The innocent explanation is the most likely one particularly given the facts involved.

I ask unanimous consent that the following letter from the Government Accountability Office, GAO, be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Government…

as cochair of the Senate Recycling Caucus, I am all for efforts to reuse material in a manner that gives it a second life unless we are talking about recycling bad ideas. The reckless tax-and-spend plan the White House and the majority are…

today, the Senate exercises one of our unique and most important constitutional responsibilities: debate and ratification of a treaty. The NATO accession treaty for Sweden and Finland is the most consequential kind of treaty because it…

Well, it was obviously a double-cross by Joe Manchin.

A poet named Joyce Kilmer wrote his most famous poem called ``Trees,'' and it begins with, ``I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree.'' Trees and forests are poetic. They tug at our heartstrings. They evoke emotion. And I…

I know the distinguished gentleman, Mr. Hoyer, has left the Chamber, but I did want to personally thank him for putting the Senate NEPA streamlining bill on the suspension calendar today. I hope we can work on more issues like that in the…

May I inquire as to the time remaining on both sides. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Arkansas has 1 minute remaining. The gentleman from Colorado has 3\1/4\ minutes remaining.

I know there is a lot of talk about the IIJA and what a great bill it was. It was the largest infrastructure bill passed in the history of the world. It was so important that it never even went through a committee here in the House. It…

Many of the water and power users in the Colorado basin were not consulted on this $500 million Colorado River provision and don't even know what it would be used for. That is another reason why we should actually work on these issues in…

I appreciate the gentleman's kind words about the amendment. Madam Chair, I yield to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Conway).

As the designee of the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy), I offer amendment No. 1. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 135, line 9, strike ``$400,000,000'' and…

This is a commonsense, good amendment that the leader has offered. I urge its adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Westerman). The…

I really don't understand this debate, talking about the PACT Act, my friend from Massachusetts. That has passed the House. Let the Senate do its work. We supported it here. Let's be serious here. I voted for the bill. The Senate is…

Listening to the other side, and listening to my friend from Pennsylvania, I hear a lot about uncertainty; that we are not sure what we are here for; we are not sure what we are going to bring up on the House floor. Well, I will tell you…

I want to reiterate this point. This is the responsibility of Congress if we are going to set environment and energy regulatory policy. It is not the purpose of our independent regulatory commissions. Aren't we clear now that the Supreme…

More and more of or forests are going up in flames. More forests are being categorized as subject to catastrophic wildfire. We are losing this fight. We need a new game plan. We need work on this in a bipartisan manner. There are a lot of…

Again, I support the amendment. It is going to be needed as these fires continue to rage, and I yield back the balance of my time.