in my opinion, mr. speaker, is being derelict in his responsibility in making sure that we are moving toward energy independence. they talk about windmills and solar and nuclear, and that's all great. but that's going to

mr. burton, for 30 minutes. mr. burton: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, one of the things that the american people are really upset about right now is gasoline is $3:50 in some parts of the country close to $4 a gallon. the president of the united states in his -- and his administration, for whatever reason is obstructing our ability to become energy independent. last february -- on february 17, judge -- u.s. district judge martin feldman, who gave the department of the interior information on the deepwater drilling in the gulf of mexico earlier, he gave the administration 30 tais to rule seven deep -- 30 days to ewell eseven deepwater drilling permits the ok. he took out a ban that caused a moratorium that would cause irreparable harm to companies along the gulf coast. but the thing that concerns me, we have the ability to become energy independent within a relatively short period of time. everybody would like to see us move toward alternative sources of energy and clean burning fuels to help the environment. i don't think anybody opposes that.

mr. burton, can i react to that?i think you're on, but you've got to remember the stone age didn't and because they ran out of stones. our dependency on oil. they will be alternative fuels developed and i think that continues to be long-term strategy. the most frustrating if congress is in ability and i was part of this, to come to grips with some kind of defined energy policy that has more domestic production. as you noted, more research and incentives into alternativ fuels, which we started to do. and more conservation. it's a three-pronged deal in the party shld be able to come together on this for exactly what you say is going to happen. >> ester chairman, let me make one brief comment. and that is the thing for mr. a lot of the things we are talking about is going to take time, five, 10, 15 years. we don't have the luxury of time that we need to get moving on energy independence right now. thank you very much. he met the gentleman yield back. how could i not agree? you make great points. its economic security, n

mr. burton today and for the balance of the week. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the request is granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. poe: mr. speaker, gasoline has reached nearly $4 a gallon and 60% of the american people want the administration to open up offshore drilling, yet the administration ignores the will of the people remaining defiant on the war on domestic energy and block resources, refusing to issue timely drilling permits despite a federal court order to do so. however, the president has announced that the u.s. is going to help somebody drill for oil. we are going to send money, billions of dollars to brazil and their state-owned oil company and use american money to drill off their coasts and we will buy if the oil back from brazil. isn't that lovely. it's mind boggling and infuriating and instead of developing our own domestic energy supply and creating jobs in america for americans, the

mr. burton from indiana is recognized for five minutes. >> and secretary, we take an oath of office when we become a congressman, and you, as secretary of state, to protect united states from enemies, domestic and foreign. one of the concerns i have is our dependence on foreign energy. right now, we import 65% of our energy from outside the united states. when we had the embargo in 1972, we imported 28%, so we are importing more than double the amount of energy than we did back then. the concern i have is the unrest in libya and egypt -- if you look all the way across the northern tier of africa and into the persian gulf, you will see that the potential for unrest is really severe. i know you are doing your best, but nevertheless there is still the problem. if the streets of hormuz is bottled up, we could lose at least 30% of our energy. we're dependent on the part of the world. this country has not moved toward energy independence at all in the last 40 years. we were importing 20% back in 1970, 1972, and now it is 65 percent said. -- 65%. mr. pickens was in to see me a few weeks ago, an

mr. burton, talk about these critical issues for the united states of america. and each of us as they have come down here on so many days come down here to bring up these critical issues, informing you, mr. speaker. while that's going on there are people all across america that are listening in and deciding for themselves the priorities and deciding for themselves what kind of a job we're doing here in congress. and i'm here -- i'd love to step in on the immigration debate and burn up about 30 minutes talking about that, but, mr. speaker, i think to start out with -- i need to have this discussion with you about obamacare. and there's a fair number of different strategies that are working here in the house of representatives and perhaps a different number and a different strategy to some degree going on in the united states senate. but the circumstances are this -- almost a year ago obamacare passed the united states congress and was message to the president where he eagerly signed the bill. it was a combination of legislative shenanigans that took place. the bi

mr. burton, can i react to that?i think you're on, but you've got to remember the stone age didn't and because they ran out of stones. our dependency on oil. they will be alternative fuels developed and i think that continues to be long-term strategy. the most frustrating if congress is in ability and i was part of this, to come to grips with some kind of defined energy policy that has more domestic production. as you noted, more research and incentives into alternative fuels, which we started to do. and more conservation. it's a three-pronged deal in the party should be able to come together on this for exactly what you say is going to happen. >> ester chairman, let me make one brief comment. and that is the thing for mr. a lot of the things we are talking about is going to take time, five, 10, 15 years. we don't have the luxury of time that we need to get moving on energy independence right now. thank you very much. he met the gentleman yield back. how could i not agree? you make great points. its economic security

mr. richard burton. >> this is not iraq, but it is an important test of the international community's willingness to protect civilians from the immediate danger of slaughter. given the importance of keeping the outgrowth on board in this endeavor, will the prime minister tell us a bit more about the objectives? >> the first objective is to bring together those arab leaders that president sarkozy, president obama, and i had been speaking to and discuss the widest possible alliance to prosecute the un security council resolution. as i said in my statement, the logistics activities to take place. we will quicken the contacts we up with all of those arab countries. it will be a visible demonstration of the world coming together to say that this man must not what he is doing and if he does not, there will be dire consequences. >> gaddafi is a despot with a reputation for international terrorism. can the prime minister say which organizations have said they would be willing to play such a part in dealing with a stalemate? >> there is a danger of stalemate. at that point, there could be a role for organ

mr. richard burton. >> this is not iraq, but it is an important test of the international community's willingness to protect civilians from the immediate danger of slaughter. given the importance of keeping the outgrowth on board in this endeavor, will the prime minister tell us a bit more about the objectives? >> the first objective is to bring together those arab leaders that president sarkozy, president obama, and i had been speaking to and discuss the widest possible alliance to prosecute the un security council resolution. as i said in my statement, the logistics activities to take place. we will quicken the contacts we up with all of those arab countries. it will be a visible demonstration of the world coming together to say that this man must not what he is doing and if he does not, there will be dire consequences. >> gaddafi is a dust but with a reputation for international terrorism. -- does espot with a reputation for international terrorism. can the prime minister say which organizations have said they would be willing to play such a part in dealing with a stalemate? >> there is a dang

mrs. eddie fisher fell for a married richard burton on the set of "cleopatra." >> we tried hard to resist. the first day of our working together. >> really? >> yeah. it was just like, boom. >> reporter: it was a globetrotting headline-grabbing affair, ushering in the era of paparazzi. together, they adopted a daughter, maria burton. >> i think we were so passionately in love with each other, that the highs were too high. it sounds silly. >> no, it doesn't. >> reporter: the burtons' cantankerous, decade-long marriage ended in divorce in the '70s. but they reconciled and remarried. only to divorce again a year later. >> it was so intense, that it was almost abnormal. and whenever we'd see each other -- >> even after the divorce? >> oh, yeah. and between marriages and stuff. we'd flirt with each other. and if we were sitting next to each other, we'd feel each other under the table. and it was very hard for me to accept his death. it look a long time. >> was he the love of your life? >> mike and richard were the loves of my life. they were both geniuses. >> reporter: she left hollywood for a t