mr. defazio: thank you, mr. chairman. this is an amendment that i think will help deliver on some of the promises of being made here today. this would say that natural gas produced on federal lands, on federal lands only, would not be allowed to be exported from the united states. now, the principle argument we're hearing on the republican side is that, by adopting their standard, which they say is a states' right standard, and i've already raised concerns about that on fracking, that it will encourage yet more development on both federal -- on federal lands, increase our domestic energy supply and free us from the opec cartel. ok. so, but that won't work if we produce energy on federal lands and then we export it to other countries like china or japan or elsewhere. the energy information administration has done a study. they say there will be a pping point in the export of liquefied natural gas where we will create a world market. we will be subject to the world price. that means that there would be a dramatic increase i

mr. defazio: i thank the gentleman. now, here is a -- a group has done an assessment of the various state regulatory regime. as you can see they very tremendously -- they think that the best is maryland. there are others gathered toward the top, the middle and then way down here at the bottom you have virginia. some states require comprehensive pressure testing of the casing. that's essential, particularly if you're going through the water table to get to the gas. you know, if you get the leaks, then you destroy the water table. some states don't require that. some states require that you contain the fluids that come back up, the waste products layden with toxic materials, not only from the fluids but from the ground itself. other states allow it to be an open pit. some states require disclosure of the chemicals that are used. how can you say there are no contamination when there are contaminated wells in many places across the u.s., some of it has to deal with baseline contamination with arsenic or other things? if you

mr. defazio: well -- the chair: the gentleman has 30 seconds remaining. mr. defazio: then, according to the m.i.t., then the head of exxonmobil purgered himself under oath in the senate. the federal reserve bank at st. louis is wrong, because they have an in depth study not paid for by the industry that says indeed speculation is a major factor. and i don't know how we can describe -- here's over one month where you see the price of -- vary by up to $11 per day. now, you're telling me the supply chain -- changed by $11 worth in a day and then, whoops, the next day it's back down and then when ben bernanke says that -- here's a quote from when he said he saw a further decline coming, the industry tanked, oil futures by $6. this is pure speculation. don't defend it. support the amendment and give the american people real relief from high gas prices that run necessary. the chair: the gentleman from washington is recognized. the gentleman has one minute remaining. mr. hastings: i yield myself the balance of the time. the chair: the gentleman from washington voice

mr. defazio: i thank the gentleman. i was listening with interest to some of the statements made earlier in the debate about the administration deliberately restraining the oil and gas industry in this country. actually, the facts belie those statements. the federal lands oil production is growing faster than that on private lands, plus 30, plus 35, obviously they start with a larger base but it is growing faster. that hardly shows any deliberate attempt by the obama administration to limit this production. then, you know, again, they talked about, you know, the -- this president had not leased an adequate amount of land but if you look these lit foal toes are the former president, george bush and then the lines start to go up, these are the current president barack obama. onshore oil production on federal lands is up 35%. so let's deal with what the real intent here is. the opa ma administration has an all of the above strategy, they are trying to produce these resources responsibly. the other side of the aisle would h

defazio, had been postponed. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in part a of house report 113-271 on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order -- amendment number 2 by ms. jackson lee of texas, amendment number 3 by mr. lone that will of california, lowenthal umber -- f california, amendment number 6 by ms. jackson lee of texas, amendment number 7 by mr. polis of colorado, amendment number 8 by defazio of oregon. the unfinished business -- on which the no, sir prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2 printed in part a of house report 113-271 offered by ms. jackson lee 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 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

shuster, duncan of tennessee, lobiondo, graves of georgia, mrs. capito, mrs. miller of michigan, messrs. hunter, beau chon, gibbs, hanna, webster of florida, rice of south carolina, mullen, rodney davis of illinois, rahall, defazio, ms. brown of florida, ms. eddie bernice johnson of texas, mr. bishop of new york, ms. edwards, ms. hahn, mrs. frankel of florida and mrs. bustos. for the committee on natural resources for sections 103, 115, 144, 106 and 220 of the house bill and sections 2017, 2027, 5,002, 33, 2051, 3,005, 5,020, ,007, 5,118, title 12 and section 1300 of the senate amendment and modifications committed to the conference, messrs. hastings of washington, bishop of utah and mrs. napolitano. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to take from the speaker's table house resolution 1848 with a senate amendment thereto and to concur in the senate amendment. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman mean to call up h.r. 1848? >> i do. the speaker pro tempore: the