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Michigan and around america. Its time for her to pay and congress is holding her accountable. This is the essence of what the article 1 branch of government should be doing is holding an out of control Administration Accountable to the people. She failed in michigan. And we will not her fail america. This is a warning to the American People, that policies that hurt them will stop with the 118th congress. These policies have not worked anywhere they have been tried and failure means employer takes your pay. This town needs to operate like the real world. I support this resolution and i encourage my colleagues to support it as well. The chair the gentleman yields back. The gentlewoman from ohio, for what purpose do you rise . Ms. Kaptur i just wanted to say in reaction to what i just heard on the floor here, there must be two Jennifer Granholms because the one i know is simply exceptional. I yield to the gentleman from tennessee, mr. Fleischmann. The chair the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Fleischmann thank you, madam chairman and i thank the gentlelady for yielding to me. I respectfully disagree with this amendment. I do not think that attempting to reduce salaries to a dollar is likely to address this problem and it may very well cause more problems than it attempts to create so i will respectfully oppose the amendment and urge my colleagues to oppose the same and yield back. The chair the gentleman yields. The gentlewoman from ohio . Ms. Kaptur i yield back my time remaining. The chair the gentlewoman from ohio yields. The question is now on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. The amendment is not agreed to. For what purpose does the gentleman from michigan mr. James i ask for a recorded vote. The chair pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment number 52 printed in part b of house report 118242. For what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition . Mr. Ogles i have an amendment at the desk. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment 52 printed in house report 118242 offered by mr. Ogles of tennessee. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 756, the gentleman from tennessee, mr. Ogles, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair now recognize the gentleman from tennessee. Mr. Ogles thank you, madam chair. My amendment prohibits funds being appropriated by this act being used to enforce any covid19 mask mandates. Policies involving mandatory mask implementation are not about safety nor are they about science. Mask mandates are at their core about control. Dr. Tom jefferson, a leading epidemiologist who coauthored the New York Times opinion section called it the most apprehensive analysis of scientific studies conducted on the efficacy of masks for reducing the spread of respiratory illnesses, including covid19, found there was no evidence that masks made any difference. It found that wearing a mask in Public Places makes little or no difference in the number of infections. For my colleagues and friends on the other side who do privately believe that masks or a mask mandate should be in place, i would say unfortunately, mask mandates includes all masks, and yet the Gold Standard in n95 masks has been proven ineffective. I reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio rise . Ms. Kaptur i rise in opposition to this amendment. The chair the gentleman is recognized the chair the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Kaptur i must say, america used to focus on big issues. I remember as a child we tried to figure out how to eradicate polio coast to coast. And you know what . We did it. America was inspired by a great president , john kennedy, to land a man on the moon, and we did. America did it. We worked together to defeat soviet communism, and guess what . We did it. We have remnants of that tyrannical regime still seated and history will show whether we met the current challenge or not. But most of america wants to defeat Vladimir Putins unconscionable invasion, unprovoked, to the joining nation of ukraine. This amendment is one more controversial poison pill policy dealing with facemasks. You know what . I didnt really come to congress to worry aboutface masks. I find the minoritys odd interest in this peculiar. Preventing diseases reduces Health Care Costs such as hospitalizations and pharmaceuticals and benefits employers by resulting in less employee absenteeism. But i find it very odd here were moving into halloween and people are spending millions of dollars on masks to go all around the country and parade around the neighborhood in masks and yet when we talk about facial masks to fight the covid19 virus, which is a wicked one, its been politicized to a level that its almost a theater of the absurd. From january 3, 2020 to september 27, 2023, there were how many deaths in our country from covid19 . 1,127,152 deaths from covid19 in our country alone. In our country alone, 1,127,152 deaths. Some of the people who died we knew and loved. Some of the very people serving in this room. So i strongly urge my colleagues to vote against this harmful amendment and to focus on great quests, not ridiculousness. I yield back. The chair the gentlelady yields back. The gentleman from tennessee. Mr. Ogles mr. Chair, i, too, believe in reaching for the moon, for achieving big things. We eradicated polio using science. We went to the moon using science. But mask mandates were based off of fear and control. Dr. Jefferson goes on to say in his study that policymakers who impose mask mandates on americans were convinced by nonrandomized studies, flawed observational studies, not rooted in science. It was about control. I find as a member of congress any action of this body that infringes on liberty to be a problem. Any action by this body that infringes on law to be a problem. Any action by this body that infringes the constitution of this great country to be a problem. And so i stand here in great opposition to using money to take the liberty away from hardworking americans a freedom thats been fought for and bled for and i will not rest. Mr. Chairman, i yield back. The chair the yes is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from tennessee. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the yeas have it, the amendment is agreed to. It is now in order to consider the amendment number 53 printed in part b of the house report 118242. The chair the gentleman hasnt stated a proper point of order. Mr. Ogles to confirm the last amendment was adopted, yes . I retract, rescind. Thank you. The chair the amendment is at the desk. The clerk will designate the amendment. Matt amendment 53 offered by mr. Ogles of tennessee printed in house report 118242. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 756, the gentleman from tennessee, mr. Ogles, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from tennessee. Mr. Ogles thank you, mr. Chairman. Here we go again, the administrations war on appliances continues. First it was gas stoves and then it was water heaters and now its icemakers. I live in the country. I like a glass of iced tea, the operative word there is ice. The department of energy imposed a rule to impose stringent regulations on commercial automatic icemakers in the name of Energy Efficiency. For my fellow americans watching this amendment debate, if someone knocks on the door of your local business and tells you theyre from the office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, dont answer. Weve seen this play before. In 2014 the Obama Administration pushed a rule to force different sectors of the American Economy to comply with more restrictive Energy Standards targeting hotels, targeting hospitals, targeting schools, office buildings, supermarkets, and restaurants. At the time the proposed rule was projected to cost manufacturers 24 million over a threeyear period, about a quarter of the industrys profits. Thats what this rule would do. Its time to get the government out of the ice making business and get back to business of achieving great things. I reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition . Ms. Kaptur i rise to oppose the gentlemans amendment. The chair the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. Ms. Kaptur the department of energy is charged with implementing congressionally directed Energy Efficiency standards, so the department is fulfilling the obligations in law. Now, if individuals want to comment on that, theres a way to do that, to fully participate in the rule making process and i urge our colleagues to do that. But again, the gentlemans interests seem to be rather narrow to create false fears, to create false fears, whether its masks or whether its trying to get better equipment, more Energy Efficient equipment in this country to help everyone, to help everyone, businesses that use ice making machines, homeowners who have ice making in their home. This specific rule would save americans over 44 million in annual operating costs. Thats pretty good. We make american industry more efficient, and we make it cheaper. They save money. So were trying to act in the interest of the American People. Theres a quote in this chamber, let us develop the resources of our land, call force its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also in our day and generation may not perform Something Worthy to be remembered. That is what we should aspire to. And in saveing the American People money and helping them to promote their companies to save money to make america better, i think were on the right path. I think the gentlemans amendment is misdirected. I oppose it and i yield back my remaining time. The chair the gentlewoman yields back. The gentleman from tennessee. Mr. Ogles i appreciate my colleagues sentiment. I would just say that at a time when we have increased electrification in this country, at a time when we have continued stress and demand for electricity in this country, even in tennessee, the lauded and respected t. V. A. Had brownout this is past winter because of the demand for energy. But rather than increasing our own Energy Production, rather than focusing on supporting a new innovative Nuclear Technology to expand our ability to be Energy Independent, to produce more energy, theyre focusing on icemakers. Mr. Chairman, this is ridiculous. This is absurd. This is nothing more than a woke Biden Administration that is once again regulating rule making in its businesses that ultimately will cost consumers more money. I would ask adoption of my amendment and i yield back. The chair the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from tennessee. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the yeas have it. The amendment is agreed to. It is now in order to consider amendment 54 printed in part b of house report 118242. For what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition . Mr. Palmer mr. Chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 54, printed in part b of house report number 118242, offered by mr. Palmer of alabama. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 756, the gentleman from alabama, mr. Palmer, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from alabama. Mr. Palmer thank you, mr. Chairman. I rise in support of my amendment. Federal bureaucrats at the department of energy are once again attacking americans freedoms to choose their appliances that they want in their homes. They tried to take 50 of the gas stoves off the market. Now they are coming for your room air conditioners. My straightforward amendment would block d. O. E. s overzealous regulation own room air conditioner units from taking effect. Summers in alabama as you know, mr. Chairman, are hot. My constituents like millions of americans use air conditioners to fight this heat. For people who are so concerned about global warming, you would think they would want to make air conditioners less expensive, not more. I grew up dirt poor. We couldnt afford an air conditioner. That was the case for most of the people that we knew where i grew up. What i am afraid of is the Biden Administration wants us to go back to those times. This fits a pattern Democratic Energy policies making life more difficult and expense, especially for lowincome and middle income americans. Who afford the up front cost of air conditioning units. This amendment shows a clear difference in the division between the House Republicans and the Biden Administration and the house democrats. House republicans believe in American Energy abundance and the administration believes in energy restrictions. We believe in consumer choice. The administration believes in heavyhanded government mandates. We believe consumers back home can make their own decisions. While the administration federal bureaucrats, biden bureaucrats, decide what americans can and cant do on a daily basis f a consumer wants a more efficient Energy Efficient air conditioning unit, they have the freedom to choose one based on what they think is best not the biden bureaucrats. This rule is another example of vast government overreach and should be stopped. I urge my colleagues to support my amendment. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I reserve. The chair the gentleman from alabama reserves. For what purpose does gentlelady from ohio seek wreck . Ms. Kaptur i rise in opposition to the amendment. The chair the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Kaptur the department of energy is charged with implementing congressionally directed Energy Efficiency standards. I think its safe to assume that virtually all americans, let alone all the people in this room, have been fitted from these type benefited from these type of efficiency standards. Today the typical new room air conditioner uses 39 less energy than its 1990 counterpart. In that 33year time span, the department of Energy Raised the efficiency standard for room air conditioners three times. And real results happened. The department of energy estimates that these new standards will save American Families and consumers approximately, are you ready, 1. 5 billion per year on their electricity bills. I urge my colleagues to reject this amendment. The chair the gentlewoman reserves. Ms. Kaptur i yield back. The chair the gentlewoman yields. The gentleman from alabama. Mr. Palmer this is another example of bureaucratic overreach. Congress is pretty clear in its lawmaking. As we are finding out the Supreme Court takes up these issues we are trying to restore legislative authority to this house n regard to this amendment, as i said, it shows the clear difference between the House Republicans and the Biden Administration and house democrats. I think that what American Public needs is the opportunity to choose what they need for their homes. I believe if we continue down this path with Republican Issues on energy, well bring down energy costs, but well also respect the right of american citizens to buy whatever they think they need. With that, mr. Chairman, i yield back and urge a aye vote in favor of this amendment. The chair the question is on the amendment from al a so many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The amendment is agreed to. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from alabama will be postponed. Yes. Mr. Palmer i rescind that request. The chair without objection, the request is confirmed. The chair understands amendment 55 will not be offered. It is now in order to consider amendment 56 printed in part b of house report 118242. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Pfluger i have an amendment at the desk. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 56, printed in part b of house report number 118242. Offered by mr. Pfluger of pfluger of texas. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 756, the gentleman from texas, mr. Pfluger, and a member opposed will have five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. Mr. Pfluger thank you, mr. Chairman. Its unfortunate we have to be here to talk about this. As a member of the energy and Commerce Committee, as a representative of one of the most Important Energy production areas in the country, this is a National Security issue. The Biden Administrations assault on our base load dispatchable generational electricity has resulted in record high prices for consumers. Limiting resource and adequacies throughout the country and threatened our grid reliability. Just a few weeks ago, the department of energys assistant secretary for electricity testified before our committee, energy and commerce. Regarding policies to enhance the reliability and the efficiency empowering american homes. At this hearing, im sad to say this, mr. Rodriguez, who is the head of electricity at the department of energy, had no idea how much electricity the United States uses annually each year. And stated the reason he was chosen for this position not because he was a subject matter expert. It saddens me to be standing here, but thats just not an acceptable position in this glaring lack of knowledge is not ok. Its unacceptable from the head of the department of energys electricity division. This administration has worked every day to transform Energy Industries and to push a green agenda that doesnt work. Its not reliable. It doesnt take into account reliability. Their own named assistant secretary doesnt know how much electricity we use. When you look at examples of what they push for, a substantial increase in electric vehicles and other policies, you have to ask the question if they dont know how much electricity we currently use, will they know how much we would require with their mandates for electric vehicles. In texas alone, if all of our cars were electrified today, as an example, the state would need approximately an additional 110terawatt howers of electricity per year. The average consumption of 11 million homes. The added electricity demand would result in a 30 increase over current consumption. That is the kind of example i expect mr. Rodriguez and others within the department of energy to know. This is a gigantic increase in demand. This administration continues to put american producers and consumers in a bad situation. Its critical that we have good leadership at d. O. E. Let me make this clear, i want the assistant secretary to be successful. We should all want these people in leadership positions to be successful. If he succeeds, our country wins. But when you are the assistant secretary for electricity and you dont know every detail about electricity in the United States, then you are not suc succeeding. For that reason that i recommend this amendment to reduce the salary to 1 and their core mission is to help americans with reliable and affordable energy. With that i reserve. The chair the gentleman from texas reserves. For what purpose does gentlelady from ohio seek recognition . Ms. Kaptur i rise in opposition to the amendment. The chair the lady is recognized. Ms. Kaptur this amendment raises serious constitutional issues and may amount to an unconstitutional bill of attainder. This is not the way to handle policy disputes with mr. Rodriguez, assistant secretary for electricity at the department of energys office of electricity. He has very impressive credentials with over two decades of work in industry in california, in arizona, parts of our country that understand the power. We look at the forest fires that have occurred out there and the stresses on the environment that cause millions of people not to have electricity. Hes actually lived in places in our country that have experienced it first. He has impressive degrees in the law. And obviously in business. I dont think they are being fair to this gentleman. This is certainly not the way to handle this. This amendment prioritizes legislative theater over the American People. Has no chance of becoming law. I strongly urge my colleagues to vote against this harmful amendment. And reserve my time. The chair the gentlelady from ohio reserves. The gentleman from texas. Mr. Pfluger i yield to my colleague from tennessee. The chair the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. Mr. Fleischmann i thank the gentleman for yielding to me. Mr. Chairman, i hold my Dear Colleague and friend from texas in the highest esteem. I think hes one of our brightest and best members. He has served so quellwell on the energy and Commerce Committee served so well on the energy and Commerce Committee. I play baseball with him and candidly hes a much Better Baseball player than i am. I trust his judgment. Respectfully on this issue i want to be consistent. I have opposed the reducing of salaries to 1 in the previous amendments. He articulated his issues very well. I do think this causes a dangerous difficult precedent in that regard. I urge a no vote. The chair the gentleman from texas mr. Pfluger thank you, mr. Chair. I yield back. The chair the gentleman yields back. Ms. Kaptur i yield back my time as well. The chair the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas. So many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The amendment is agreed to. For what purpose does gentlelady from ohio ms. Kaptur i demand a recorded vote. The chair pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on amendment offered by the gentleman from texas mlb postponed. Will be postponed. It is now in order to considered amendment 57 print the in 118242. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition 1234 mr. Pfluger i have an amendment at the desk. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 57, printed in part b of house report number 118242, offered by mr. Pfluger of texas. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 756, the gentleman from texas, mr. Pfluger, a member opposed will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. Mr. Pfluger thank you, mr. Chairman. Most important tool our country has is energy. Its the underpinnings of our economy. It forms the foundational piece of our National Security. We see this playing out in all parts of the world right now. The prosperity of our country rests on the abundant Natural Resources that we have that no other country has. We are blessed to have those Natural Resources. This has been reaffirmed as americans have seen the events unfold in places like ukraine. Make no mystic mistake, the single important impetus of russias taac on ukraine is putin would not weaponize energy. He did. We recognize the importance of secure, abundant, affordable resources. Because we know what it takes to produce it, we understand how devastating it would be to lose it. We see the potential before us if we had opportunity to unleash our full energy capabilities. We are pleased with Natural Resources and strong innovative spirit that encapsulate the caring thermometer my district, the permian basin, which produces over 40 of the cou countrys oil production. While climate aarmist scream oil and gas is bad, i feel confident in saying that if they were serious and actually reducing Carbon Emissions we would produce it here where we do it cleaner, bert, more efficient, higher labor standards than anywhere else. Dont export that to our adversaries. Unfortunately this administration has done just that and they would rather look to our adversaries for energy than embrace the innovation being done right here at home. And looking to supply the energy needs for americans, i respectfully ask the president call mater the midland, texas, not opec, for the energy needs. At a time when our world is increasingly destabilized, our nation needs us to lead from front. Our domestic Energy Production is too important of an asset to be left out of our National Security tool kit. And we must use this unique asset not only for the benefit here domestically but around the world. L. N. G. , 10 worldwide, will play the leading role in helping reach very much nations to provide them with clean, affordable, Reliable Energy to power their economies. Global demand for l and g will increase with l. N. G. Will double in the next 20 years. This is a massive opportunity for our country to lead. If he woo dont have advisors in this administration who think critically about American Energy as a National Security tool, the consequences will be severe. Under this Administration Senior advisors have praised china as a leader in clean energy. Begged opec to produce more oil than here domestically. And tried to sabotage the credibility. Thats why im leading the amendment to reduce the salary of andrew light, assistant secretary of Energy International affairs to one dollar. We need the administration to focus on our own strength and capabilities and i yield back. The chair the gentleman from texas yields. For what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio seek recognition . Ms. Kaptur yes, i rise in opposition to the amendment. The chair the chairwoman is recognized. Ms. Kaptur the gentlemans amendment raises certain constitutional issues and like others may amount to an unconstitutional bill of attainder. This is not the way to handle policy disputes with andrew light, assistant secretary of energy for international affairs. First of all, i think i have to say Energy Security requires Energy Security for our country describes the global ability to function as well as the commercial marketplace as well as the defense ledger. This is a very, very important job. This gentleman has very broad experience prior to coming to his current position, and even in the area of atmospheric sciences, trying to understand some of the science as well as the Security Issues involved in america remaining Energy Independent in perpetuity here at home. The amendment legislatizes American Theater over the American People and doesnt have a chance of becoming law and i strongly urge my colleagues to vote against this harmful amendment and reserve my time. The chair the gentlelady has the remaining time and the gentleman has yielded. The gentlewoman from ohio is recognized. Ms. Kaptur thank you, mr. Chair. I yield to the gentleman from tennessee, mr. Fleischmann. The chair the gentleman is recognized. Ms. Fleischmann thank you for yielding to me. As with the previous amendment, i fully understand and appreciate my distinguished colleagues frustrations but respectfully disagree reducing the salary to a dollar is the way to address that and respectfully urge a no vote on that but thank my esteemed colleague for his amendment. The chair the gentlewoman from ohio. Ms. Kaptur id like to yield back my remaining time, thank you. The chair the question is on the amendment offered before us from the gentleman from texas. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it, the amendment is agreed to. For what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio seek recognition . Ms. Kaptur i demand a recorded vote on that. The chair pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas will be postponed. It is now order to consider amendment 58 printed in part b of house report 118242. For what purpose does the gentleman from montana seek recognition . Mr. Roesen dale i have an amendment at the desk. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment 58 printed in house report 118242 offered by mr. Roesen dale of montana. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 756, the gentleman from montana, mr. Roesen dereliction and member opposed will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from montana. Mr. Roesen dale my amendment would reduce the total appropriations of for the department of interior and related agencies to 1. 55 billion bringing the cost down to 64 billion. I propose this to get the Appropriations Bills closer to the fiscal year 2022 levels. I have been traveling around and have yet to find a Single Person that feels like we didnt have enough spending or government in fiscal 2022. Matter of fact, most of them believe we had far too much government and was engaged in trying to run their lives and they did not want to see any more. I believe the federal government had more than i couldnt and that its time to rein in the spending. To get it under control they must operate at the same levels or at the very least receive modest increases. The American People are sick and tired of the d. C. Cartel running up the tab on the American People while our constituents are struggling to make ends meet. To be clear, my amendment still allows for a modest increase in the fiscal 2022 spending for energy and water. Im not trying to slash funding or cripple necessary infrastructure but trying to ensure that taxpayer dollars are used efficiently and we get government off the path of financial ruin. I reserve. The chair the gentleman from montana reserves. Ms. Kaptur would the gentleman yield . The chair hes already yielded back. Hes already reserved, im sorry. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio rise . Ms. Kaptur he referred to the interior bill, this is the energy bill. I wonder if the gentleman could clarify that. Mr. Roes mr. Rosendale excuse me, this is for energy, excuse me. The chair the gentleman reserves. Ms. Kaptur i think the record will have to be corrected. The chair who claims time in opposition. I claim time in opposition. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Fleischmann in regards to the energy and water bill before the house today, i respectfully rise in opposition to the amendment. We discussed earlier today in some very strong and positive debates about the role of nnsa and the Strong Nuclear arsenal aspect of the department of energy, which is so critically important, and i debated against my democratic colleagues in that regard. That is all part of this great energy and water bill. It is a wonderful, robust bill, not only for the department of energy but also for the water side of the bill. The reduction posed in this amendment would negatively impact National Security and Critical Infrastructure programs in the bill. As i alluded to, this bill has both defense and nondefense spending in it and makes no distinction of where the reductions would come from, instead allowing the Biden Administration to administer the reductions as they see fit. And i would not trust the administration to do that. I think Congress Needs to do that. That would likely affect the nnsa, as ive alluded to, and i cannot respectfully support any amendment that would jeopardize the balance of this bill, therefore i oppose the gentlemans amendment and i yield back. The chair the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from montana is recognized. Mr. Rosendale under secretary granholm weve seen the energys skyrocket and deplete our reserves. The department has done nothing to increase funding from last year. Secretary granholm routinely speaks about how her intention is to quickly move away from Traditional Industries and Many Americans rely on those industries for their livelihoods and this allows a unclear transition to clean energy. Furthermore the very people that get hurt the most by this reckless administrations actions are the ones at the lowest ends of the income scale. Quite frankly, if you just look at one section of this legislation, we dont want to compromise our national defense, one section, 1. 2 billion, the office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is where the federal government is picking winners and losers to try and develop different types of fuel including biofuels and batteries and the federal government should not be involved in that. The free market knows how to do it and they know how to do to the best and have demonstrated they know how to do to the most efficiently and with that i reserve. The chair the gentleman from montana reserves. The gentleman has the only time. Mr. Rosendale again, i would like to say theres no reason that we cannot remove a meager 1. 55 billion from this total bill and i would yield back. The chair the question on the amendment offered before by the gentleman from montana, those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The amendment is agreed to. For what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise . Mr. Rosendale mr. Chairman, i request a recorded vote. The chair pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from montana will be postponed. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition . Ms. Kaptur i rise as the designee of the gentlewoman from connecticut and move to strike the last word and yield to the gentlewoman from florida, ms. Caster. The chair the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. Ms. Caster i would thank ms. Kaptur for yielding her time and the gentleman from tennessee and all the professional staff thats been working hard over the past day and a half to get appropriations back on track in the peoples house. I rise in opposition to h. R. 4394. In the midst of all the turmoil across the globe and weeks of g. O. P. Chaos here on capitol hill, there is good news to share with the American People. Its a story of American Innovation thats benefiting our neighbors and communities all across this great country. Innovation that is putting money back in the peoples pockets at a time they really need it. See, over the past year since democrats passed and President Biden signed historic laws investing in infrastructure and clean energy and american workers, the American Economy has been booming. And our neighbors are enjoying some lower costs, good paying jobs are being created and folks back home are building safer, healthier, more resilient communities. Infrastructure and clean energy are reducing pollution, improving our health, and theyre countering chinas push to control supply chains. And thats why this g. O. P. Bill must fail. The g. O. P. Bill takes america backwards. The g. O. P. Bill is a gift to china. And this g. O. P. Bill is a recipe for Higher Energy bills. So the democrats simply are not going to let the g. O. P. Take us backwards. Its been about one year since i stood by President Biden as he signed the historic Clean Energy Law, the inflation reduction act. And let me tell you, its been difficult to keep up with all of the announcements of new american factories and jobs, in ohio, in tennessee, in kentucky, in georgia, South Carolina, pennsylvania, you name it. I keep a list here. Sonova, u. S. , southern manufacturer in norcross, georgia, announced 240 jobs. They fought cheap chinese exports. Samsung is building a e. V. Battery plant in kokomo, indiana, 1, 400 workers. Polaris building in huntsville, alabama, electric Utility Vehicle for the army. L. G. Energy solutions, honda, 3. 8 billion for e. V. Battery plants. The list goes on and on. America is the envy of the world because we have a Clean Energy Law creating jobs along with infrastructure and the chips and science act. In florida, weve seen about 500 million in new investments and about 1, 700 jobs and they say across the country at the lowest estimate about 170,000 new jobs. America is the envy of the world because of our Clean Energy Laws. And our economy is booming and were not going to let the republicans take us backwards. Just this morning, it was announced u. S. Gross domestic product, a measure of all goods and services produced in the United States rose at 4. 9 which was much better than anyone expected. Private Sector Investment is knocking to clean energy and Infrastructure Projects in your districts and mine. Clean Energy Projects dont just create new good paying jobs, they also Lower Energy Costs for our neighbors back home and all American Families. And boy do we need it. In the tampast. Pete area that i have the privilege of representing, electric bills are out of sight. Theyre astronomical. In a single year, this past year, the average Tampa Electric Company customer saw an increase by a whopping 492. Why . Because they generate electricity based on oil and gas primarily. But thankfully cleaner, cheaper energy, and Energy Efficiency is on its way to lower Peoples Electric bills. We cannot let the republicans gut what we are doing on clean energy to Lower Electric bills. Heres another good new report that floridians and all americans needed yesterday. The Biden Administration announced help for consumers to afford these high energy bills. Florida will receive 106 million in federal funds to Lower Home Energy bills. And i havent even mentioned the high cost of extreme weather, extreme heat, across the country its hurting farmers, fueling fires, fueling costly extreme weather events. Higher insurance premiums. We just lived through the hottest summer on record. It was roasting. We have got to reduce pollution that is causing this overheating and the higher cost on communities. Thats why im official this motion to recommit today at the appropriate time to send this bill back to committee. If the house rules permitted, i would have offered a motion with an important amendment to the bill. My amendment would strike two sections the chair the gentleladys time has expired. Miss castor i urge at the the chair the gentlewomans time has expired. Ms. Castor i yield back the balance of my time. Thank you. The chair chair recognizes the gentlelady your time has expired. Ms. Kaptur i yield back the balance of my time. The chair it is now in order it consider amendment 59 printed in part b of house report 118242. For what purpose does the gentleman from montana seek recognition . Mr. Rosendale thank you. I have an amendment at the desk. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 59, printed in part b of house report number 118242, offered by mr. Rosendale of montana. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 756, the gentleman from montana, mr. Rosendale, a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from montana. Mr. Rosendale thank you very much, mr. Speaker. My amendment number 59 reduces spending specifically, it cuts funding for the army corps of engineers back to the fiscal 22 levels. This years appropriation would increase army corps funding by 10d 910 million from last year. My amendment would reduce it by 620 million in order to bring it back to fiscal 22 levels. That still leaves in place a 290 million increase. Unfortunately, the army corps of engineers has a long history of running over budget and out of schedule. The solution to the army corps wasting taxpayers money is not to reward them with more money. Instead, we must demand that the army corps of engineers be more response responsible and efficient. In montana alone, there are multiple instances of the army corps projects running well beyond their budgets and turning the state and local governments to make up the cost. The army corps has shown a complete dereliction of duty by trying to transfer cost, operation, and maintenance of the fish bypass channel, which is part of the lower yellow stone irrigation project. The army corps is shifting operating costs that they agreed to take on to the farmers and ranchers who are already facing increased costs. In fact, before the army corps of engineers even cut the ribbon on this project, it was in need of repairs. I witnessed it myself. The lower yellowstone irrigation project was created as part of the reclamation act signed into law in 1902. The purpose of the project is to divert water from the Yellowstone River to irrigators in eastern montana and Western North dakota. Currently the lower yellowstone irrigation project is a dependable, reliable source of Irrigation Water for approximately 58,000 acres of land, and four irrigation districts across montana. The army corps of engineers proposed a fish bypass channel in montana to address the pallet sturgeon populations in the l lower Missouri River because it was cheaper not out of the goodness of their heart. The farmers did not ask for nor did they receive more water or a better system. As a matter of fact, quite the opposite has happened. The system doesnt function as well and it costs them more to operate. The army corps now wants to wash its hands from this project and pass the cost to 350 families and communities that rely upon this irrigation to provide for their livelihoods. This burden from the lack of planning by the corps of engineers should only be transferred on to a third party that is at fault. The government is the only one who decided to place the pallet sturgeon on the endangered species list and pay for the consequences and cost resulting from that action. Not the Small Community that has relied upon this irrigation for over the past century. Thank you. I reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves. For what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise excuse me, yes, tennessee. Mr. Fleischmann thank you, mr. Chairman. I rise to oppose the amendment. The chair the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Fleischmann i wish to thank my friend, the distinguished gentleman from montana, for offering this amendment. I know many of us have frustrations with so many of the army corps projects. However, this reduction by 620 million i must oppose for several reasons. The reduction proposed in this amendment would, in my view, jeopardize critical ongoing corps of engineer projects across this great country, including in my district, in the Third District oftowntown. All too often the corps of engineers fails to finish what it starts. This bill provides funding to complete a number of significant projects and a cut of this magnitude, would in my view, undermine Public Safety and americas economic competitiveness. Its in that regard i urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. I yield back. The chair the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from montana is recognized. Mr. Rosendale thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, fiscal 2022, corps of engineers, 8. 34 billion. Fiscal 23 8. 66 billion. 2024, 9. 7 billion. We cannot continue to reward bad behavior. A recent project in texas, the ike dike, coastal barrier project is currently projected to cost 57 billion representing the most largest Civil Engineering project in the United States history. Which is 68 higher than the recent estimate which was at 34 billion. There is not a contractor that has built a home that would have a homeowner abide by those types of terms and conditions. How can the army corps of engineer be allowed to receive such a massive a funds when their project estimates are so routinely off base. And their time frames with which they are estimated to complete them are just as bad. A project . Michigan for a new lock is currently projected to cost 394 million more than the Biden Administrations proposed funding. The list goes on and on and on. We cannot continue to reward this bad behavior. I reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves. The gentleman has the only time remaining. Mr. Rosendale thank you, mr. Speaker. Once again we have seen these projects go over budget, overtime, corps of engineers should not be rewarded. The chair the gentlemans time has expired. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from montana. So many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. Mr. Rosendale a recorded vote. The chair the gentleman requests a recorded vote. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from montana will be postponed. In order it is now in order to consider amendment number 60, printed in part b of house report 118242. For what purpose does the gentleman from montana seek recognition . Mr. Rosendale i rise as the designee of the gentleman from texas, i have an amendment at the desk i the chair record the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk number 118242 offer by mr. Rosendale of montana. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 756, the gentleman from montana, mr. Rosendale, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from montana. Mr. Rosendale thank you very much, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this amendment prohibits any of the funding in the energy and water appropriations bill from being used to carry out President Bidens executive orders on Climate Change. These executive orders serve as the catalyst for some of the department of energys most radical actions. Including a radical Environmental Justice initiative that directs 40 of federal clean energy and Energy Efficiency spending based on race. Migrant status, and other characteristics. A moment ago you heard me speaking about relying upon the marketplace and the free market to develop the most effective, efficient, and technologically advanced threatt nods with whicn fuel everything whether thats electric turbines or motor vehicles. And to base it upon race, migrant stay turks and other characteristics demonstrates why exactly the federal government should not be involved in this type of action. The department of energys transition to a carbon pollutionfree energy source, zero emission fleet, and net zero building portfolio, the power grid from canada to mexico, around the country, cannot sustain pushing everything to Renewable Energies when they are only operating at solar about 18 , and wind energy at the very most efficient, 40 of full power when we happen to have wind blowing. This is not the way for us to go. And i would ask that we prohibit those funds from being used for such purposes. I reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves. For what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise . For what purpose does gentlelady from ohio seek recognition . Ms. Kaptur mr. Chair, i rise in strong opposition to this amendment. The chair the gentlelady is recognized. Miss cass ii ms. Kaptur as the end of this august there have been more than 23 disasters in this country just this year costing at least 1 billion each. Each. That exceeds the previous record set in 2020. We have not even finished this year yet. This morning as i drove to work i was listening to the representative from hawaii, mawy, talk about the recovery in mawy, ongoing efforts there, and the struggle mao yea, ongoing efforts there and the people to rebuild. Dont try to tell american citizens who lost businesses or homes and loved one from hurricanes, wildfires, other natural disasters and who continue to face unrelenting flooding in the middle part of the country that there are no cost from Climate Change. A disaster costs, talk to any insurance company. Property insurance company. Disaster costs have risen substantially across this country, and they are growing. They tripled. The federal Disaster Assistance office, the federal side, its billions and billions and billions more dollars. So its already past time for aggressive action to address Climate Change and its impacts. Pretending it doesnt exist wont make it go away. We must maintain American Leadership for our Clean Energy Future and not cede all the Economic Opportunity that congresswoman castor talked about to china and other countries who want to be at our ankles and dump product into this country. We have to stand on our own two feet and be as great a nation as we really are and seize the horizon. I encourage my colleagues to oppose this amendment and i yield back. The chair the gentleman from montana is recognized. Mr. Rosendale thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, building on the coast does not cause Climate Change. But it certainly exposes you to incredible risk of having your house washed away. Im not a genius nor am i a climatologist nor am i i a weatherman. Even i know that simple fact. In 2021 the Strategy Petroleum strategic petroleum. We have reduced it to the lowest level since 1983. The emissions in our country have gone now. It is demonstrated very clearly by placing us more entitled obligated to purchase our energy overseas, all we are doing is creating more pollution problems around the earth. We do it cleaner. We do it safer. We do it with the strongest environmental standards. And we do it with the best labor practices around the world. I reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves. He only has the remaining time. Mr. Rosendale thank you very much. Again i would like to say i hope my colleagues can support this. There is no reason for the federal government to be involved and directing what type of energies we should develop. Thank you. The chair the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from montana, mr. Rosendale. So many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. Mr. Rosendale i please have the votes recorded. The chair the gentleman requests the recorded vote. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from montana will be postponed. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in part b of house report 118242, on which federal court seedings were postponed in the following order. Amendment number 43, luna of florida. 47, norman, South Carolina. 50, norman, South Carolina. 51, norman, South Carolina. 56, pfluger of texas. 57, pfluger of texas. 58, rosendale, montana. 59, rosendale, montana. 60, rosendale, montana. The chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any vote after the first vote in the series. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 43 printed in part b of house report 118242, by the gentlewoman from florida, ms. Luna, on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. Clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 43, printed in part b of house report 118242, offered by mrs. Luna of florida. The chair suppose in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number vying risen, a recorded vote is order. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned 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 120, the nays 291. The amendment is not adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 47 printed in part b of house report 11824, norman, further proceedings postponed, ayes preentrailed voice vote clerk redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 47 printed in part b of house report 118242 offered by mr. Norman of South Carolina. The chair recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned 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 207, the nays are 204. The amendment is adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment 50, part b, house report, gentleman from South Carolina, mr. Norman. Further proceedings postponed, ayes failed vie voice vote. The clerk amendment number 50 printed in part b of house report 118242, offered by mr. Norman of South Carolina. The chair a vorredded vote requested. A recorded vote is requested. A sufficient number of people having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair the yeas are 208 and the nays are 209. The vote is not adopted. Pursuant to clause 6h of rule 18, the committee rises. Mr. Cha. The chair mr. Speaker, the committee of the whole having had under consideration bill of 4934 votes cast by delegates were decisive on a recorded vote offered by mr. Norman from South Carolina. The speaker pro tempore the chair of the committee of the whole house h. R. 4394 pursuant to House Resolution the votes cast by the delegates and resident commissioner on the amendment offered was decisive. The clerk will designate the amendment. The house will be in order. The clerk amendment number 50 printed in house report of 118242 offered by mr. Norman of South Carolina. Pursuant to clause 6h of rule 18, the chair will put the question to the house de novo. The question is on the amendment of the those in favor, say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The amendment is agreed to. Yeas and nays, please. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman asks for the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays are requested, those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. A sufficient number having arisen, yeas and nays are ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore the yeas are 207 and the nays are 204 and the amendment is adopted. Pursuant to clause 6h of rule 18, the committee will resume its sitting. The chair the house is in the committee of the whole on the state of the union for further consideration of bill h. R. 4394. The clerk a bill making appropriations for energy and Water Development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2024 and for other purposes. The chair the amendments offered by the gentleman from South Carolina were rejected on which votes were cast and resident and commissioner. That result has since been rejected by the house. The chair respectfully requests all members vote accurately the first time. The Unfinished Business is recorded vote on amendment number 51, the gentleman from South Carolina on which further proceedings were postponed and the noes were prevailed. The clerk amendment number 51 offered by mr. Norman of South Carolina. The chair a r vote is ordered. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair the yeas are 166 and the nays are 247. The amendment is not adopted. The the Unfinished Business is request for recorded vote on amendment 56 by the gentleman from texas where further proceedings were postponed. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 56 printed in part b of house report 118242 offered by mr. Pfluger of texas. The chair a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned 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 160, nays, 250. The amendment the Unfinished Business is a vote for amendment 57 printed in house report 118242 on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk printed in house report 118242 presented by mr. Pfluger of texas. The chair a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair the yeas are 144, the nays 269, the amendment is not adopted. The Unfinished Business is a request for a report. In house report 118242, rosendale from montana on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk printed in house report 118282 offered by mr. Rosen dale of montana. The chair those in request of a recorded vote will rise. A sufficient number having arisen. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned 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 100, the nays are 314. Amendment is not adopted. Unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote in amendment 59 in report 118242, mr. Rosendale on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment 59 in house report 1182 242 offered by rosendale of montana. The chair the request for a recorded vote. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having arisen. Members will record their votes by electronic device. Twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned 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 76, nays 335. The amendment is not adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote, amendment 60 printed in house report 118242, the gentleman from texas, rosendale, further proceedings postponed by which the noes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment 60 printed in house report 118242, offered by rosendale of montana. 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 will be a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair the yeas are 192, the nays are 222. The amendment is not adopted. There being no further amendments pursuant to the rule, the speaker pro tempore mr. Cha irman . The chair mr. Speaker, the committee of the whole on the state of the union has had under consideration h. L. 4394 and pursuant to House Resolution 756 i report the bill as amended with the resolution back to the house with a further amendment adopted by the most. The speaker under the rule a previous question is ordered on a separate vote reported by the committee of the whole the speaker the chair of the union of the whole house under the state of the Union Reports the committee has been under consideration h. R. 4934 pursuant to House Resolution 756 report the bill as amended with that resolution back to the house with further sundry amendmented donted in the committee of the whole. Under the rule the previous question is ordered. Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment reported from the committee of the whole . If not the chair will then engross, the question is on adoption of the amendments. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The amendments are agreed to. The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. Third reading. Clerk reads the bill. The clerk a bill making appropriations for energy and Water Development and related agency for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2024 and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore cant go home until you all are quiet. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition . Ms. Castor i have a motion to recommit at the desk. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the motion. The clerk miss castro of florida reports to move the bill to the committee on appropriations. The speaker pro tempore the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. Question is on the motion to recommit, those in favor will vote aye. Those opposed, no. Noes have it. Ms. Castor i ask for the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. Those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a pursuant to clause 9, rule torques the chair will reduce to five minutes minimum time for electronic vote on question of passage. Fiveminute vote. The speaker pro tempore the yeas are 199. The nays are 210. The motion to recommit is not adopted. The question is on the passage of the bill. Pursuant to clause 10 of rule 20, the yeas and nays are ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device, this is a fiveminute closing vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 210. The nays are 199. The bill is passed. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition . Mr. Fleischmann mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the clerk be authorized to make technical corrections in the engrossment of h. R. 4 h. R. 4394 to include punctuation, section numbering and cross referencing and the insertion of appropriate headings. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Fleischmann thank you. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlelady seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to remove myself from h. R. 337. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans request is granted. I ask unanimous consent to speak out of order. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Speaker, i rise to speak about the tragic beirut bombing years ago. In 1983 two suicide bombers took the lives of 220 marines, 18 sailors and three soldiers at the Marine Barracks in beirut, lebanon, wounding 128 americans. A few minutes later another coordinated attack a bomber blew up the french barracks killing 58 french paratroopers. On monday my good friend and congressman greg pence who had been stationed in these barracks not a week prior to the attacks and i attended the 40th Anniversary Memorial Service in my district, jacksonville, North Carolina. Jacksonville is home to the world renowned camp lejeune in which the 54th amphibious unit deployed under the direction of president reagan. Their mission was a peacekeeping one and today etched in stone at the beirut memorial in jacksonville is a line that reads they came in peace. Eastern North Carolina continues to grieve today for the loss of life and the loss of loved ones in the devastating attack 40 years ago. In honor of these fallen heroes, i ask the house observe a moment of silence. Thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from vermont seek recognition . Mr. Speaker is this on . Pursuant to clause 2a1 of rule 9, i rise to give notice of my intention to raise a question of the privileges of the house. The form of the resolution is as follows. Ms. Balint House Resolution 610 , censuring representative Marjorie Taylor greene, whereas representative Marjorie Taylor greene repeatedly fanned the flames of racism, antisemitism, hate speech against the lbgt community, islam phobia, asian hate and citizen phobia and other forms of hatred, whereas Marjorie Taylor greene repeatedly debuted memories of thousands of the victims of the terrorist attacks on september 11, 2001, by perpetuating conspiracy theories to shift blame and responsibility for mass murder. Whereas Marjorie Taylor greene has repeatedly assaulted the foundation of our democracy by perpetuating conspiracy theories related to the january 6 attack on the capitol which sought to halt the peaceful transfer of power. Whereas, Marjorie Taylor greene has repeatedly called for violence against elected officials and their families. Whereas margely Taylor Greene has repeatedly espoused antisemitic rhetoric and conspiracy theories, including through inflammatoryive occasions of the evocations of the holocaust. And Marjorie Taylor greene said the mask mandate in the house of representatives was akin to jews being put in trans and taken to gas chambers in nazi, germany. And on may 21, Marjorie Taylor greene tweeted vaccinated employees get a vaccination logo just like the nazis forced jewish people to wear a gold star. Whereas, on february 26, 2022, representative Marjorie Taylor greene appeared at a White Nationalist event that was condemned by the Republican Jewish Coalition as, quote, appalling and outrageous that a member of congress would share a platform with an individual who has actively spread antisemitic vial and mocked the holocaust and promoted dangerous antitheories. Whereas september 1, 2022 Marjorie Taylor greene posted a tweet comparing President Joe Biden to adolf hitler saying joe biden is hitler, mash tag nazi joe has to go. Whereas september 21, 2022 Marjorie Taylor greene posted another tweet of a doctored video showing President Biden speaking with audio of hitler, swastikas in the background with a mustache akin to hitler. Whereas, on july 21, 2021, Marjorie Taylor greene said if in charge she would kick out every chinese in this country that is loyal to the ccp, they would be gone. Whereas on december 19, 2021 at a turning point in a conference Marjorie Taylor greene referred to asians as yellow people and has been referred to as the Asian Community in the United States. Whereas Marjorie Taylor greene has a history of perpetuateing lbgtq hate speech including through the halls of congressional buildings beginning september 24, 2021. Whereas september 22, 2022, representative Marjorie Taylor greene tweeted a lbgtq california state senator was a communist groomer, unquote, an offensive slur thats been used to invoke fear and insight hatred of lbgtq . Whereas, march 20, 2023, Marjorie Taylor greene referred to members of the lbgtq as, quote, groomers, and spotted antitransrhetoric on the floor of the house of representatives. Whereas on june 1, 2023, the first day of pride month, representative Marjorie Taylor greene submitted a photo of a antitrans photo she displayed outside of her office. Whereas february 22,2019, representative Marjorie Taylor greene posted a video on facebook claiming the Muslim American members of congress were not, quote, really official because they didnt take the oath of office on the bible. Whereas on june 17, 2020, politico reported that representative Marjorie Taylor greene repeatedly engaged in islama phobic rhetoric and subjected Muslim Americans do not belong in the United States government. Whereas on may 10, 2021, representative Marjorie Taylor greene yet again referred to fellow muslim fellow members of the congas, quote, the jihad squad. Whereas, on june 17, 2020, politico reported that representative Marjorie Taylor greene referred to black americans as, quote, slaves to the Democratic Party and said they should be proud to seek confederate moderates. Whereas on june 17, 2020, politico further reported that representative Marjorie Taylor greene stated in a video, quote, i know a ton of white people that are as lazy and sorry and probably worse than black people, unquote. Whereas on may 18, 2023, Marjorie Taylor greene compared being called a white supremacist to a person of color being called a nword, a vial racial slur. Whereas on january 28, 2021, a video of representative Marjorie Taylor greene resurfaced in which she used a harmful slur targeting americans with disabilities with the national down Syndrome Society called, quote, heartbreaking and unacceptable. Whereas, on november 1, 2018 representative Marjorie Taylor greene denied the attacks on september 11 saying there was, quote, a socalled plane that crashed into the pentagon and quote, its odd theres never been any evidence to show a plane at the pentagon. Whereas, on november 17, 2018, representative Marjorie Taylor greene said a antisemitic. Tre which she blamed wildfires in california were caused by space lasers operated by members of the jewish community. Whereas on august 17, 2020, with a video of representative Marjorie Taylor greene resurfaced in which she stated the mass shooting at the Country Music festival in las vegas, nevada, where 60 people were murdered was perpetuated in order to pass antigun legislation. Whereas, on january 19, 2021, media matters published a screen shot of representative Marjorie Taylor greene on facebook emphatically agreed the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneham Douglas high school where 17 American Students and teachers were murdered was a false flag event. Whereas, on january 21, 2021, media matters published a screen shot on facebook, a comet that represent comment that Marjorie Taylor greene quoted 9 11 was done by our own government to which she responded, that is all true. Whereas, that same comment liked and agreed to by representative Marjorie Taylor greene further claimed, the mass shooting at sandy hook elementary where 26 people including 20 precious, precious children were murdered was staged. Whereas, on september 3, 2020, representative Marjorie Taylor greene posted an image of herself holding a gun next to images of three members of congress with a caption encouraging, quote, going on offense after them. Whereas, on january 26, 2021, cnn reported on post comments and likes by representative Marjorie Taylor greene from 2018 and 2019 in which representative Marjorie Taylor greene liked several posts and comments on facebook demonstrating her support for the execution of several members of the Democratic Party, including the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, secretary of state Hillary Clinton and president bahama. Barack obama. Whereas, Marjorie Taylor greene liked a facebook comment on january 2019 that stated, quote, a bullet to the head would be quicker in reference to the removal of Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Whereas, on january 26, 2021, cnn also reported that deleted videos showed representative representative Marjorie Taylor greene calling for the execution of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and stating she was, quote, a traitor to our country, that shes guilty of treason and should suffer death or shell be in prison. Whereas, representative Marjorie Taylor greene has perpetuated the big lie represented related to the 2020 election by espousing conspiracy theories and threatening and inciting violence. Whereas, october 26, 2021, representative Marjorie Taylor greene downplayed the actions of those who participated in the january 6 attack on the capitol and said, quote, if you think about what our declaration of independence says, it says, to over throw tyrants. Whereas, on november 4, 2021, representative Marjorie Taylor greene went to visit those incarcerated related to the january 6 attack on the capitol in which she referred to them as, quote, the patriot wing of the d. C. Jail. Whereas, on november 10, 2021, representative Marjorie Taylor greene referred to those who participated in the january 6 attack on the capitol as, quote, Political Prisoners of war. Whereas, on december 10, 2021, representative Marjorie Taylor greene said if she had organized the january 6 attack on the capitol, quote, we would have won, not to mention we would have been armed. Whereas, on july 19, 2023, representative Marjorie Taylor greene displayed graphic pornographic images during an official Committee Hearing that she claimed depicted a member of President Bidens family. Whereas, on july 19, 2023, representative Marjorie Taylor greene sent an official press release and posted to her official congressional website a public commentary featuring graphic pornographic images she claimed depicted a member of President Bidens family. Whereas, members of congress have promised to always have the back of Marjorie Taylor greene no matter the extent of her vile and hateful behavior, wherever, be it resolved representative Marjorie Taylor greene be censured. Representative Marjorie Taylor greene forth with present herself in the well of the house of representatives for the pronouncement of censure and representative Marjorie Taylor greene be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the speaker. The speaker pro tempore under rule 9 a resolution offered from the floor by a member other than the majority leader and minority leader as a qwest privileges of the house has immediate precedence only at a time designated by the chair within two ledge days legislative days after the resolution is properly noticed. Pending that designation, the form of the motion noticed by the gentlewoman from vermont will appear in the record at this point. The chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. Determination will be made at the time designated for consideration of the resolution. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 2a1 of rule 9, i rise to give notice of my i tent intent to raise the question of the privileges of the house. The form of the resolution is as follows. House resolution 773. Providing for the expulsion of representative George Santos from the house of representatives. Where was George Anthony santos, known as George Santos, was elected to represent new yorks third Congressional District in the house of representatives on november 8, 2022. Mr. Desposito it is revealed George Santos lied about a significant portion of his background, including his education and previous employment. Whereas George Santos has a long history of misrepresenting his and his familys connections to major events, including the holocaust, september 11 terrorist attacks, and the pulse nightclub shooting. Whereas, on may 9, 2023, George Santos was indicted on 13 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, stealing public funds, and lying on federal Financial Disclosure forms to the house of representatives. Whereas, a federal grand jury indicted an aide to George Santos campaign on charges of wire fraud and Identity Theft for defrauding potential donors by impersonating speaker Kevin Mccarthys former chief of staff. Waras, on october 5, 2023, George Santos former Campaign Treasurer pled guilty to falsifying Campaign Finance records including lying about a 500,000 loan that George Santos claimed to have donated to the campaign himself. Whereas, on october 10, 2023, George Santos was federally charged with an additional 10 criminal counts. Whereas, the additional charges were serious in nature including conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States of america, wire fraud, aggravated Identity Theft, access to vice fraud, false statements to the federal election commission, an falsifying records to obstruct the commission. Whereas, the indictment outlined a vast amount of evidence against santos, including conversations he held with his former Campaign Treasurer outlike plans to commit the fraud he was charged with. Whereas, these charges indicate that George Santos engaged in a serious financial fraud throughout his 2022 campaign for the house of representatives. Whereas, George Santos stole over 44,000 from donors by charging their credit cards without authorization. Whereas, George Santos directly profited from his fraudulent actions, including transferring money to his own bank account to buy luxury items and pay off debt. Whereas, George Santos engaged in Election Fraud throughout his 2022 campaign by deceiving voters regarding his biography, defrauding donors, and engaging in other Illegal Campaign behavior. A whereas, as result of these actions George Santos is not fit to serve his constituents as a United States representative. Now for it there be resolved pursuant to article 1, section 5, clause 2 of the constitution of the United States of america, representative George Santos be and hereby is expelled from the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore under rule 9, a resolution offered from the floor by a member other than the majority leader or the minority leader as a question of the privileges of the house has immediate precedence only at a time designated by the chair within two legislative days after the resolutions properly noticed pending that designation the form of the resolution noticed by the gentleman from new york will appear in the record at this point. The chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at the time designated for consideration of the resolution. The chair will now entertain one minute speeches. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Thompson 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, mr. Speaker. I rise today to acknowledge the remarkable history of the Nittany Valley volunteer fire Company Located in clinton county. One of courage, dedication, and Community Spirit t begins in 1948 as a group led by jim wolf made history by bidding 300 and one cent to purchase a retired 1916 pumper from the Citizens Hose Company in lock haven, pennsylvania. Over the years they acquired essential equipment including a tank truck and a 1952 air national truck. Their commitment to the community has never waivered. They are always ready to respond to emergencies. The Volunteer Fire Department has evolved over time. Today residents only have one number to call, but in the beginning calls were directed to the mavis home, directly next to the fire station. The fire Company Stands as a testament to the unwavering dedication of its members, past and present. To safeguarding their community, their history is one of resilience and community support. Thank you to the Nittany Valley fire company on their 75th anniversary for your enduring commitment to safety and wellbeing of our community. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise to seek recognition . 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. Payne mr. Speaker, i rise today to discuss the new house speaker, representative mike johnson. In doing some research not knowing the gentleman very well, i have come to find out that hes not the moderate unifier that we need right now. Speaker johnson was a key player in trumps plot to overthrow our democracy. He worked to justify the tragic january 6 insurrection. An attack that threatened the lives of my house colleagues, republican and democrat alike. Speaker johnson wants the government to control a womans right to her health care decisions. He wants the government to control who americans can marry. And he wants the government to ban interracial marriage. Then he wants to slash funding for social security, medicare, and medicaid. And deny Critical Health care to vulnerable seniors. Americans reject these extreme agenda items, yet republicans voted for him the speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. Mr. Payne once again they are putting politics over the American People. With that i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise to seek recognition. Mr. Carter 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. Carter mr. Speaker, i rise today to recognize october as American Pharmacist month. As a pharmacist myself, i want to recognize pharmacists contributions to our Health Care System and to our communities. Pharmacists play a crucial role in our communities, over 90 of the u. S. Population can access a pharmacy within a fivemile radius of their homes. For many, they are the main access to health care. 90 of covid19 vaccinations, 60 to 70 of flu vaccines, and over 80 of overall vaccines in the u. S. Are administered in pharmacies. Its no wonder that pharmacists are the most trusted and Accessible Health care professionals in the nation. I could talk for days about the importance of pharmacists in the american Health Care System. I am proud of my own time as a pharmacist. During this month of october, make sure to thank a pharmacist as they truly are the backbone of our Health Care System. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina rise to seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Davis mr. Speaker, im so glad we have reopened the house and there is much work ahead of us. We are just days away from a Government Shutdown that could disrupt essential services that our children, veterans, military families, and seniors rely on. The American People are counting on us to deliver a bipartisan farm bill that uplifts farmers, producers, and communities across our nation. We must also address security at our southern border. And our more than 33 trillion National Debt. Above all, we must remain committed to the safety and security of the American People. Our ally, israel, is engaged in a war against hamas fighters. Meanwhile, we must stop putin in his tracks. And, yes, there is iran and china. A threat to democracy anywhere in the world is a threat to democracy here in the United States of america. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise to 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. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to raise awareness for c. J. D. Mr. Valadao its a rare brain disease that cause as rapid decline in persons Cognitive Health and leads to death with only a few months to one year following the onset of symptoms. There are about 500 new cases in the United States each year. Though rare, every c. J. D. Patient and thousands of people in their communities have a story how their lives have been impacted by this disease. I personally have dealt with a loss of a dear friend and me mentor, harvey hall. He was a passionate man with great love for life, his family, his community, and his country. He was a beloved member of our community and the longest serving mayor in bakersfield history. He lost his life from c. J. D. Just two weeks after diagnosis. His sudden death was a shock to our community and devastating for all who knew him, including his wife of 28 years, who is here with us today. Today im introducing a resolution that would designate november 12, 2023 as c. J. D. Awareness day to honor his memory and help raise awareness for patients and their families across the country. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this bipartisan resolution. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oregon rise to seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today on a deep sadness, frustration, and anger. Salinas ms. Salinas last night we witnessed another mass shooting that claimed the lives of at least 18 people in maine. It has come to define daily life in america but it doesnt have to. Me wee need to pass commonsense gun safety legislation that a majority of americans support including expanded background checks and federal assault ban. We need to expand access to care and ensuring more people can get the help they need. There are Many Solutions to this problem, and no time to waste. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join me in saying, not one more. No more lives to be taken and families broken by gun violence. No more thoughts and prayers without action. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise to seek recognition . 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. Speaker, today i rise to remember a fallen officer from tennessee. Mr. Rose Sergeant William cherry of the macon county sheriffs department. He passed away following a headon collision that occurred while he was conducting a routine patrol on july 29, 2023. Those who worked alongside him describe the sergeant as a leader and mentor. They say he wore the badge with honor and that he truly carried out his oath as a Law Enforcement officer. Sergeant cherry cared deeply about protecting his community, especially protecting children from potential harm. Awe lost a truly we lost a dec servant and what it means to be a tennessee an. I express my condolence to his wife and daughter. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new mexico rise to seek recognition . I request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to honor the life of Cynthia Vernon warren. She came to new mexico in 1968 and fell in love with our beautiful state. Cynthia had a soft spot for the village she lived in. And also where many of her lifelong friends lived. She was an educator and worked to support communities and started english as a second language. She was a leader and served our kids of the reading and languages department. Suint think yeah had cynthia had a passion for civil rights along with her husband bill, she believed she would appear in our communities to work for a better future. When she passed away last july, we lost a valued member of the community. It is an honor to pay tribute to new mexicans with a passion for love, honor and service. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise . I request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized for one minute. I rise to honor the life and legacy of jim henry. His pioneering work in the oil fields and laid grouped work that reinvigorated the entire region. He transformed not only the industry but countless families. Beyond his accomplishments, mr. Henry was known for his generous spirit and philanthropy and gave back to the community. As a prominent businessman said, he was a legend and sweet man at the same time. A retire combination. His legacy will be forever would he haven, a testament to hard work and dedication. His family and loved ones are in my prayers and in my thoughts and we will honor his achievements and positive impacts on the world. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania rise to seek recognition . I request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection ms. Scanlon my heart is breaking for the parents, children, friends and neighbors in lewiston, maine who woke up today for the grief of yet another mass shooting. We do not have to live like this. My constituents know it, and mr. Speaker, your constituents know it, too. Americans are disgusted by congress failure to check the gun violence that is so rampant across our country and they should be. Gun violence now impacts all of us in urban areas, rural areas and red states and blue. We must Work Together to address the gun violence crisis. The house can and must act now to consider the numerous gun violence prevention bills that are waiting to be brought to the floor and republicans. Our constituents are children deserve to know where they stand on these bills. Have the courage to show them. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise . I request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Lamalfa thank you, mr. Speaker. A recent study that has taken over 10 years by the university of idaho has shown cattle and sage grows can exist. There has been a battle over the sage grows habitat in western states including Northern California and whether grazing is appropriate. It has found that not only is there no negative effect but it can be a positive benefit to move about the soil and increase the insect biomass which is for the grouse itself. It has displed by a long study on that. Shows what man kind can do can be very positive. Grazing is also very well adapted to keeping fire safety as a plus in our forested areas. We need more to be done by the u. S. Forest service to be grazing be part of the solution against wildfires, in western states. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana rise . I request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. I rise the honor of marine sherman who departed this world on the eve of her 90th birthday. Her life was dedicated to love, devotion and service. Her question journey began at Loyola University where faith led to the love of her life. The union in 1959 began the lifelong partnership and unwavering support to define the legacy. From the start and thirlless leadership, new orleans boosters, she became the first lady of new orleans baseball. And where she worked for over three decades and various roles at city hall. Her dedication as a secretary to three mayors underscored her commitment to public servant. Her life touched everyone encountered and faith, hope and joy left a lasting mark. We love you, we miss you, may you rest in peace. I yield back. For what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina rise to seek recognition . I request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection the gentleman is acknowledged for one minute. Yesterday the North Carolina General Assembly passed an stream jerry man deering. And they are trying to hand pick their own voters and predetermine the outcome of elections. This is not a new practice. Partisan jerry manned deering has been used with surgical precision. Doesnt matter who is doing it. It is bad for democracy. Time to end it and implement a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission. We need to pass the freedom to vote act now by taking politicians out of the redistricting process, we can restore fairness and voters are choosing their politicians. Im going to keep fighting for North Carolina and time to restore fight in our government and protect the right to vote for every Single Person in North Carolina. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from nevada rise to seek recognition . I request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. I rise today with great pride to congratulate or own las vegas aces of their achievement of backtoback wnba championship wins. This team has done it again, hard work, talent and team work have demonstrated with a nevergiveup attitude can achieve. Injuries including star and last years finals m. V. P. Chelsea gray. I recognize this years asia wilson and aces coach, becky hamon. Not every day they celebrate three championships in just over a year, two from the las vegas aces and i was proud to join Vice President harris in recognizing the team at the white house in august. Las vegas is a city of champions. The team finished with the best regular season record. Congratulations on everyone on this achievement and the players. Sash nevada is excited to see more of what this team has and we look forward to many more successes. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Roy i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourn today it mean noon on monday, october 30, 2023. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Roy the speaker pro tempore under the speakers announced policy of january 20 and gentleman is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. Mr. Roy i thank the speaker. Im sure it was a slip of the toning do say im recognized for six minutes instead of 60 minutes and im sure the floor staff is overjoyed and i will use the entirety of the 60 minutes and i do want to take a moment to thank the staff as the speaker did when he was voted into office and sworn in yesterday. We have great staff who work hard here on the floor and keep this institution functioning, even when sometimes we are not functioning so much as a body. Im grateful for the staff as a former staffer, i know how hard they work and deeply appreciative for it. And you know, we have had an interesting few weeks. And a lot of people around the country were asking questions about what we were doing and having a debate about the speaker of the house and my response is largely been, we are doing our job. We are having a debate in this body about the future of the country and actually what we are supposed to do and choosing a speaker of the house, following a speaker of the house. And removing a speaker of the house. All of those are things that were part of our job to make sure we are doing the peoples work in the peoples house. And all of this will be forgotten in a matter of hours, days and certainly in the history books. Only thing that is going to matter is what we do with our power in this institution in the house of representatives top represent the people. Thats what is going to matter in the end. All of the noise, all of the debate, all the reporters secureying around and 24 7 news shows, none of that will matter or be remembered. None of our kids or grandkids are going to be wandering 10 years, 40 years, and say man, what about that interview on sean hannity or msnbc. They arent going to know about that. The only question that matters is are they living in a free and strong country. Are they able to carry out their godgiven rights that are protected under our constitution and the laws of the United States are are they not . And one of the things that i think that is really important that ive observed throughout this process as i sit here in a largely empty chamber, two members of congress, a lot of my colleagues catching their flights home after a few weeks of drama surrounding the speaker, one of the things that i have observed in this debate about who should be the speaker and what House Republicans want to do with the majority is that my democrat colleagues are nowhere to be found on any of the issues that matter to the people i represent and the vast majority of the American People. That is the simple truth. With respect to my democrat colleagues, some of whom i consider friends and worked to move legislation with, happy to have debates with they are utterly missing in action when it comes to anything that matters to the people that i represent. 33. 5 trillion in d 2 trillion a year in deficit spending, and my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, and frankly a decent number of my own colleagues on this side of the aisle, are completely missing in action when it comes to figuring out how to stop spending money we dont have. When it comes to open borders, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, not only wont sit down to figure out solutions, they are actively working to thwart any possible path to doing what we need to do to secure the border of the United States. The American People, particularly the texas that i represent, are looking with abject horror on the utter and complete failure that is this body and the senate and the white houses response to wide open borders. In fact, their active engagement in creating the environment where our borders can be exp exploited. Again, just to be very specific the American People that i talked to, and my constituents that i represent, they want us to stop spending money we dont have and to stop racking up debt. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle refuse to do anything about it. The constituents i represent, the American People i talk to, want us to secure the border of the United States and stop the endless streaming of fentanyl into our communities, the empowerment of cartels, the empowerment of china, the destruction, murder, mayhem, deaths of migrants, deaths of our own citizens all for wide open borders that are directly contrary to law. The American People want us to stop it. My democratic colleagues refuse and, in fact, are all too happen to happy to participate in the human smuggling chain thats decimating americans and migrants. That is the truth. It is generally observably speaking an undeniable truth. My democratic colleagues will not respond to the constituents that i represent or the American People i talk to who are asking for our military to focus on its core mission. Rather than be turned into a social engineering experiment in a uniform. The American People dont want that. They dont want to destroy the culture of the military. They dont want to undermine the military. They dont want the recruiting to be in the basement. They want their military to be very good at killing people and destroying things. When called into action to do so. They want it to be used sparingly. They dont want to be involved in endless wars. They dont want us to be engaged in foreign entanglements, to use the wording of president washington. Endlessly. They want us to stop that. My democratic colleagues have no interest in ensuring that our national defense, that our military, is focused on its Mission Rather than on funding transgender surgeries. Funding offices of socalled diversity, equity, and inclusion, and chief diversity officers, and all the things that divide us up by race. That divide us up instead of making us unified. All of the things in a the people of the people that i represent, all of those things, the weaponization of government against the people, concern about an f. B. I. Targeting parents, concern about an f. B. I. That is politicized. A a. T. F. That wants to undermine your ability to defend yourself and your communities, even while my democratic colleagues refuse to stand by Law Enforcement and ensure our communities are safe. Even as i saw San Antonio Police officers, again, last week, shot on our streets with a district attorney, democrat district attorney, soros funded district attorney, utterly incapable and refusing to do his job to ensure those criminals are locked behind bars and instead they are out on the streets shooting our Police Officers. Everybody in this country knows the state of affairs, that our communities are not safe because we allow criminals to roam them. They know our border and country is not safe because people affiliated with terrorist organization and gangs and cartels are coming across our border. They know that fentanyl is streaming into our communities. They know that the chinese are exploiting our border and working with cartels to do it. They know that we are catching people from iran, from lebanon, from indonesia, places all over the world at our border. People affiliated with dangerous organizations in colombia and south america. They also know that there are hundreds of thousands, millions who are got aways that get into our country. Again i want to say this because its really important that our democratic colleagues refuse to work with us on any of those issues, period. Full stop. Happy to engage in any debate with any of my democratic colleagues any time on any of these issues, and have them bring forward any meaningful policies that will make a difference on any of those things. Why is that important . Why is it important to make very clear to the American People that i my democratic colleagues have no interest in working with us on any of the issues that deal with debt, deficit spending, open borders, a military thats not focused on its mission. Crime on our streets. Cutting spending to stop inflation so the American People are no longer suffering. Why is it important to make that Crystal Clear . Because the American People are wondering why washington is broken. And ill tell you, the decades of rot, decades of institutional powers that be making decisions in this town. And they dont like it if you change it. They dont like it if youre fighting back. So that matters in the context of the debate over the speaker of the house. The 221 republicans in the house of representatives, a thin majority, are having a full and open debate in front of the American People about the future of this country. I have strong disagreements with a number of my colleagues in the Republican Party. But the debate that is going on in the Republican Party is the debate that is going on across this country, but it is a debate being fully ignored by my democratic colleagues. They are not a part of it. I listened to the minority leader speak from the rostrum before the newly elected speaker of the house spoke yesterday. I heard the minority leader jeffries talking about all of the things the democrats have done to save this country this year. How it was democrats who stepped in, in his words, at the brink of socalled default in june. It was democrats who stepped in at the brink of socalled shut down in november. It was democrats who stepped in in the speakers race by the way. Keep in mind that my democratic colleagues, when they say they are saving things, they are driving the train for 4 trillion of increased National Debt in a continuing resolution to keep this government going at a 2 trillion deficit. Thats what my democratic colleagues are championing as being saving this country. Somebody explain that to me. Somebody explain to me how thats what the American People sent us here to do. So for my republican colleagues, what are we going to do to change it . Eight of my colleagues vacated the chair. What that means is they called the question on the speaker of the house. Lots of my colleagues on this side of the aisle, many republicans across the country, stood in violent disagreement with those eight. I didnt vote alongside those eight at that moment. I thought we should try to finish it out for another month or two under the structures we had put in place in january to change this institution. To put more conservatives on the appropriations committee. To put more conservatives on the rules committee. To have more engagement. All of which led to very good legislation. The strongest Border Security we have ever passed in h. R. 2. The Strongest National Defense authorization bill we ever passed. It would repurpose and refocus the military on its Mission Rather than being woke and engage in social engineering. A strong limit, save, grow bill that would modestly increase the debt while transforming spending in this town. We did that. We passed four Appropriations Bills in a town that never passes Appropriations Bills any longer. We did that. But those eight stood up for a reason. And they should be proud that they stood up for that reason. Because those eight stood up for change. You see, the status quo in this town is going to destroy this country. The status quo continuing to do the same thing we have done over and over and over again is going to change this country. And destroy it. I have a 14yearold son. I have 12yearold daughter. I know my friend from tennessee behind me and my friend from arizona in the chair, proud fathers, family men, a veteran. We want to save this country for our kids and grandkids. And my question for my colleagues on this side of the aisle as we elect a new speaker, and we have 220 united behind that speaker, is are you going to unite behind that speaker to change this town and change this country . Yes or no. Nows the time. Im tired of all the empty rhetoric about unity. Im tired of the empty rhetoric about what we need to do. Whatever the majority of this conference says goes. No, i didnt swear an allegiance to the Republican Party. I didnt swear an allegiance to the majority of republican colleagues. I took an oath to the constitution of the United States, under god, and representing the people who sent me here to represent them. Nothing more. I have for my entire life, i am 51 years old, been watching a majority of this body and often a majority of this republican conference destroy this country day in, day out. Genuine question. I have asked to my colleagues to which i generally dont get much of a response. Do you believe that the majority of the Republican House of representatives, the republican conference, has done a good job over the last half century in my 51 years . Has the majority of republicans, have we stood up to cut spending or have we instead increased spending and increased debt . Everybody knows the answer to that question. Have we increased the size and scope of the federal government or have we decreased it . Everybody knows the answer to that question. Have we as republicans, the majority, making decisions, selecting the speaker, doing the same thing over and over and over again, have we led to open borders and an unsecure border, or have we created a secure and sovereign border . Have we sided with the chamber of commerce and cheap labor and all of the lobbyists in town, or have we stood with the people to say that the border should be secure so that we are safe and importantly, did the rule of law is being enforced. Everybody knows the answer to that question. Have we engaged constantly inputting ourselves in foreign entang willments without Clear Missions or clear ends or have we had a concrete mission that we use our military discretely, limitly and come home . I think everybody who hassize has the answer. A number of our members, a man without legs, a man without an arm, battle scars from generations from endless conflicts, are we a country that believes that we are supposed to declare war and have a congress that stands behind that and gets in and out or should we have endless conflict . Again i ask majority of republicans have put those policies forward, more debt, open borders, a military that has lost its way and engaged in endless conflict, expanded the federal government at high levels. Just today, trying to be a team player, many of us who strongly oppose continued funding of programs, agencies that we dont support because they are vastly out of their constitutional role, department of energy, we voted for a bill to try to move the ball forward as a team, trying to cut spending and get Appropriations Bills so we can change this town, met with resistance from this side of the conference saying no, we arent going to keep cutting spending. We arent going to balance the budget, limit the size and scope. We meet resistance every day within our own party. So how can we save this country if half of the body has no interest in being sovereign, no interest of having a secure border, no interest in cutting spending, no interest of having a defense instead of being woke and socially geared. And half of the body is only slightly less. How can we do that . And i will tell you the answer. The answer is that some of us are going to continue to force change in this town, when this congress began, there was a debate about the speaker. We forced change through rules. We demanded to read the bills. We demanded we would have more representation on the committees. We demanded that there would be singlesubject legislation. We demanded to get Appropriations Bills done. Four times in my lifetime, 50 years have we passed Appropriations Bills rather than deals getting cut in smokefilled rooms and it worked for a while. But as usual, the powers that be circled and so more change is needed. So now, we have a new speaker. I believe we have to be very clear. I believe we need to tell the administration, Senate Democrats, house democrats, Senate Republicans and indeed, some in our own conference, we need to tell them very clearly that there is a new day and that it is time for the American People to be represented. It is time for this town to no longer roll over the American People for their own interests, special interests or just sheer lazyness. Specifically, House Republicans must stand the Biden Administration and Senate Democrats to force through a massive supplemental bill for funding for israel, ukraine, taiwan and allegedly the border of some hundred billion dollars or any other number. Instead, House Republicans should send over a standalone israel bill, fully paid for. Theres a novel concept, fully paying for something. Under no circumstances should the House Republican conference allow legislation to get to the floor of this house that is not paid for and that is not focused entirely on israel with respect to this package. We should stand by israel. It is in our interests. But it is not in our interests or frankly, israels, for us to continue to borrow money we dont have to fund it so we should pay for it. The second thing is continue to move Appropriations Bills. With all due respect to some of my colleagues who who think to move Appropriations Bills. It is not. We must move Appropriations Bills that are responsible that pull back on the abuses of this administration and importantly reduce spending. We are not there yet. We have more to do. Thirdly, when it comes to november 17, this House Republican conference must not blink. The fact that funding expires in three weeks means we should get our job done to get Appropriations Bills passed and any stopgap spending measure should be short and focused on forcing the senate and the white house to come to the table and cut spending. It cannot be that we are going to continue to deal with what we have always done which is to kick the can down the road, spend money we dont have and kick up debt and do the same thing we have always done. And fourth, and this is the most important thing to be said. I dont care who is in charge and i dont care who the speaker is, i dont care what this republican conference puts out, doesnt put out, we have an obligation as republicans who campaign on securing the border and go on tv and do interviews and go to our constituents and do mailers and do fundraisers, talking about securing the border, to fully and completely secure the border. And under no circumstances should we allow a single dollar to even be considered for ukraine if at all, certainly not without having done our job to secure the border, which means let me be very clear for everyone in the senate and all of my house colleagues, democrat or republican a secure border starts with h. R. 2 and every component in it, and i dont want to hear all of your excuses about what the senate will take or not take. Otherwise, take your ukraine funding and shove it. I am sick and tired of this place doing the same old thing. It does not matter who is in the chair or in the senate or in the white house. We have an obligation as members of this body to do our job. Because as i have said before, we are massively divided United States and house of representatives and there are people in this country that are suffering as a result. People in texas taking it on the chin with tens of thousands of people pouring in our communities. Hospitals getting overrun and police losing their lives getting overrun. Fentanyl pouring in. And i am sick and tired of it. And im glad some of my colleagues have awakened in new york and elsewhere, you have 100,000 people. Guess what . We have had millions pouring from texas. Millions pouring through arizona. And all we do is give lip service to it and talk about securing the border. All my colleagues are saying, what do you think the democrats will actually take . Thats whats wrong with this place. Its not about what theyll take, its about doing the right thing. I know the people that i represent. I know that my friend from tennessee represent. I know that the people that my friend from arizona represents are sick and tired of words. And yet, all we really have as members of congress are words and our votes. So we use our vote the best way we know how to shape the direction of this country and sometimes thats not easy. Sometimes you have to compromise how to figure it out. Thats fine. But the words we use matter. And the speaker of the house, my friend, mike johnson, took the oath yesterday and then spoke to the American People from the rostrum and spoke very eloquently about our motto, in god we trust. Spoke eloquently about our constitutional premises, about what it means to be an american, about our founding. We have an obligation as members of this body to fight for the American People who send us here, there are 330 million americans who rely on the 435 of us to fight for them, to fight to defend and uphold all of the values that are represented by the flag hanging behind by my friend from arizona. Whenever we come to the floor and give speeches i yield to my friend whenever we come to the floor and give speeches to an empty chamber, what is the point . The point is to highlight that we are supposed to use this chamber to date and be deliberative. We set out to change this place almostal year ago and we have made some pretty good strides but far from it. Than would ask my friend from tennessee or my friend in the chair, one of the great debates we have seen and great engagements that we have seen or rather what we see are the woke procedures of coming down and standing at the mic for three minutes and then back, back and votes are set up and then were done. Or are we actually debating the future of the country because thats whats at stake . We can talk about debt commissions and talk about whatever things we might do in the future one day, but the country is hurting while we are sitting here in this chamber not getting it done. So my main hope with having a new speaker, my friend, mike johnson, a man of faith, a family man, a father of five who gave a moving accounting of the loss of his father right before he became an elected representative, my hope is that the hand of god is at play with the current makeup of the leaders of this country in this body to have the courage to stand up and follow where the lord is opening the door for us to go and have the will to do it. I dont pretend to have all the right answers on every single bill or piece of legislation. What i do know is that we cannot continue to do what we have been doing. What i do know is what i do know is if we have any single responsibility as members of congress, it is to follow the constitution of the United States, defend the rule of law, secure the blessings of liberty as we are called upon to do in the constitution of the United States. And we cannot do that if we continue the lie that we can print money, spend money we dont have, to create programs that cannot be funded to drive up the cost of health care, to drive up the cost of housing, to drive up the cost of energy. To utterly fail to do our actual responsibilities to secure the nation and to secure our communities. Those are the things that failed states do. We are dangerously close to the cliff. The question becomes whether republicans are going to do what they said they will do. I, for one, am ready to be here all day, every day until we get this right. I think i have seen my wife, my son and daughter maybe five or six days over the last 45 days. We have an obligation to do our job. And i got to Say Something to my colleagues, a couple of whom left today, had some medical reasons. Thats all fine. But if i hear another one of my colleagues talk about needing to be home for halloween, if i hear another one of my colleagues talk about i need to fly out so i can get home to a fundraiser or another one of my colleagues talk about needing to make it home for i got to see my newborn, all right. What do you think our men and women in uniform want to do when they are deployed for a year . You run for congress, mean it. You run for congress, come up here and be willing to work. I am sick and tired of my friends and my colleagues who run around campaigning on doing the hard work of shrinking the government, cutting spending, securing the border, making our defense strong, and then abandoning duty. Walking out. Fly in on monday. Fly out on thursday at noon. What in the hell is that . We should come in next week after speaker johnsons been able to get his office set up, when we are in here next wednesday, we should not leave. We should stay here. We should pass the Appropriations Bills. We should pass responsible legislation to support our friend, israel, but pay for it. We should pass legislation, if necessary, as a cut stopgap measure to deal with the appropriations process. But we shouldnt leave town. I cannot go home to the constituents i represent and look them in the eye and say we did our job when i have to meet another mother who lost their son or daughter to fentanyl. Another spouse of a Border Patrol agent who lost their husband or wife in the line of duty. Or a spouse of a Police Officer lost in the line of duty because we failed to do our job. The American People expect us to do ours. All of this drama about the speaker is utter nonsense. Footnote in history. All that matters is what we do as a body. And for the 220 republicans who united around speaker johnson and voted for him yesterday, that is only as good as uniting to actually carry out conservative policies that the American People sent you here to carry out. Thats it. Otherwise its all a show. And today we did the opposite. We funded programs we campaigned against. We spent more money we dont have. My question for my republican colleagues is, are we going to do what we said we were going to do . Pretty simple question. And i hope my colleagues will go back and look at what they campaigned on. And then actually do it. One final point that i think merits observation. We have conflict in israel. Around this country we have protests by a generation of americans who dont have the first clue of what actual sacrifice looks like. Dont have the first clue of what they are talking about with respect to what was wrought on the israeli people by the barbaric acts of hamas. In this country we are enor enormously molested, but we have foolishly funded an educationcies enormously molested, but we have foolishly funded an Education System that allows individuals to spend their time blessed, but we have a foolishly funded Education System that allows individuals to spend their time on uninformed, hateful, ignorant nonsense in the name of free speech. Our friends in israel were attacked. Violently and barbarically. The vast majority of americans recognize that and proudly stand alongside israel. But we have a problem in this country when there are people taking to the streets in support of a violent terrorist organization, hamas, in the false name of apartheid. In the false name of the supposed need for a twostate solution. The fact of the matter is our friends in israel, israelis, our jewish friends have been on that land for millennia. I will not blink in standing alongside israel. It is in our National Security interest to do so. It is also the right thing to do. But if my colleagues think that we are going to save this country through shear force without recognizing the cultural rot eating away at our own children, whether its through Electronic Devices or our own Education System, then they are mistaken. We cannot continue to fund the destruction of our own country. Yet that is what we do every single time we vote to perpetuate a broken Education System and to fund the very programs that are funding the very rot that is destroying us from within. Some of our greatest leaders have observed that we will not be defeated by a foreign enemy, but we will be defeated from within. Our great calling, in my opinion, as members of congress today, this generation of leaders, is to stand up in defense of our core values, proudly in defense of our western civilization values, of our belief in god, our constitution, our belief in limited government, our belief in the rule of law. And not shudder, not walk away in fear but proudly stand up in defense of that and to stop perpetuating the very cultural rot that undermines it. It is the only way that we will save this last great hope for mankind. Im endlessly optimistic for the future of the country because of the people who love to live free. The rollie gains of the world who dared to say no. The scott smiths of the world who dared to say know. The chloe coles of the world who dared to say no. The strength of this country is with the American People, it always has been and always will be. Our calling is to make sure this government, that this government that represents them, empowers them and protects their liberties and nothing more. And that is our calling. That is what i believe that our speaker, speaker mike johnson, will enable us to do because i know he believes in those principles. But the only way that mike johnson can be successful as speaker is if 221 republicans rally around him in defense of the constitution of the United States and the rule of law and actually do what they campaigned on doing. Rather than coming here and doing the same old thing and advancing the status quo and everything in this town that has been destroying our country from within for as long as i have been alive. It is time for republicans to stand up. It is time for republicans to actually defend the constitution of the United States. It is time for republicans to cut spending. It is time for republicans to secure the border. Its time for republicans to stand up in defense of our military. It is time for republicans to do their damn job. With that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. Mr. Roy mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas. Mr. Roy i move to adjourn. The speaker pro tempore the question is on the motion to adjourn. So many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The motion is adopted. Accordingly, the house stands adjourned until noon on monday, october 30, 2023