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Include extraneous materials on the special order. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Ocasiocortez i rise today mr. Speaker i rise today to address what is top of mind to americans across the country. And that is the extraordinary economic and health hardship of the covid19 pandemic through the this year. The reason i decided to rise today is because we are here, convening in washington, and just a day or two ago, the Senate Majority leader, senator mcconnell, decided to break the senate. And the broke the senate as there are thousands of people in texas lined up lined fup food lines. He breck the senate while hospitals no longer have beds. To house the sick. And oke the senate dismissed the senate while 30 million americans are on the brink of eviction. He dismissed the senate when every single day, when we go back to our communities, people are asking us, where is there going to be help . Is there going to be a seco ....
Ms. Ocasiocortez i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the special order. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Ocasiocortez i rise today mr. Speaker i rise today to address what is top of mind to americans across the country. And that is the extraordinary economic and health hardship of the covid19 pandemic through the this year. The reason i decided to rise today is because we are here, convening in washington, and just a day or two ago, the Senate Majority leader, senator mcconnell, decided to break the senate. And the broke the senate as there are thousands of people in texas lined up lined fup food lines. He breck the senate while hospitals no longer have beds. To house the sick. And oke the senate dismissed the senate while 30 million americans are on the brink of eviction. He dismissed the senate when every single day, when w ....
Overseas. So i really dont see this as something we should preempt the laws of the United States. 2. 5 million comments. Republicans dont care much about the comments. 2. 5 million comments that are still being evaluated, raising concerns about various aspects of this project. But here, i will say, bad legislation, good politics, we are trying to help someone get elected to the senate who is currently a member of the house, the senate is potentially moving ahead with this bill. The house, with very little notice, zidded they would bring up this bill that we have passed in one version or another eight previous times. And use of the house of representatives to promotes candidacy to the United States senate, which i think is a really a disgrace to this institution. With that, i would reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon reserves. Mr. Sh ....
Gallons of diesel yet our going to take w, were this tar sand goop and process it in the u. S. And export it. Its not going to help the processors. And then there are minor environmental issues. Tar sands do create 81 more Greenhouse Gas than most other forms of fossil fuel extraction. They are going to destroy forever, forever, large portions of forests. Im sure that is a canadian issue. If i lived in canada, they would be protesting. I dont. We dont need to build a pipeline there. They will use precious Water Resources and create waste pits that will be polluted with the extract, except for the part that which is shipped south to be processed and shipped overseas. So i really dont see this as something we should preempt the laws of the United States. 2. 5 million comments. Republicans dont care much about the comments. ....
Forever, forever, large portions of forests. Im sure that is a canadian issue. If i lived in canada, they would be protesting. I dont. We dont need to build a pipeline there. They will use precious Water Resources and create waste pits that will be polluted with the extract, except for the part that which is shipped south to be processed and shipped overseas. So i really dont see this as something we should preempt the laws of the United States. 2. 5 million comments. Republicans dont care much about the comments. 2. 5 million comments that are still being evaluated, raising concerns about various aspects of this project. But here, i will say, bad legislation, good politics, we are trying to help someone get elected to the senate who is currently a member of the house, the senate is potentially moving ahead with this bill. The house, with very little notice, zidded they would ....