I listened to the presentation of the author of this bill. I have been in this House 48 years. We have been arguing about this ANWR for 40 of those years. We have passed it out of the house 14 times. And by the way, it was established by a…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alaska will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Gosar The CHAIR. It is now in order to…

Again, might I may say, Mr. Chairman, this bill has been debated. It passed out of this House 14 times--14 times--with consultation. And with all due respect to my friend from Gwich'in, I would like to take a count of the caribou they have…

Does the gentleman from California have the right to close? The CHAIR. The gentleman from California has the right to close.

(Mr. YOUNG asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: On page 1, line 6, strike ``Section'' and insert the following: (a) Section On page 1, after line 7, insert the…

We discussed before that this bill was written by the gentleman from California. It only impacts Alaska and impacts it only, and I am the only Congressman. I strongly oppose this legislation. My amendment, very frankly, was to try to solve…

As painful as it is to listen to all of that nonsense on the other side, I am glad to have logical people speak on this side. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Shimkus).

It is an honor now to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Wyoming (Ms. Cheney).

I am happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Graves).

I also insert in the Record a letter in strong opposition to this bill signed by over 20 entities, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Consumer Energy Alliance. September 5, 2019. U.S. Congress, Washington, DC. Dear…

I also insert in the Record a letter of opposition from the Laborers' International Union of North America. LiUNA!, September 9, 2019. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority…

I insert in the Record a letter from the president of Voice of the Arctic Inupiat, which is in strong opposition to this legislation. Voice of the Arctic Inupiat Point Hope, AK, March 20, 2019. Congressman Jared Huffman, Washington, DC…

I am urging a ``yes'' vote on this amendment and ``no'' on the legislation itself. And, again, I think the gentleman from California (Mr. Huffman) has done a great disservice to the people of Alaska, especially the natives. He has divided…

Mr. President, I rise to honor those who lost their lives tragically 18 years ago and to make sure that we never forget what happened then. I vividly remember that morning. I was in my own office in Jasper, IN. I didn't have a TV. Somebody…

It has been almost 12 months since we reached a new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. Both Mexico and Canada promptly ratified the agreement, but the House majority party refuses to let us vote on it. While it is a multinational…

Mr. President, whistleblowers play a key role in holding the Federal Government accountable for waste, fraud, abuse, mismanagement, and illegal activity. It is therefore appropriate that even though Whistleblower Appreciation Day was…

Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate Chairman Barrasso and Ranking Member Carper on their introduction of the EPW Committee's 5-year infrastructure bill, the America's highway infrastructure act. Back in Indiana, as a member of the…