mr. markey understands that his amendment is not going to pass. but as mr. doyle said it is instructive and gets us into a real debate. and maybe it's economic heresy that supply is not going to determine price that'sreity. i have already indicated i'm for increased domestic production. i'm for the keystone so we still have the producers in north american as opposed to the middle east. i understand that concept. and it is an important one. but i have members on the other side depicting the oil industry much like it was depicted in the movie "giant" with elizabeth taylor and rock hudson and james dean. it's changed. it's totally different. what i'm hearing over there, i'm just assuming this because i have never been in the oil and gas business, but if transcanada is producing the oil are we saying that they're going to put it in this pipeline and then they're going to find some end user wherever it's going to be stored or whatever? my understanding is thathe port that oil to whoever is the highest bidder based on global market prices. i said this last week at

mr. markey: mr. chairman, i yield myself one minute. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. markey: just two weeks ago president obama stood right there in this chamber and he said that he was going to propose opening up 75% of the oil and gas resources off of the coast of the united states. that's a great plan. he doesn't want to drill off the california beaches, he doesn't want to drill off the florida beaches or off of the new jersey or massachusetts beaches, but the rest of it, he's pretty much saying he's open to. but they're not happy with it over here. the president has a real plan and a plan that can be implemented. what they do is bring out proposals here that try to build real highways with fake oil revenues that are never going to materialize. so rather than working here in the real world, with the real transportation needs of our country are dealt with with real revenues coming in, they talk about oil shale which shell oil says is 10 years away. i yield myself 30 seconds. not some shell collector along the beaches, shell oil says it's 10 years away. jim inhofe in

mr. markey a debt of gratitude. i would say all the women of the world probably are very pleased to know now that panty hose is a refined product. they may be a little disappointed in china and taiwan and south korea to know they can't go shopping and get panty hose made in america. and this business about the tooth brush, i guess it's okay we can sell a tooth brush on a stick but not a tooth brush on a plastic handle. mr. markey's amendment is not a good amendment. i know he's been looking at it, thinking about it and i hope he'll decide to withdraw it because it really doesn't make a lot of of sense. >> time has expired. >> does mr. dingell seek recognition? he's the only member on the minority side that doesn't peak on this amendment. >> have a splendid amendment to be offered later but i don't seek recognition at too time. >> the gentleman from louisiana, dr. cassidy is recognized. >> i'm struck to the hostility to the blue collar jobs that this amendment expresses and i keep wondering why are they so hostile to

markey one more time? gentleman from texas is recognized for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, i'm glad -- i heard our colleague from massachusetts give those of us from texas, to louisiana, to oppose it. let me start out by saying we've produced steel in our mporthe i minnesota. are we going to announce that we can't export steel? i have this battle sometimes in my own caucus that chemicals and refined products are manufacturingand our goal in ou to have manufacturing capability here and so we can export to the world. we h granted, louisiana and texas has much of them. i don't mind sharing them. if somebody else wants a refinery i'd help you why would we say that you can't export a product that's produced in our country? we want all the natural gas that we want, we have a glut and we have to begin to export it or use it for other things. whether it be use it for transportation fuel, more utility companies hopefully will go to natural gas because it's the cheapest available. i guess in almost my lifetime. but this aenlts -- amendment, i don't agree with the bill itsel

mr. markey: mr. chairman, i am the last speaker on our side, so i would appreciate if the majority could -- mr. mcclintock: and i am on the last speaker on our side. mr. markey: would you tell us, mr. chairman, who has the right to conclude debate? the chair: yeah. the gentleman from california. mr. markey: the gentleman -- the chair: the gentleman from california has the right to close. mr. markey: the gentleman from california has the right to debate and could you tell me how much time i have remaining? the chair: one minute. mr. markey: while i yield myself one minute in order to just say this. if we don't do anything else here, at least we should say that we're going to use science. we're going to use the best available knowledge about science to ensure that this legislation does not invoke the law of unintended consequences, that we understand what we're doing, and i don't know why the republicans have this aversion to using modern science, but i'll tell you this. this is going to be a defining

mr. markey: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 17 printed in part a of house report 112-398 offered by mr. markey of massachusetts. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 547, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. markey, and a gentleman opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. markey: thank you. mr. chairman, this amendment is very simple. it prohibits the export of the natural gas produced from the leases that are going to be given to oil and gas companies under this bill. so the bottom line is, what the republicans want to do is open up drilling for natural gas off of the beaches of florida off of the beaches of california off of the beaches of virginia off of the beaches of new jersey and massachusetts. and what they say is, oh, we have to do this. it's for our national security. but, right now, over at the department of energy, there are eight applications seeking to export 18% of our natu

mr. markey, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, very much.nd it's only two kind of point out that back in 2005, the supreme court brought down a case called kelo v. new londo london, and in that case the supreme court upheld the local governments use of eminent domain to transfer land from one private owner to another to further economic development. now, the majorities response was quick and furious. they publicly condemned the decision as a brought a resolution to the floor expressing the grave disapproval of the house of representatives regarding the supreme court case. and every republican on this committee who was in congress and supported that resolution. so it's interesting to see that while the republicans believe that this was a critically important federal issue in 2005, that today they seem happy to allow a foreign corporation to exercise eminent domain. so just want to make it very clear that it is being noted on our side how this has changed, as the circumstances have changed. i yield back the balance of my time. >> the gentleman

mr. markey: mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. markey: on that we request a recorded vote. the chair: the gentleman from massachusetts requests a recorded vote. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from louisiana will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 12 printed in part a of house report 112-398. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. deutch: mr. chair, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 12 printed in part a of house report 112-398 offered by mr. deutch of florida. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 547, the gentleman from florida, mr. deutch, and a member oppose, each will control five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from florida. mr. deutch: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman nearly two years ago an explosion on the b.p. deepwater horizon drilling vessel unleashed a steady gush of crude oil in the gulf of mexico th

mr. markey: mr. chairman, i yield myself one mine. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. markey: just two weeks ago president obama stood right there in this chamber and he said that he was going to propose opening up 75% of the oil and gas resources off of the coast of the united states. that's a great plan. he doesn't want to drill off the california beaches, he doesn't want to drill off the florida beaches or off of the new jersey or massachusetts beaches, but the rest of it, he's pretty much saying he's open to. but they're not happy with it over here. the president has a real plan and a plan that can be implemented. what they do is bring out proposals here that try to build real highways with fake oil revenues that are never going to materialize. so rather than working here in the real world, with the real transportation needs of our country are dealt with with real revenues coming in, they talk about oil shale which shell oil says is 10 years away. i yield myself 30 seconds. not some shell collector along the beaches, shell oil says it's 10 years away. jim inhofe in

mr. markey also was here and wants to speak. i'm asking mr. markey, do you want some of my time? would you like some of my time? maybe it's not -- okay. i'll do it. i'm -- i come from an area that is energy producing as well, and i am very impressed with, i have one image in my mind, because it was you, mr. pool, when you were in charge of the blm for the city of california and i was newly elected who escorted me for the first time to see what we call the shangri la of the west. the credo plain eastern portion of san los business pispo county the land was 300 years ago in which all of the vested interest, the mineral rights, the cattle ranchers and all of the stakeholders have found a way to preserve the natural history, under the leadership of the blm and also make that an economically viable area. oil and gas industry have all had their role there, and i picture this pipeline going through this plain and i'm very concerned that we take the time that's needed to preserve in the midwest what i know from my area to be the possibility of protecting the land as well as furthering ec

mr. markey, for five minutes of questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. a little bit of history. back in 1995 newt gingrich took over as speaker. first thing the republicans did was attach a rider to the budget each year prohibiting an increase in fuel economy standard, prohibiting it, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99. then george bush took over as president and they did not add the rider anymore because bush was going to do it anyway. and so we go all the way to 2007 and you have a case massachusetts versus epa and you have my language which is going to increase fuel economy standard to 35 miles per gallon within in decade and increase it dramatically beyond and kbifs the authority to announce the new standard is 54.5 miles per gallon for our country by 2026. which by the year 2030 will back out 3.4 million barrels of oil a day. we're in a mess because the republicans were prohibiting that increase from 1995 until after they finally lost the congress. if they had not prohibited it but put stronger standard on the books, we'd be telling iran right now, we'd be telling the saudi arabians w

mr. markey. >> i thank the gentle lady. last week, fbi director, robert mueller testified that cyber threats will soon surpass terrorism as the number one threat facing the united states. we know from the department of homeland security that there have already been threats to the utility sector. we also know that russia and china have probed our electricity grid to find vulnerabilities. our economy hinges on our reliable flow of power with losses that go into the billions of dollars with every major blackout. our national security also depends upon it. since 99% of the electricity used to power our military facilities, including critical strategic command assets comes from the commercially-operated grid. last september, i asked all five commissioners on the federal energy regulatory commission under our jurisdiction to name the number one threat to electricity reliability. all five commissioners agreed, cyber threats are the number one threat to the grid. in 2009, the full energy and commerce committee unanimously passed th

mr. markey. and the clerk will report the title of the bill. >> amendment to hr-3548 offered by mr. markey of massachusetts. >> and the gentleman from massachusetts for is recognized for five minutes in support of his amendment and the staff will circulate the amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman, very much. the keystone pipeline would carry some of the world's dirtiest oil right through the middle of our country, whether it is the carbon pollution that spews into the skies or the oil spills that could foul our drinking water, there is no dispute that the environmental consequences attached to transcanada pipeline will be grave. but we have been told repeatedly that it's worth it. that it will lower gas prices even though transcanada proje s projects -- the transcanada project would rise because it can charge more for keystone oil in the gulf than it does in the midwest. we have been told that the pipeline will create tens of thousands of new jobs even though it turns out that the number of jobs has been grossly inflated and only about five or 6,000 temporary construction jobs will

mr. markey of massachusetts. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. spourtspurt -- those in support of a request for a recorded vote will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device this will be 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 167 -- the chair: on this vote the yeas are 168. the nays are 254. the amendment is not agreed to. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 18 printed in part a of house report 112-398 by the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. markey, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment.

mr. markey: i rise to offer an amendment along with ms. matsui and mr. thompson. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number eight printed in house report 112-405, offered by mr. markey of massachusetts. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 566, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. markey, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. markey: i yield myself one minute. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. markey: our amendment is simple. it would ensure that state law is upheld and that the best available science is used when making decisions about the complex california water system. instead of using cutting edge science, the republican bill would take us back to 1994. so let me ask you, are you willing to give up your 2012 iphone for a 1994 brick of a cellular phone? how about giving up your prius for a ugoh or using a phone book instead of facebook? would you rather fold a map or use google maps? the answers to these questions are easy

mr. markey raised, and that is this oil coming from canada is going to end up export it out of the u.s. and i'm going to read this verbatim. he said them in this memorandum provides data and analysis about a number of issues. it concludes that refineries in u.s. will likely consume additional canadian oil sands well in excess of what would be provided by the keystone xl pipeline. it also concludes that exports of canadian oil sands, port arthur are highly unlikely. now, when you hear this argument that, as the president stated in his decision not to make a decision, he said that one of the reasons he was not going to make a decision was that he did not have sufficient information to make a decision and congress did not give him enough time. as i had stated in my opening statement, this pipeline has now been under study for 40 months. in the fall of 2011, a supplemental draft of environmental impact statement was issued by the state department after months of public hearings, along the proposed route, the state department issued its final environmental impact statement, and in that final

mr. markey also was here and wants to speak, i'm asking mr. markey, do you want some of my time? would you like some of my time? maybe it's not -- okay. i'll do it. i'm, i come from an area that is energy producing as well, and i am very impressed with -- i have one image in my mind because it was you, many pool, when you were in charge of the blm for the state of california, and i was newly elected who escorted me for the first time to see what we call the shangri la of the west, the chor rizzo plain, eastern portion of san luis obispo county, a remnant of the way the land was 300 years ago in which all of the vested interests, the mineral rights, the cattle ranchers and all of the stakeholders have found a way to preserve the natural history under the leadership of the blm. and also make that an economically-viable area. um, oil and gas industry have all, have their role there. and i picture this pipeline going through the chorizdo plain, and i'm very concerned that we take the time that's needed to preserve in the midwest what i know from my area to be the possibility of prote

mr. markey was here and wants to speak, do you want some of my time? i will do it. i come from an area that is energy producing as well, and i am very impressed. i have one image in my mind, you were in charge of blm for the state of california. who escorted me for the first time to see the shangri-la of the west, the eastern portion of san francisco county, a fragile ecosystem that gets the remnant of 300 years ago in which all of the vested interest, the mineral rights, the cattle ranchers, all the stakeholders have found a way to preserve the natural history. and also make it economically viable area. the oil and gas industry has had their role there. a picture this pipeline going through the plains. i am very concerned that we take the time that is needed to preserve, in the midwest, what i know from my area to be the possibility of protecting the land as well as rendering economic interests. i see this latest attempto short circuit the review process. i want to ask you because i know your expertise and i have a number of army corps projects that have had the pl

mr. markey was here and wants to speak, do you want some of my time? i will do it. i come from an area that is energy producing as well, and i am very impressed. i have one image in my mind, you were in charge of blm for the state of california. who escorted me for the first time to see the shangri-la of the west, the eastern portion of san francisco county, a fragile ecosystem that gets the remnant of 300 years ago in which all of the vested interest, the mineral rights, the cattle ranchers, all the stakeholders have found a way to preserve the natural history. and also make it economically viable area. the oil and gas industry has had their role there. a picture this pipeline going through the plains. i am very concerned that we take the time that is needed to preserve, in the midwest, what i know from my area to be the possibility of protecting the land as well as rendering economic interests. i see this latest attempt to short circuit the review process. i want to ask you because i know your expertise and i have a number of army corps projects that have had the

mr. markey. >> last week fbi director testified that cyberthreats will soon surpass terrorism as the numberne threat facing the united states. we know from the department of homeland security that their authority ben threats to the utility sector. we also know that russia and china have probed our electricity grid to find vulnerabilities. our economy hinges on our reliable flow of power with losses that go into the billions of dollars with every major blackout. our national security also depends upon it. since 99% of electricity used to power our military system including strategic command assets comes from from the commercially operated grid. last september i asked all five commissioners from the federal energy regulatory commission under our jurisdiction to name the number one threat to electricity reliability. all five commissioners agreed cyberthreats are the number one threat to the grid. in 2009 the full energy and commerce committee unanimously passed the grid act which i authored along with chairman upton. that they'll gave the authority to quickly issue grid security orders that vu

mr. markey: madam speaker, america's nuclear weapons budget is locked into a cold war time machine. it doesn't reflect our 21st century security needs. it makes no sense. it is insane. it's insane to spend $10 billion building new plants to make uranium and plutonium for new nuclear bombs when we're cutting our nuclear arsenal and the plants we have now work just fine. it's insane that we're going to spend $84 billion for up to 14 new nuclear submarines when just one submarine with 96 nuclear bombs onboard can blow up every major city in iran, china and north korea. it's an insane strategy but it's mesh's current plan -- america's current plan and that's why we need a sane approach to our nuclear weapons budget. today i am introducing the sane act, the smarter approach to nuclear expenditures act, with 34 of my colleagues. the sane act cuts $100 billion in spending over the next 10 years on outdated, wasteful nuclear weapons programs over the next 10 years. let's cut new nuclear weapons, not the poor, the sick, the children and the elderly of our country. support and co-sponsor the

mr. markey. >> last week robert moore testified that cyber threats will soon surpass terrorism as the number-one threat facing the united states. we know from the department of homeland security that there have already been threats to the utility sector. we know that russia and china have rolled over electricity grid to find vulnerabilities. our economy hinges on of our reliable flow of power with losses that going to the billions of dollars with every major blackout. our national security also depends on it. 99% of electricity used to power are in military comes from the commercially operated grid. last september i ask the federal regulatory commission to name the number one threat to electricity reliability. all five commissioners agreed cyber threats or the number one threat to the grid. 2009, the full committee passed the grid act. it gave the authority to quickly issue grid security if threats have not been adequately addressed by the industry. it was killed in the senate. all five commissioners also agreed that given this authority would increase america's ability to secure our electric gr

mr. markey. >> last week robert moore testified that cyber threats will soon surpass terrorism as the number-one threat facing the united states. we know from the department of homeland security that there have already been threats to the utility sector. we know that russia and china have rolled over electricity grid to find vulnerabilities. our economy hinges on of our reliable flow of power with losses that going to the billions of dollars with every major blackout. our national security also depends on it. 99% of electricity used to power are in military comes from the .ommercially operated regrid last september i ask the federal regulatory commission to name the number one threat to electricity reliability. all five commissioners agreed cyber threats or the number one threat to the grid. 2009, the full committee passed the grid act. it gave the authority to quickly issue grid security if threats have not been adequately addressed by the industry. it was killed in the senate. all five commissioners also agreed that given this authority would increase america's ability to secure our electric g

mr. markey. >> thank you. so, here is the problem, the gentleman from illinois is saying that we should just get over it. that this oil pipeline will come down from alberta, go right through the middle of our country, and go out into the rest of the world, and that would be great. that would be great because the price of oil will go down globally. and we should be very happy for that and somehow or another american consumers will be benefited, even though export strategy will be to send that will to china or argentina or to send it to europe. and somehow or other, our consumers will benefit from that. because that is the law of supply and demand. the problem is, and we are late in the game realizing this, we play under opec's law of supply and demand. their law is -- here is what they say, we supply the oil, opec, you pay what we demand. any time the price goes to low, we go to vienna, we have another meeting, we lower the total and the price oil, goes higher and higher. the story not across the country says b