Good afternoon. I call this meeting of the committee on appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules now we have set up any mileage us to which members can send anything they wish to submit they wish to submit in writing in any of her hearings or markups. Our hearings or markups. Has been provided to staff. The first order of business is consideration of the energy and Water Development appropriations bill. For fiscal year 2021. Captornow recognize this ms. Captor to present the bill. Please let me also add my you for your honorable and dedicated service to our community and nation and for your recognition of the full potential of this bill. You will truly be missed. I am pleased to consider the energy and water bill today. It is a good bill. A bill that captures the spirit of ingenuity and independence of the American People. Are actually able to provide the most important Climate Change bill congress will pass this year. This bill provides the foundation of critical investme
Debate managed by part of the ways and Means Committee. Might consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts. Mr. Neal im pleased to join with the speaker and other Committee Chairs to have introduced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care enhancement act and welcome consideration of the measure in the house today. Hearing the former chairman of the Energy Committee a few minutes ago, decent guy, he said that there was room for bipartisanship. In the health care debate. I mean, ive been here for a long time. Where was the bipartisanship, and im going to submit something republicans in all the years i have been in this house they have not agreed amongst themselves on health care, never mind agreing with democrats on health care. So for years, weve worked to expand access. Thats what this argument about is about today. We want to make sure that Affordable Health care exists for the American Family and to build on the coverage gains of the Affordable Care act. The c
And allowing the government to negotiate medication Prescription Drug prices. And for residents and homers to stay in their homes during the pandemic. Live coverage of the house. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. God, thank you for giving us another day. Those who omfort suffer from coronavirus. Healing. Bless and comfort those who mourn the loss of loved ones in wake of covid19. Psalmist, we turn to you. Have mercy upon us, o god, for treated harshly. Harshly all t us the day. Attackers. Re our almost high when we are afraid place our trust. We praise the word of god. Not fear. N god and do all the day our enemies foil our plans. Their every thought is of evil against us. Lie in wait for our lives. Our threats are many, o god. Unrest in Police Reform, aggressive russian and policies, a struggling economy. Our time of need. Bless the peoples house and may that is done be for your amen. R honor a
Caucus holds a Virtual Congress. They discuss future coronavirus legislation which they agreed it should include assistance for state and local governments. This is an hour and 10 minutes. Afternoon. I am representative dean phillips. Is thursday, may 7, 2020. A call to order a special Problem Solvers Caucus. The gentleman from new jersey will control 30 minutes for the majority in the gentleman from new york, mr. Reed, will control 30 for the minority. Focused is the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Consent for all the members to revise and extend and include the special order of power. Any objection . Hearing no objection, the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for 30 minutes. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today with my fellow cochair and good friend from new york and other members of the Problem Solvers Caucus to discuss the issues of state and local funding being contemplated for the next round of cares legislation. Yield myself as much time as i may consume, mr.
Recognition . Rep. Gottheimer consent for all the members to revise and extend and include the special order of power. Rep. Phillips is there any objection . Hearing no objection, the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for 30 minutes. Rep. Gottheimer thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today with my fellow cochair of the problems offers solvers caucus and good friend from new york and other members of the Problem Solvers Caucus to discuss the issues of state and local funding being contemplated for the next round of cares legislation. I yield myself as much time as i may consume, mr. Speaker. I am here to fight for our state of new jersey and county and local governments. Our country is facing major battles right now, and getting including ensuring every american is protected from this virus and getting our local economies and businesses back on track. On the front lines of the battles are the workers in every community, frontline medical workers as well as lease and law police and law