john dingell. john dingell, mr. speaker, will go down in u.s. history as being one of the most powerful house committee chairmen of all time. that's why, mr. speaker, around washington, d.c., throughout the nation, throughout this congress, he was and will continue to be respectfully known as the lion of the house. the lion of the house. that -- may aspire, aspire that honor to his forceful personality, mr. speaker in my experience with john and watching john operate as chairman, he used a scalpel more than a sledgehammer to score his legislative wins and to gather up and earn the respect of all the members, not only of the committee on energy and commerce, but the members of this house on both sides of the aisle. many would say that the secret to john's success has been his rivaled mastery of parliamentary procedure and his institutional memory. i would agree that he has superb parliamentary knowledge -- knowledge of the parliamentary procedure and has essence of his institutional memory. but what makes john dingell successful and a genuine ame

john dingell. john dingell, mr. speaker, will go down in u.s. history as being one of the most powerful house committee chairmen of all time. that's why, mr. speaker, around washington, d.c., throughout the nation, throughout this congress, he was and will continue to be respectfully known as the lion of the house. the lion of the house. that -- may aspire, aspire that honor to his forceful personality, mr. speaker in my experience with john and watching john operate as chairman, he used a scalpel more than a sledgehammer to score his legislative wins and to gather up and earn the respect of all the members, not only of the committee on energy and commerce, but the members of this house on both sides of the aisle. many would say that the secret to john's success has been his rivaled mastery of parliamentary procedure and his institutional memory. i would agree that he has superb parliamentary knowledge -- knowledge of the parliamentary procedure and has essence of his institutional memory. but what makes john dingell successful and a genuine ame

mr. john dingell as all of you know as the chairman of the committee for many years. john of georgia and donna christensen of the virgin islands. so i just wanted to thank all of them for their many contributions and with that you can talk about that in their opening statements. but anyway, i will go on at this time for an opening statement. this morning's hearing we are going to be focused on the energy policy and conservation act of 1975. we are going to get a little history lesson as many of you remember that act established the price controls on domestic oil and also established the strategic petroleum reserve and also established the cafÉ standards and also set the prohibition on the export of crude oil. as you know, ronald reagan dominated the price controls when he became president, certainly strategic petroleum reserve in a cafÉ standards are still out there and have a great impact on our economy and our society. and the big question that we hear more and more about is the wisdom of maintaining this prohibition on the export of crude oil. of course under the a

john dingell has been a great american, a citizen who loved his country and served it well. god bless you, john dingell, and thank you. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i yield one minute now to the gentlewoman from ohio, ms. kaptur. ms. kaptur: mr. speaker, it's an understatement to say dean and chairman john dingell is a gentleman of this house and a respected man of the law. he's served our republic his entire life, beginning as a page for this house at the age of 12, followed by his enlistment in the united states army and his service during world war ii. he's a bona fide representative of the greatest generation's dedication and enduring legacy. he's a member's member, always available for counsel, always with an encouraging word. how many of us have benefited from hisess tute advice. this chamber -- his astute advice. this chamber says thank you to a man who knows how to negotiate, who knows how to legislate and who knows how to foster great change. he's a master of the art of compromise. his service has been honorable for over half a century. he's been indefat kabul. he's walked forth rightly in the shoes of his father b

mr. speaker, we have one more vote. that will be the last time that john dingell votes in this house after 59 years. great servant of our country. mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield you such time as i may consume. the speaker: let me thank my colleague for yielding -- for yielding. let me add my words of congratulation to our good friend, john dingell. who's been a mentor to members on both sides. aisle. and has carried more institutional history than anyone here. my job tonight is to say thank you and merry christmas. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from washington, mr. hastings, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5699 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 490, h.r. 5699, a bill to authorize the secretary of the interior to acquire approximately 44 acres of land in martinez, california, and

john dingel room. our colleague, former chairman and under whose leadership i was first asked to be on the committee and also my colleague from california, ranking member and my neighbor mr. henry waxman for their incredible service to this committee and to our nation. i know he stepped out. i want to also bid farewell to our friend john barrow from the peach state. the oil market is complex. i picked that up from the hearing today. we need detailed, accurate information, i believe, to conduct a proper assessment of increasing exports. yet, in your testimony, you say that accessing this information is difficult. my question for you to elaborate a bit is on that. why is this information so difficult to access? >> the first reason is that the oils are the newest kid on the block so to speak. they haven't been around in so long. we have venezuelan oils. you think about getting the information from venezuela. there is uae. there are oils if all over the world, indonesia. we don't have any oils that are from north dakota or texas. so when they're reported, you can't compare oils to one another. so having more consistent reporting on information is one big problem. another one

the john dingell room, our colleague who was former chairman under whose leadership i was first asked to be on the committee. and also my colleague from california, ranking member and my neighbor, mr. henry waxman, for the incredible service to the skin and/or nation. i know he stepped out by want to also bid farewell to our friend john barrow who i believe has added much value to this committee as well. these are people who will be missed. the oil market export market is complex. i picked that up from the hearing today. we need detailed accurate information, i believe to conduct a proper assessment of increasing exports. yet, ms. gordon in your testimony you say that accessing this information is difficult. in fact, you say we have more data which i find quite stunning, about opec crude oils than about some new american oil, crude oil. my question for you to elaborate a bit is on that. white is this information so difficult to access? >> their sony reasons it's not there. the first reason is a light tight oils are the newest kid on the block so to speak so they have been around as long. in the 20 test was we've modeled and we have venezuelan oil industry by getting information fr

john dingell room. our colleague, former chairman under whose leadership i was first asked to be on the committee and also my colleague from california, ranking member, and my neighbor, mrhenry waxman for their incredible service to this committee and our nation. i know he stepped out, but i also want to bid farewell to our friend, john barreo from the peach state, who added much value to this committee as well. these are people who will be missed. the oil market, export market is complex. i picked that up from the hearing today. we need detailed accurate information, i believe, to conduct a proper assessment of increasing exports, yet miss gordon, in your testimony, you say accessing this information is difficult. in fact, you say we actually have more data, which i find quite stunning, about opec crude oils than about some new american oils -- crude oils. my question for you to elaborate a bit is on that. why is this information so difficult to access? >> there are so many reasons why the information is not there. the first reason is that the late tide oils are the newest kids on the block so to speak, they haven't been around that long. in the 20 test models, we have