Energy secretary ernest moniz talked before a house energy subcommittee. Also discussed the impact Climate Change has on Energy Security, as well as the aging u. S. Energy grid and the areas that should be prioritized. This runs two hours. This hearing will finally come to order. Obviously, four votes and members going home have put time crunch on this committee. I want every member to know whether youre republican or democrat, ten terms or first term, youll have a chance to ask our witness your questions. But that means ill be very aggressive with the gavel to ensure you stick to the fiveminute limit. And heres my example. Im giving myself five minutes for an Opening Statement. America is back. We are an energy superpower. That statement would have sounded odd a handful of years ago, and laughable in the 1970s. But the fact is, we are awash in energy. Today, we are the worlds leading producer of oil and gas, and were less reliant upon foreign sources of energy. Our resources are plent
U. S. Energy grid and the areas that should be prioritized. This runs two hours. This hearing will finally come to order. Obviously, four votes and members going home have put time crunch on this committee. I want every member to know whether youre republican or democrat, ten terms or first term, youll have a chance to ask our witness your questions. But that means ill be very aggressive with the gavel to ensure you stick to the fiveminute limit. And heres my example. Im giving myself five minutes for an Opening Statement. America is back. We are an energy superpower. That statement would have sounded odd a handful of years ago, and laughable in the 1970s. But the fact is, we are awash in energy. Today, we are the worlds leading producer of oil and gas, and were less reliant upon foreign sources of energy. Our resources are plentiful and affordable. So affordable that low prices have become a common complaint back home in houston, texas. Except from my daughter in college who now has m
The majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip but in to five minutes, no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Thompson, for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, a few weeks ago i participated in a forum that was hosted by a foundation that was created in 1980 by congress and this foundation is the National Fish and wildlife the tion, or nfwf, and forum was the connection between agriculture and the Chesapeake Bay. Now, the streams and rivers are in a large portion in the district drain into it. This is also a region which depends on agriculture, the commonwealths largest industry. Among the topics of discussion to the forum was the chesapeake stewardship grants which is funded by the u. S. Department of the environmental
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 413, the nays are two. 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Without objection, the title is amended. He house will be in order. Members, please remove your conversation from the floor, into the appropriate cloakrooms r off the floor. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on the motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered. Or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. Any record vote on the postponed question will be taken later. He house will be in order. The house will be in order. For what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition . Mr. Chaffetz i move that the house suspend the rules and pass senate bill 1170the Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization act of 2015. The speaker pro
The chair on this vote the yeas are 175 and the nays are 247 the amendment is no adopted. ThUnfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 24 printed in the house record 114259 by the gentleman from coloro, mr. Polis, on whh the proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed byoice vot the clerk amendment number 24, printed inrouse report house report 114359 offereby mr. Polis of colorado. The chair a recorded vote has been requted. All those in favor of taking this vote by the yeasnd nays will rise and remain standing unt counted. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise anbe counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electroc 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 csedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedingfor polit