mr. markey, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. barton: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks in this legislation and insert extraneous material on the bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, ordered. mr. barton: i yield myself -- first -- i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. barton: i want to recognize my special assistant this week, junge jack kevin barton, my grandson, he's going to help with the congressional softball game this evening. we're glad to have him on the floor with us. we're here today because of something that happened back in 2007 when this body passed a bill that later became a law that effectively, beginning next year if not changed, would ban the traditional incandescent light bulb, the 00 watt bulbs, the 60 watt bulbs we've all grown up with. the bill doesn't truly ban them, it just sets an efficiency standard that current light bulbs cannot meet. the problem with this -- w

mr. markey: i yield back. mr. dicks: and i worry how many people live on the coast of this country who could be directly impacted by rising sea levels and the seas have gone up more rapidly in this last 50 years than it has in the last 3,000 years. i mean, somebody's got to take this seriously. obviously there are some on the other side who are in denial. the gentleman said it quite correctly, they don't believe this is real. it is real. mr. markey: will the gentleman yield? mr. dicks: i yield. mr. markey: we had a debate on the everglades. it is a perfect example of where over the next 20 to 50 years climate change will have a profound impact on an entire state. and this amendment is just part of the denial as is the evis ration, the anay lakes of solar and all-electric vehicle that is being cut out. mr. dicks: if they don't take into account corps of engineer projects on the possibility that the seas are going to rise, i mean, this could be catastrophic. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. markey: i

mr. markey: mr. speaker, in the underlying bill the majority has underfunded the interior department agency charged with issuing new drilling permits and ensuring that offshore drilling is safe. the underlying bill would underfund the bureau of ocean energy, management, regulation and enforcement by nearly $35 million. this is the agency that is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that we drill safely off of the coast line of the united states. at our very recent hearing, the director of that agency said that underfunding this agency as the majority, the republicans, have done in this bill would slow down new offshore drilling permits and make offshore drilling less safe and that is unacceptable. unfortunately the rule the majority adopted has protected the underlying provision, limiting the inspection fees paid by the oil and gas industry from a point of order. and now the republicans will not allow the house to work its will on the amendment that i have drafted with the gentleman from new j

mr. markey: this part of it. mr. young: this is a river, 2,800 miles long. third largest river in the united states ever america. mr. dicks: that carries transportation. mr. markey: reclaiming my time. the 158-mile area is the portion inside of the park. the 2.5 million acre park. so what the gentleman is suggesting it seems to me that he believes and i understand that, that the national park service or an individual officer made a mistake here. that they abused their authority. and i understand that. when i was a boy my favorite television show when i was 9, 10, 11 was sar get preston of the yukon. he had his faithful horse rex and his dog, uconn. king, each week at 5:00 on friday he would come out to patrol the yukon. he worked with the canadian royal mounties. i would like to think if he ever made a mistake, overstepped his boundaries, if he ever improperly retreated anyone, that the punishment would be the mounties could never again, any of them, go into the yukon. because that would seem to me to kind of result in a less fully implemented set of law enf

mr. markey and i are introducing legislation today based on legislation already introduced in the senate. the good of the interior department for inspection fees to fund your inspection operations. while i know you haven't seen the specific legislation and we can't comment on that, but would you welcome authority to increase the inspection fees paid for by the oil and gas industries? >> yes, we would. as you noted, the administration proposed significantly raising the inspection fees from the current figure of $10 million to $65 million. that was rejected. so the irony of our budget situation is we are getting more money, but the taxpayers paying for it rather than industry. so we would certainly welcome the ability to impose higher fees. dow's you know, the industry can afford it. i've heard many companies and trade associations say they are strongly in favor of a strong regulator. well, if that's the case i would hope that they would be willing to see those inspection fees increase. >> it is the taxpayer that is paying that. in the less than a minute remaining, can you give us an update

mr. markey of massachusetts. amendment number 5 by mr. lamborn of colorado. an amendment by mr. connolly of virginia. an amendment by mr. miller of north carolina. an amendment by mr. broun of georgia. an amendment by mr. welch of vermont. an amendment by mr. pompeo of kansas. an amendment by mr. tonko of new york. an amendment by mr. garrett of new jersey. an amendment by mr. wu of oregon. an amendment by mr. mcclintock of california. an amendment by mr. schiff of california. an amendment by mr. garamendi of california. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas, mr. sessions, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. sessions of texas. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number h

mr. markey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. markey: the republican party's deficit plan is very simple. one, prolong the default crisis. two, push the nation to the very brink of economic collapse. three, repeat it all again and again until election day, 2012. the republican party cares only about political victory. they don't want compromise. they want capitulation. and if america goes into default, it will be your fault. we now have the perform of the republican party's political paradox. republicans hate government. but they have to run for office in order to make sure it doesn't work. in 1995 and 1996 the republican party shut down the federal government. in 1997 and 1998, the republicans shut down the congress over impeachment. earlier this year they threatened to shut down the federal government again unless they got an extension of tax cuts for the very rich. and now republicans are trying to shut down the entire economy. republicans are turning americans into the laughingstock of the world. and if our nation defaults, it

mr. markey, each will control five minutes. the chair will recognize the gentleman from kentucky once the house -- will be in order. the gentleman will suspend. the committee will be in order. will always member please take their conversations outside. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky. mr. whitfield: madam chairman, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. whitfield: madam chairman, i rise today to support h.r. 1938, the north american made energy security act and give a lightning overdue green light to the keystone pipeline excel project. the keystone expansion project would allow up to $1.29 million barrels a day to flow into the refineries in the midwest and gulf coast. a 700 barrel per day increase over existing capacity from canada. more oil means lower prices, and more imports from a stable ally like canada means less from unstable nations and potential adversaries. according to a study conducted by the department of energy -- the chair: the gentleman will susp

mr. markey. we are always being told what junk science in here, i will tell you right now i really think that the science is very strong and thank goodness there's a moratorium on this mining around the grand canyon. i'm pleased to yield five minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts who will make it very clear, mr. markey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for five minutes. mr. markey: i thank the gentlelady very much. this spending bill represents one of the most egregious assaults on our nation's environment in the history of our country. if this bill were to pass, our air will be smoggier. our climate will be hotter. our water will be more polluted. our public lands will become more dess spoiled. sim -- despoiled. simply put, this legislation is so toxic, h.r. 2584 is so toxic that you better handle it wearing a hazmat suit. because there are so many future environmental crimes committed against the environment in our country that you have to handle thi

mr. markey: i thank the gentlelady. the republican party deficit plan is very simple. number one, sent the -- send the financial markets into a nosedive. number two, drive up costs for home mortgages, student loans and credit cards. number three, spook businesses to stall job growth bringing the nation to the brink of economic collapse. number four, repeat it all again and again until election day, 2012. the republicans don't want compromise. they want capitulation. the republicans have brought to the floor a constitutional amendment to balance the budget. that's going nowhere. it is phony. but there's another, sinister constitutional amendment being debated here. it's very real. and it will cause our country to default on its obligations. amendment 14, section 4, of the constitution says the validity of the public debt shall not be questioned. but this bill would change the constitution forever. forever. under this republican bill, our country would be pushed into defaulting on our obligations. the republican party would turn the 14th amendment from a guarantee into a

mr. markey: i thank the gentleman. a poll completed by gallup just three days ago basically showed what democrats have been saying all along. americans want their congress to come together, to tackle our debt level with a responsible program of spending cuts and new revenues. here's what the poll said, 80% of all voters want the democrats and republicans to come together on spending cuts and tax increases. 70%, 77% of independents, 74% of republicans. cbs has a very similar poll. what the republicans are saying is, we are not going to pay attention. the republicans are suffering from deficit attention disorder. they have spent their time in power paying attention to everything but the deficit. they have deficit attention disorder. they extended massive bush tax cuts for the rich. they voted to support billions in subsidies to the most profitable oil companies. ran up trillions in debt to finance two wars. allowed wall street to run wild with deregulation and smash our economy on to the rocks. but they only want to focu

mr. markey: i thank the gentleman. i have to hand it to my republican colleagues, they are being honest with this bill. for the first time, unequivocally, the republicans are telling americans that their plan is to retreat from a clean energy future, from a solar and wind and biomass and all electric future. they're saying it here. we want to cut all of those programs. there's no hiding behind the numbers. they're screaming out here at the members of the house on the floor. and to the young people of our country, they're screaming, we are going to retreat from the future. they can't talk about their all-of-the-above energy program anymore, no, ladies and gentlemen. their program is not all of the above, it's oil above all. that's what it's about. that's how they keep the tax breaks, that's how they keep the subsidies for the oil industry. they cut the programs for wind and solar, which industry in america is the last one right now -- wind industry in america is the last one right now that need as -- what industry in am

mr. markey: thank you. i thank my friend from massachusetts. americans today are getting an upclose view of republicans' misguided plans, misplaced priorities and massive assault on the middle class. it's not, as they call it, cap, cut and balance, it's really a cash cow for billionaires. the republicans are pushing grandma and middle class families overboard while protecting the superrich and the powerful -- super rich and the powerful. will republicans protect grandma's medicare and social security checks? no. grandma is being pushed overboard. what about programs that help low income children visit their doctor? no. they are getting pushed overboard. what about programs that ensure that veterans' benefits are paid on time? no. that -- veterans are being pushed overboard. but the massive bush tax cuts for the wealthy, the tax subsidies for big oil, they're too precious to republicans -- they're too precious, the republicans say. they have to be kept onboard so billionaires will not see their undeserved tax breaks taken away. the oil industry

mr. markey for five minutes for an opening statement. >> thank you mr. chairman very much.ent advancements in drilling technologies have unlocked natural gas supplies in shale and other conventional formations across the country. leading to a significant expansion of natural gas production, including on blm manage public lands. currently 90% of all new wells on public lands are hydraulic we fractured. to explain the hydraulic fracturing process, the energy corporation came up with a cartoon coloring book that follows the friendly fracas or is named -- terry through the natural gas drilling process. the lovable dinosaur playfully promotes the benefits of natural gas and paints a picture of a magical world filled with smiling rocks and grinning animals. the problem is that, unless you are a fracas soros, this world does not exists. in fact, the word talisman means lucky charm, which is what everyone else will need if you listen to him. in the absence of real safety procedures put in place, everyone will need a lucky charm, an object with magical powers and i understand why yo

mr. markey just said. if you have joe barton and mr. marky on a bill you cover the political spectrum not only of this committee but of a congress and i couldn't agree more with what former chairman waxman and current ranking member waxman said that privacy is not a partisan issue and i do believe as he said that it is time to act and hopefully this hearing and several others we already had with the testimony we hope to hear from our administration officials will lead to action in this congress. i am co-chairman of the privacy caucus and have been an advocate for privacy for almost 20 years in congress. in this year alone i have sent letters, most of them with mr. marky or mr. walden or others to facebook, at&t, sprint, the college board, act and even the social security administration questioning activities they have engaged in that appear to impinge on our citizens's privacy. i have also introduced h.r. 1895, the do not track kids act of 2011. this legislation has five important things. it updates the online privacy protection act of

mr. markey and mr. defazio. mr. bishop: if this bill were enacted as drafted, it would no not -- many sources of clean drinking water would be imperiled, valuable fishing and wildlife areas would be in danger and valuable coastlines would be at risk, including the economic resources they provide. the amendment simply -- simply restricts the provisions of this bill that endanger waters, provide flood protection for communities or are coastal recreational waters that are the back bone of my district's economy. in fact, my district will face real economic danger if this bill is not amended, not to mention the environmental danger that my district and districts all over the country will facism strongly urge my colleagues to support this amendment. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from ohio. mr. gibbs: i'd like to comment, from the comments from my colleague from oregon -- >> i'd like to say, if there's a new pollutant, the state has to take action and the e.

mr. markey for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. very much.recent advancements in natural gas drills technology have unlocked natural gas supplies in shale and other unconventional formations across the country. leading to a significant expansion of natural gas production, including on blm-managed public lands. currently 90% of all new wells on public lands are hydraulically fractured. to explain the hydraulic fracturing process, talisman came up with a book that follows the friendly dinosaur through the natural gas drilling process. the lovable dinosaur playfully promotes the benefits of natural gas and paints a picture of a magical word filled with smiling rocks and grinning animals. the problem is that unless you are a dinosaur named talisman terry, the world does not exist. in fact, talisman means lucky charm. which is what everyone else will need if you listen to the dinosaur. in the absence of real safety procedures put in place, everyone will need a talisman, a lucky charm, an object with magical powers. and i understand why you would n

mr. markey would have restricted the oil to the united states and not allowed any of the product to be refined and sent overseas possibly. and that's a function that the rules committee felt should be a market function and not prohibited. so 11 amendments by the minority were made in order. this is a bill that came out of my committee, the energy and commerce committee, on a bipartisan vote. all the republicans supported it in between a fourth and third of the democrats supported it. the underlying thesis of the bill is pretty straightforward. under current law you're supposed to make a decision on pipeline permits between 180 and 190 days. the obama administration e.p.a. has had two years on their watch and one year under the bush administration. the e.p.a. has had over three years, if you count towards this september, next month, or right after august, and has not made a decision. the bill says make a decision. make a decision. there is an existing pipeline, the keystone pipeline, would connect an existing pipeline that ends in the midwest to the gulf coast. it would go to congressman poe's

mrs. capito: no, i will not. i say to myself, what kind of priority is this administration putting on this markey part of the dodd-frank bill? now i'd like to yield to mr. hensarling, our vice chair. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for three minut. mr. hensarling: i thank the gentlelady for yielding. i thank her for her leadership on this issue. mr. chairman, already we know that in america we are looking at 9.2% unemployment. since the president told us if we would pass his stimulus plan, $1 trillion, unemployment would never go beyond 8% and now he is preding over the longest period of high unemployment since the great depression. we just got the statistics since they've been keeping them, it now takes almost 10 full months for somebody unemployed to find a job. one in seven on food stamps. the fewest new business starts in 17 years. this economy is not suffering so much from a lack of capital, it is a lack of confidence and a lack of confidence primarily in the policies of our president and the previous congress. part of that lack of confidence is attributable to dodd frank and this -- dodd-frank t

mrs. capito: no, i will not. i say to myself, what kind of priority is this administration putting on this markey part of the dodd-frank bill? now i'd like to yield to mr. hensarling, our vice chair. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for three minutes. mr. hensarling: i thank the gentlelady for yielding. i thank her for her leadership on this issue. mr. chairman, already we know that in america we are looking at 9.2% unemployment. since the president told us if we would pass his stimulus plan, $1 trillion, unemployment would never go beyond 8% and now he is presiding over the longest period of high unemployment since the great depression. we just got the statistics since they've been keeping them, it now takes almost 10 full months for somebody unemployed to find a job. one in seven on food stamps. the fewest new business starts in 17 years. this economy is not suffering so much from a lack of capital, it is a lack of confidence and a lack of confidence primarily in the policies of our president and the previous congress. part of that lack of confidence is attributable to dodd frank and this -- dodd-fra

mrs. capito: no, i will not. i say to myself, what kind of priority is this administration putting on this markey part of the dodd-frank bill? now i'd like to yield to mr. hensarling, our vice chair. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for three minutes. mr. hensarling: i thank the gentlelady for yielding. i thank her for her leadership on this issue. mr. chairman, already we know that in america we are looking at 9.2% unemployment. since the president told us if we would pass his stimulus plan, $1 trillion, unemployment would never go beyond 8% and now he is presiding over the longest period of high unemployment since the great depression. we just got the statistics since they've been keeping them, it now takes almost 10 full months for somebody unemployed to find a job. one in seven on food stamps. the fewest new business starts in 17 years. this economy is not suffering so much from a lack of capital, it is a lack of confidence and a lack of confidence primarily in the policies of our president and the previous congress. part of that lack of confidence is attributable to dodd frank and this -- dodd-fra