We are going to leave this program here to keep our over 40year 40year commitment to congress. We take you live to the floor of the u. S. House here on cspan. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me. O god, you desire not the strength of our arguments, nor the vigor of our opinions, but the gravity of our humble sacrifice. On this day, may we sacrifice our inclination for contempt and instead initiate kindness. Loosen our grip on jupt and instead may on judgment and instead may we grab hold of a generosity of spirit. May we foreswear our grudges and commit instead to exercise forebarrens. Hold us accountable that our arguments will hold forth your righteousness and not ring hollow in our rightness. May our struggles preserve the dignity of this body and not erode our commitment to its noble purpose. May our words underscore our devotion to the common good and not undermine our ability to see, even in our adversary, the image of god common to all. Open us to your inspiration, for only in you can we aspire to an attitude of sacrifice. With you upholding us, we can be strengthened in our every effort to do what leads to peace and mutual edification. And so we pray unto him that is able to keep us from falling. Hoping that you and your mercy will receive our prayers and this body into your keeping. Amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house her approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led today by the gentleman from california, mr. Lamalfa. Mr. Lamalfa i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Lamalfa i seek recognition unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman the speaker without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Plafl mafl thank you, sir mr. Lamalfa thank you, sir. Thank you mr. Speaker. National Clean Energy Week just passed by, it should be a time to recognize the various forms of clean Energy Available to all of us. Unfortunately one form continues to be taken not as seriously and even in many cases undermined and that would be hydroelectric power. Which has so many benefits. Yet hydroelectric dams across this country, including part in the klamath area of my district, are being torn out. Because of an environmental agenda that isnt even true. Others are on the hit list like up in washington. As policy leaders and consumers push for a more green future, hydropower should be part of that solution, as a lot of the needed infrastructure already exists. As well, nuclear power. So why are we seeing dams that supplied lowcost, Renewable Energy that already exists and in some cases were there for a century, being decommissioned . Because heres the trick. You make it where its almost impossible to the maintenance and to do the maintenance and upgrades to that infrastructure so over time it becomes too expensive now to continue to have those dams and theyre old and relics that need to be taken out. Thats the trick. Indeed, had we maintained them and kept them in place, it wouldnt have that economic crossroads to deal with. We need to preserve our dams and keep hydroelectric power as a cornerstone of our power grid. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina seek recognition . The gentlewoman from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Foxx i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, madam speaker. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Foxx thank you, madam speaker. Medical education based on competency and merit is necessary to lead the world in health care and medical innovation. Americans sign up for a Health Care System free of Racial Discrimination, medical schools must instill this fundamental precept in our countrys future health care professionals. Thats why the education and the Work Force Committee pressed the Liaison Committee on medical education, the medical School Accreditor to, on its diversity, equity and inclusion standards, for applicants and its mandate for diversity. Lcme responded to the Committee Inquiry and publicly clarified that accredited medical schools will not treat applicants differently on the basis of race. With lives on the line, Racial Discrimination must play no part in our nations Health Care System. The committee will continue to push for meritbased education standards for all professions in the American Work force. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Thompson madam speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Thompson thank you, madam speaker. Madam speaker, i rise today to recognize the the Alpha Fire Company of centre county. Recently the Alpha Fire Company made history when an allwomen crew took on the initial tack line in a threealarm fire. Lieutenant claudia, firefighter talia, and firefighter cara answered the call to protect and serve. Claudia is a recent penn state graduate and talia and cara are current students at the university. All three come from a long line of firefighters. Madam speaker, they made history and they made a difference. They have put in the time and dedication to train, so when the call for help comes, theyre able to respond and perform professionally. I know firsthand the dedication and passion volunteer firefighters have when it comes to protecting their communities. Thank you, claudia, talia and cara for your bravery and dedication to the State College community. Thank you, madam speaker. And i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina seek recognition . Mr. Wilson madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Wilson thank you, madam speaker. Yesterdays committee to unleash prosperity revealed that biden was accelerating poverty. The recent Census Bureau report on income and poverty in 2022 was godawful. The supplemental poverty rate rose in one year by nearly a record amount. The Child Poverty rate doubled. Almost every income group, old people, young people, males, females andres dents of every and residents of every region of the country, lost ground. Meanwhile, Median Income fell by 2. 2 . The average family is roughly 2,000 poorer than when biden entered Office Following more than a 6,000 raise in the middle class incomes under trump. Instead of the j. F. K. Aspiration of the rising tide lifting all boats, we now have a falling tide that is capsizing all boats. Bidens failures are a useful remind that are putting equity over prosperity leads inevitably to equal misery. I am very grateful for the leadership of speaker kevin mccarthy, promoting board of Border Security is National Security. In conclusion, god bless our troops who successfully protected america for 20 years as the global war on terrorism continues moving from the afghanistan safe haisken to america with biden haven to america with biden open borders. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition . The gentlelady is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to hhonor the life and legacy of allen. He was a mentor and dear friend of mine. Ms. Malliotakis he was a Compassionate Community leader, entrepreneur, philanthropist, looking to make a difference in the lives of those around him. He climbed to the top of the corporate ladder e the inaugural chairman of the Heart Institute at Staten Island university hospital, he served on the board of the directors of Richmond University medical center, and he was the former president of the Richmond County country club and the Jewish Community center. He also founded the j. C. C. s annual golf and bocci classic which funds scholarships for local children. He and his wife were married for over 50 years and they donated their time, energy and resources to Staten Islands flagship j. C. C. Which bares their name which bears their name. Today theres a celebration of allens life and i send my deepest condolences to his family and friends and our community during this difficult time and i thank you, mr. Speaker, for adding this tribute of allens life to the official congressional record. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to recognize ms. Amy for her tireless effort to place children in reliable, safe and loving homes. Mr. Rutherford in 2013 amy started her career in Child Welfare as a dependency case manager for the st. Johns county family integrity program, which works with state and local partners to find safe homes for abused and neglected children. After two years as a dependency case manager, amy transitioned into the role of adoption coordinator where she works closely with Case Management staff to avoid prolonged foster care and expedites permanency through adoption. Thanks to her determination and ongoing effort to place children in secure homes, she has played a role in finalizing over 250 adoptions for more than 100 families. Throughout my 40year career in Law Enforcement, ive seen the difference individuals like amy can make in our community. Without amys heart for our youth, these children would have lost the opportunity for a safe and joyful childhood. For this reason, i was proud to nominate amy for this years congressional angels in adoption award and on behalf of floridas fifth Congressional District and the u. S. House of representatives, i extend a heartfelt congratulations to amy. God bless you and this calling and god bless the families that you serve. Thank you, amy. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition . Ms. Jackson lee i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Jackson lee speaker, i just came back and spent the time with my constituents over the weekend and everywhere i went, and announced that the government was going to remain open because of the advocacy of democrats, there was applause, no matter what party, what affiliation they had. There was an applause. To recognize that Law Enforcement would be paid, those at the border would be paid. The Supplemental Nutrition Program that families so desperately need would be provided for, the women and Children Program that would be provided for. But at the same time its important to take note that we have passed draconian appropriation bills that sizeably cut what families, working families need. The Supplemental Nutrition Program, the w. I. C. Program, housing. And so we cannot continue on this route. We must find a bipartisan pathway to fund this government, recognizing that we do have a deficit created by the past administration and that we have been dug out of poverty because of bidens American Rescue act that cities have depended on. Boy, did our cities depend on it. Large federal dollars that helped them bridge the gap during the pandemic, Rural Communities as well. So, we are getting ready to make a monumental step today. Lets focus on the priorities for the American People. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time has expired. Ms. Jackson lee thats what we need to focus on. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the chair lays before the house a following enroll the following enrolled bills. The clerk senate 2795, an act to amend title 38, United States code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to department of Veterans Affairs and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Reschenthaler thank you, madam speaker. By direction of the committee on rules, i call up House Resolution 756 and ask for its immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 45, House Resolution 756. Resolved, that at any time after adoption of this resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2b of rule 18, declare the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the bill, h. R. 4394, making appropriations for energy and Water Development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2024, and for other purposes. The First Reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations or their respective designees. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the fiveminute rule. The amendment printed in part a of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted in the house and in the committee of the whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. Section 2. A, no further amendment to h. R. 4394, as amended, shall be in order except those printed in part b of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution, and pro forma amendments described in section 4 of this resolution. B, each further amendment printed in part b of the report of the committee on rules shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and lledy the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of this resolution, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the house or in the committee of the whole. C, all points of order against further amendments printed in part b of the report of the committee on rules or against amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution are waived. Section 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the committee on appropriations or her designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part b of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall en bloc offered pursuant to thi section shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of this resolution, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the house or in the committee of the whole. Sectio 4. During consideration of h. R 4394 for amendment, the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point fo the purpose of debate. Section 5. At the conclusion of consideration of h. R. 4394 for amendment the Committee Shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the house with such further amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended and on any further amendment thereto to final passage withou intervening motion except one motion to recommit. Section 6. Upon adoption of this resolutio it shall be in order to conside in the house the bill, h. R. 4364, making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending september 30 2024, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment printed in part c of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except, one, one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations or their respective designees, and two, one motion to recommit. Sectio 7. House resolution 699 is laid on the table. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from p pennsylvania is recognized. Mr. Reschenthaler i yield 30 minutes to the distinguished the gentlewoman from pennsylvania pending myself such time as i may consumement. During consideration of this resolution all time yielded is for purpose of debate only. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. I rise in support of this rule and the underlying resolution. House resolution 756 provides for energy and water and related agencies act under a structured rule with one hour debate equally divided and controlled by chair and Ranking Member on committee on appropriations and provides one motion to recommit. The rule makes in order 60 amendments. The rule provides for consideration 4364, legislative appropriations act under a closed rule with one hour of debate equally divided by the qua chair and Ranking Member and provides for one motion to recommit. Since President Biden took office, gas prices are up 60 . Natural gas prices are up 25 and coal prices 70 and like that prices are up 24 . This should raise on the other side of the aisle and not just pulling fire alarms. This restores America Energy dominance and delivers fiscal responsibility for the american taxpayer. As a navy veteran i am proud to support 32. 51 billion in defense spending, increase of 1 billion. This legislation continues efforts to modernize the Nations Nuclear weapons stockpile and supports submarine counterdevelopment and counter our adversaries. This prioritizes Energy Security and economic competitiveness by investing 200 million in uranium enrichment capabilities. This legislation rescinds 5. 58 billion of absolutely reckless spending that was wasted by the previous majority and it cuts the dangerous radical extreme Green New Deal programs. Additionally, h. R. 4364 ensures that members of congress can address the needs of their constituents while prioritizing deficit reduction. H. R. 4364 reduces spending and provides Capitol Police officers with an increase of 46 million over last year and protects House Networks of banning the purchase of Telecommunications Equipment made in china. As we work to pass single appropriation bills, the legislation upmolds the commitment to the American People. I urge my colleagues to support this rule. And i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. Ms. Scanlon i thank the gentleman from pennsylvania for yielding the customary 30 minutes. Madam speaker, over the past month, House Republicans have plunged this chamber into chaos, whether its the extremists whory fuse to honor the bipartisan budget deal negotiated with the white house and approved voted into law by bipartisan majorities in both houses of congress and then sought to shut down the government with their outrageous demands or whether house leadership who seem unable to prevent this destructive behavior or perhaps to lead this chamber at all. As i and my democratic colleagues push back against the cruel, extreme and unworkable agenda, members on the other side of the aisle have been consumed with infighting and trying to distract from the fact that their refusal to work in a bipartisan manner either with the Senate Democrats or even within their own party has resulted in their failing to perform congress most basic job of funding the federal government. Just this past weekend they brought us within hours of a devastating government shutdown. And as the funding deadline approached, my office was fielding calls from terrified constituents people fearing come the end of the month paychecks would no longer arrive and critical Government Services would be interrupted. Parents wondered if they would be able to make ends meet and pay the child care bills that allow them to go to work and keep food on the table for themselves and children. Seniors worried about heat assistance as temperatures dope. Thats why democrats stepped in to keep the government up and running without the outrageous rightwing demands coming from the extreme fringes of the Republican House majority. We have six weeks before another funding deadline and we have a lot of work to do. American people dont deserve this continued uncertainty. After the majoritys reckless approach failed, time and time again on the house floor, we only have four of the 12 Appropriations Bills pass through the house, two havent even been marked up. Another one has failed and more may go down this week. You think they would be willing to change tactics because the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. You think they would come to the table honor the agreements pass the spending bills that the American People should expect and certainly deserve but apparently not. Instead, we see them doubling down on the strategy of jamming through unrealistic proposals that would devastate seniors, children, veterans all across this country and two hyper partisan bills they have brought to the house floor, bills that continue to break the Funding Agreement that Congress Approved last spring and that both parties in the senate have been willing to honor. These bills slash Vital Services and include rightwing culture wars provisions, bills so extreme that the House Republicans may not be able to pass them here and the senate wont agree to and the president certainly wont sign. The first of these is h. R. 4394, energy and Water Development funding bill. We should be ensuring that the u. S. Is able to meet the challenges of todays and tomorrows world. Unfortunately, the bill in front of us doesnt do that, there are repeals and funding cuts and attempts to impede the progress we have made by increasing Americas Energy costs, jeopardizing our Energy Security and hurting u. S. Global competitiveness and claws back important funding that supports programs to combat flooding, improve Wildlife Habitat and reduce pollution in our Drinking Water and includes millions in funding of u. S. Army corps of engineers. I want to talk about the important work that the army corps does in my district, responsible for maintenance of two rivers, the schuylkill and the delaware. That maintenance includes task like dredging and maintaining river embankment. This is critical to our regions environmental, and public and Economic Health because you can use waterways without intervention and trade at the port of philadelphia. The broader budget cuts undermine the importance and viability of all of these programs. It means that additional measures to improve the health of our communities both in my district and others will go undone. Critically, this bill fails to meaningfully confront of the climate crisis. In southeastern pennsylvania we have felt more and frequent and intense storms have resulted in devastating flooding. The eastwill being neighborhood which sits adjacent to a flood plain wash has experienced floods. Tropical storm isaiah damaged more than 300 homes in this lowlying area. We have seen tornadoes and flooding in norristown and elsewhere. It is important for everyone here to realize that none of our districts are immune. Flooding, hurricanes, rising sea levels and other climate disasters, wildfires, they affect us all. Republican colleagues denial of this fact would leave us extremely unprepared and would prevent us to proactively address these threats. Ultimately, its our constituents and future generations of americans who will suffer the consequences of these policy failures. Just as families have started taking care of provisions that reduce home energy costs, this bill would increase energy bills for hardworking americans. It is clear democrats are the only ones here willing to take action to keep costs down for American Families. The majority is trying to undo the work we did. They want to slash funding to help people weatherize their homes, purchase efficient appliances and have the ability to heat their homes, the money to do it. These programs have the potential to save americans thousands of dollars a year. For the past several months, i have been Holding Meetings to talk to constituents about these measures and help them access to improve their lives and their budget and now republicans want to take this away. This bill blocks funding for initiatives that direct investments to underserved communities most overburdened by pollution. My region has struggled with dangerous air quality and negative Health Impacts leading to high rates of cancer and some of the highest rates of childhood asthma. Federal investments are needed to ensure kids in my district and across the country can grow up healthy. But in knee capping this important work, my colleagues on the other side are more concerned with catering to polluters than the health of our children and i find that incredibly disappointing. We are hrg h. R. 3464. Unfortunately this legislation undermines the important work of this institution and threatens congress ability to move into the future and serve its constituents and America Today rather than in the 19th century. I served on the Bipartisan Select Committee on the modernization of congress for two careers and since then i followed up similar work to produce recommendations to have Congress Work better for the american femme. That committee passed over 200 bipartisan recommendations including recommendations relating to diversity and inclusion on our staff. Leading businesses around the globe have embraced diversity and inclusion because they know a diverse work force is more effective. It seems my republican colleagues here in the house want to go backwards. They want to eliminate the office of inclusion and diversity here on capitol hill. A well ory democracy is our democracy is strongest when members of our congress and their staff look like the america were here to represent. We should all want to serve our constituents in the best way we possibly can and we can only do that if we give our institution the tools and staff to achieve progress with the times and truly represent our modern nation. Unfortunately this bill would undermine that goal. Even after flirting with a disastrous shutdown, my republican colleagues are still trying to force through spending bills theyve written in back rooms with no bipartisan agreement, riddled with cultural poison pills and devastating cuts. They do so knowing that these bills are so extreme that their passage is imperilled here in the house and its a fiction if they think its going through the senate or that it will be signed into law by the president. And this continued dysfunction only hurts america and throws our country into chaos. The bottom line is, the house needs to do better than this, the American People deserve better than this. I strongly oppose both of these bills and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. Mr. Reschenthaler thank you, madam speaker. I have to share a story about secretary granholm because you cant make this stuff up. N. P. R. Reported this story which makes it even more rich. The secretary took a fourday e. V. Propaganda road trip on the taxpayers dime. That turned into an absolute nightmare for the secretary. At a stop in georgia, there was only one available e. V. Charging station for the secretarys motorcade. So what did she do . Well, they had the department of energy, their advanced team, who were traveling in gaspowered vehicles, i might add, they had that advanced team go in and reserve a spot while others waited in long lines, battling the summer heat. Rightfully, a family that was traveling with a baby actually called the police on the secretary and her advanced team. Earlier this year, gran jholm state granholm stated, we can all learn from what china is doing regarding policies. Lets talk about what china is doing because thats as laughable of a story as her failed propaganda trip. China emits 30 of the worlds global emissions. They emit more than the developed world combined. They emit more than the United States, the e. U. And japan combined. By far the largest polluter in the world. My friends across the eye, theyll say nothing to criticize aisle, theyll say nothing to criticize china, by the way. Chinas coalfired power plants generate more than 23 of all forms of u. S. Energy combined. And they are allowed to increase their emissions through 2030 under the laughable paris climate accords. This would all be we could all laugh at this if it wasnt for the devastating effects of that democrats Climate Policy on the working class in america and for our Competitive Edge on our number one adversary on the world stage and that is china. With that, i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman is recognized. Thank you, madam speaker. I would like to yield 2 1 2 minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, the distinguished Ranking Member of the committee on rules, mr. Mcgovern. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern i thank the the gentlelady for yielding. Let me say to the gentleman from pennsylvania, nobody has been tougher on china than yours truly here. And i take a back seat to no one and i dont want to be lectured. But, madam speaker, i wasnt going to speak on this rule today. But i feel compelled to Say Something because i see a pattern developing that i think needs to be called out. And it needs to be called out plain and simple. They are taking their awful appropriation bills on agriculture and Foreign Policy and now energy and water and legislative branch and as the gentlelady from pennsylvania pointed out, they all have these deep cuts. And then they are loading them up with maga culture war crap. I think people ought to understand in plain terms what they are doing. So lets focus on some specifics. They say its about woke democrats this and woke democrats that. I mean, give me a break. They want to get rid of an office here on capitol hill which promotes staff diversity and inclusion. Like, who wants less diversity . If you want everyone here to look the same, just say so. They want to make it illegal to put a pride flag up next to a u. S. Flag by the way at an embassy during pride month. Thats woke . I mean, like, whats wrong with them . In one of these bills they want to make it so you can use taxpayer money to fire people for being gay. I mean, really . I mean, with all the problems in the world, this is what they focus on . This is what keeps them awake at night . This is nuts. This isnt about religious freedom. This is about giving People Freedom to discriminate. And if they want to be bigoted, so be it. But dont use the United States government and taxpayer dollars to reinforce and spread your backward views. And the reason i wanted to come down here is that this isnt just about politics. Hate crimes against the Lgbtq Community are going up. And my colleagues come to the floor not only failing to denounce that, but advancing ideas which signal to people that its ok to discriminate, that its ok to hate. Its sick. I get it. This is popular in the extreme maga world. But i thought there were some moderate voices on the other side that might find this as offensive as i do. But i guess im wrong. Because republicans continue to blindly come down here and support these hateful policies and vote for them time after time after time. And i just hope that the next speaker, whoever that may be, and maybe well find out today, i hope whoever that may be will do a better job of preventing this garbage from coming to the floor. But looking at the Republican Party in 2023, i wont hold my breath. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. Mr. Reschenthaler thank you, madam speaker. Well, you cant let me be clear about something. You cannot be antichina and be proe. V. You cant be antichina and be proGreen New Deal. These things are completely incompatible with each other. And let me explain this. Throughout the biden presidency, his administration has been dead set on advancing the foolish, reckless and extreme Green New Deal agenda. This path forward has propped up our adversaries such as china who we now we lie on for rit rely on for Critical Minerals to build the expensive e. V. s that liberals like to parade around in their affluent suburban neighborhoods. And biden, bidens officials openly acknowledge that fact. During an appropriations subcommittee hearing earlier this year, the interior secretary admitted that the Biden Administrations Green New Deal policies actually make our nation more reliant on china. She admitted it at the hearing. You know what, shes right. China accounts for 63 of the worlds rare earth mining. 85 of rare earth processing. And 92 of rare earth magnet production. This plays a massive role in producing 70 of the global e. V. Battery supply. And while democrats cheer on these foreign green efforts, china is busy emitting more Greenhouse Gas in the u. S. And all over dough than the u. S. And all other developed nations combined. Its never been more clear. When President Biden and democrats push for the green agenda, what theyre really doing is empowering the Chinese Communist party and theyre doing it at the expense of the American Worker. With that, i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. Ms. Scanlon thank you. I just wish that our colleagues across the aisle were as concerned about the fact that this bill would increase our dependence on russian oil, russian oil that is being used to fund their illegal, their inhumane war against the ukrainian people. Madam speaker, if we defeat the previous question, i will offer an amendment to the rule to provide for consideration of a resolution which clearly states that its the peoples houses duty to keep our promise to American Workers and seniors, to protect and preserve Social Security and medicare, and fight against any cuts to these vital programs. Madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment into the record, along with any extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Scanlon madam speaker, now to discuss our proposal i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from california. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. Ms. Kamlagerdove thank you, madam speaker. I have to tell you, there is a virus infecting this congress and it is not the rona. It is republican testosterone poisoning. All year long we have heard not one peep from republicans about Social Security or medicare. Nothing. They have been passing legislation that erodes the Health Protections of americans and then highfiving after these horrible bills pass. But they wont admit that 63 million seniors will be hurt by their cuts to Social Security. So watch out, grany, because they are coming for you. Or that they will cut the lifeline of millions that depend on medicare to survive. Instead, weve been stuck in this republican romper room. The American People dont want to hear your lies and they dont want to watch your republican civil warfare meltdown. They care about their health care, jobs, keeping the government open, growing the economy and protecting us at home and abroad. They care about being able to put food on the table and having a home to go to. They care about having a Social Security check in the mail, one that they were promised for their years of work. They care about whats real to them and youre not it. For this reason i ask my colleagues to defeat the previous question so that we can bring up h. R. 178, an important piece of legislation, affirming the houses commitment to protecting Social Security and medicare. With that, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore members are reminded to direct their comments to the chair. And not to other members. And i would like to recognize the gentleman from pennsylvania. Mr. Reschenthaler thank you, madam speaker. You know, its quite the intellectual yoga exercise to somehow say that republicans are encouraging russian gas. Its the exact opposite. Lets think about it. Do you know why theres Russian Oil Tankers in the harbor in boston . Its because farleft radical activists, namely the entire democratic party, have decided to cancel a pipeline that should have been running from philadelphia into new england, called the constitution pipeline, that would have brought clean, International Gas from pennsylvania into new england, so the residents there have cheap, abundant natural gas and theyre not forced to buy dirty gas, dirty petroleum from russia. But again, the intellectual gymnastics and yoga is quite amazing. Lets talk about some other farleft radical policies that my friends across the from my friends across the aisle and how it has made us more dependent on russia and china. For one, they had a new list of regulations on coalfired power plants, making it harder for us to burn our clean coal here in the United States, forcing coal producers to ship coal to places like china, where they dont use scrubbers, by the way. They decide that liberals across the aisle ended the keystone x. L. Pipeline, coincidentally, killing tens of thousands of union jobs that they purport to support. They also canceled federal oil and gas leasing on federal land. So i ask you, which policies make us more dependent on russia . Ours or the radical lefts . With that, i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. Ms. Scanlon yes, madam speaker. I would like to yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from texas, ms. Jackson lee. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for three minutes. Ms. Jackson lee i thank the gentlelady from pennsylvania for her leadership, and the manager of this rule that we now have on the floor of the house. I stand here in the name of so Many Americans that live in cities and Rural Communities that are so dependent on the federal funding that helps to bridge local governments funding. And also those who are most vulnerable in our nation. And so as i rise today, we did, democrat, come together to democrats, come together to stop the shutdown. And i said earlier, there was applause across my district. But at the same time bills were passed that really shock me. Bills were passed that cut 800 million from women, infants and childrens program, dealing with feeding babies. Feeding babies. And then one of the most talked about issues across america, we just saw something where habitat for humanity is building 39 homes under the name of the great president jimmy carter and his wife. And here we are cutting 1 billion to 500 million from the Home Investment Partnerships Program that directly deals with the funding that is necessary. Can you believe cuts in medicare, can you absolutely believe that that is whats happening and the bills are being passed by the republican majority in the bills that are being passed by the republican majority . I served on this committee since 9 11 but Border Management funding has been severely cut. Shelter and services programs, the very programs that are needed by those who come seeking asylum or even those who come whose asylum will be rejected, but the burden is on those local cities. And the uscis, transportation security administration, all receiving cuts. And then of course were dealing with this particular legis legislation, leg and energy and commerce. It is important to note that funding dealing with water, dealing with climate, dealing with renewables are all being cut. I offered amendments, in particular the deal with water, that was not accepted. I offered amendments to ensure that daca residents could be hired, which we have done before, those are individuals that did not spend any time in their foreign land, brought here as children, and are now doctors, paramedics, lawyers, teachers, because of the daca program, and we cannot hire them. How incensetive is that. And attacks against the lgbtqplus community, the attacks against them and the Diversity Office to ensure this house, United States senate reflects the wonderment of america, this wonderful experiment that the world looks to and says how great this land is, my country tis, sweet land of liberty, that is america to people. How can we put these poison pills . We stopped the shutdown but i can say, we need to do more work. This should be the best for the American People and democrats leading. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. Mr. Reschenthaler i yield four minutes to my good friend from new york mr. Langeworthy. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. Mr. Langeworthy thank you to the gentleman from pennsylvania. The Biden Administration through the department of energy is making life harder for americans and jeopardizing our Energy Security. Through gradually increasing efficiency standards, rebate programs and other regulatory measures. This administration is determined to take perfectly reliable, affordable and efficient appliances off the market and out of reach for ordinary americans. The regulatory agenda being carried out at the pieden department of energy is cuts that will leave americans worried comb how they will be able to afford to heat their homes, from gas stoves to furnacees and air conditioners, the administration is forcing them away from technologies that work and pushing them towards more expensive and less available options. Time and again the left tells us that this hardship is the price we must pay for a socalled greener and cleaner future. But in fact, these measures do little to achieve that future while depriving americans of a quality life we once took for grnted. Madam speaker, i am proud to support the underlying legislation h. R. 4394 because it will put the brakes on the out of control, out of touch regulatory state that has been unleashed on the American People by the Biden Administration. This legislation rescinds billions of dollars in wasteful spending from the poorly named Inflation Reduction Act intended to keep americans away from reliable appliances. I encourage my colleagues to support this rule and underlying legislation today and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. Ms. Scanlon i would like to yield four minutes to the the gentlewoman from from new mexico, a member of the rules Committee Representative leger fernandez. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. Ms. Leger fernandez thank you. Just three days ago, democrats voted to keep our government open. We told america how republicans are slashing programs in their extreme Appropriations Bills. We voted down the republican plan that keep our babies, children and mothers from going hungry. Cut educational funding and cut support for small businesses. Thats what they wanted to do. But the American People heard our warnings and their voices rank through congress and finally we had a clean continuing resolution without those cuts on the house floor with support from the American People democrats led the way in keeping our government open. It is a continuation of our work from last congress where democrats pass laws to make investments in our future Energy Independence and in our vision for World Development that has been lacking for decades. The lord says my plan is not for you to suffer, but for you to prosper, have hope and a future. Democrats show that we are ready and willing to make that prosperity plan a reality for americans and especially for Rural America. For too long in Rural America and rural new mexico, our families have been leaving the farms and ranches that give us our identity, that give us the food we eat. Last year democrats pass bill after bill to change this trend. We want to invest in Rural America. Through the Inflation Reduction Act and chips and science act, we can build the next generation of innovation in places like rural new mexico. I am looking for an enchanted Innovation Hub in new mexico. Now that republicans are in charge, they want to gut those bills making rural families pay more and get less. The Republican Energy bill wants to gut rural projects in corona, new mexico which installed the largest wind farm. I call it route 66 of Renewable Energy. These wind farms are Generating Energy for local ranchers. Many ranchers in the country dont make a profit. Ranchers did generate enough profit to cover their own link expenses and debt obligations for nine out of 10 years. The democrat prosperity plan changes that equation and allows ranchers to earn revenue from clean energy and from food production. Whats more, a wind farm in a rural county will provide 1. 3 billion in taxes in 30 years. Lincoln county has never seen such revenue and can invest in behavioral health. Rather than build on the transformational investments that democrats made to support our Rural Communities, what are the republicans doing . Gutting our progress. They want to look backwards. Indeed all the appropriation bills that the republicans are putting forth hurt american competitiveness and hurt rural areas and they hurt families who need to save money. Rather than incentivizing the programs that our children will need to save this planet and outcompete china, republicans are taking us backwards. I urge my colleagues to vote for a future where the democratic prosperity plan can become a reality. I urge my colleagues to vote no on this rule. With that, i yield back. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. Mr. Reschenthaler talking about democratic fascination with helping china, lets go back to 2022. Gas prices hit an alltime record high and instead of reversing the failed policies of the Biden Administration that led to gas prices increasing at that rate, biden sold 180 Million Barrels from the Strategic Petroleum reserve to temporarily lower gas prices in a cheap political gimmick. What did this do . This drained our emergency supplies since the 1980s, lowest levels since i was born. Who benefited the most . It wasnt the American Worker but china. Chinas state Refining Company bought two Million Barrels in 2022. Instead of powering chinas economy, House Republicans are passing legislation that Lowers Energy costs and ends Green New Deal programs and restores our Energy Independence. I reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from the gentlewoman from from pennsylvania is recognized. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Scanlon funding the federal government is not a game. The American People depend on us to solve real problems. They dont send us here to play politics with their lives. The incompetence, extremism and infighting we have seen on display from our republican colleagues is not serious governance. Its dangerous and destructive behavior and makes it clear there are members of this body who care more about making headlines than the job they were sent here to do. Our budgets reflect our priorities. Democrats are here to put people over politics and these bills make it clear that our republican colleagues want to score political points over working for American Families and strengthening democracy or protecting our planet. I urge opposition to the previous question and the rule and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. Mr. Reschenthaler i yield myself the balance of my time. Its clear, President Bidens Energy Policies benefit our foreign adversaries, not the American Worker. The Biden Administration has made our Vehicle Market heavily dependent on communist china. The administration has cut deals with iran. I might remind iran is a state sponsor of terror and released 6 billion in oil revenue, they released that money that will fund terrorist operations against the United States and number one ally in the middle east israel. Recently, the president drained our Strategic Oil reserve in the lowest levels to fuel chinas economy. Earlier this year, ferc commissioner predicted that our energy grid is and i quote heading for a very catastrophic situation and why is this . Because of the far lefts rush foolish green policies. This is the wrong path to go down. I am proud to support the underlying legislation which restores the Strategic Petroleum reserves. It also helps our National Security mission, increases funding for ports and inland waterways and invests in our nations security. After the previous majority spent 3 trillion outside the appropriations process, this legislation brings in billion of dollars to bring our out of control national debt. We are lowering costs, reformed our permitting process and allowed Mountain Valley pipeline to finish construction. This legislation keeps up that commitment to the American People. I urge my colleagues to vote yes on the previous question and yes on the rule. I yield back and move the previous question on the resolution. The speaker pro tempore the question is on ordering the previous question on the resolution. Those in favor, say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. Ms. Scanlon i request the yeas and nays be ordered. The speaker pro tempore the the yeas and nays are ordered requested. A sufficient number having arisen, yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8, rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed pond. Pursuant to clause 12a of rule 1, the chair declares the house