ˈæftɚ ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənz ɡˈeɪnd kəntɹˈoʊl ʌvðə hˈaʊs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, hiː sˈɜːvd æz vˈaɪstʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə fˈʊl kəmˈɪɾi, tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə sˈʌbkəmˌɪɾiː ˌɔn ˈɛnɚdʒi ænd wˈɔːɾɚ dɪvˈɛləpmənt ænd vˈaɪs tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðɪ ɐpɹˌoʊpɹɪˈeɪʃənz sˈʌbkəmˌɪɾiː ˌɔn nˈæʃənəl sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi.
After the Republicans gained control of the House in 1994, he served as vice-chairman of the full committee, chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and vice chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security.