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But the gentleman was saying it wasn't bid on; the oil companies didn't want to do it. They did. They wanted to invest in America. An environmental group went to block it and got a court to go along with them. The normal practice is the…
Madam Speaker, clearly the gentleman and I disagree on many of these items. Drilling in America is the cleanest way to produce oil in the world. If it is going to come from Russia, which I don't want, if it is going to come from any…
Madam Speaker, as we look at the schedule for next week, obviously, there are a lot of concerns about the continuing rising price of gasoline that we have been seeing for the last year and a half. President Biden talked about some things…
Madam Speaker, I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for next week. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the majority leader of the House.
Madam Speaker, for correction, that is not what I did. I actually went through how those 9,000 leases are being blocked by the President from being utilized properly.
President has talked about and others have talked about that, frankly, don't tell the picture of what the President is also doing to ensure that you cannot develop on those lands. You cannot develop with those 9,000 leases. And I will go…
Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Louisiana has the second highest diabetes mortality rate but only the 11th highest number of cases. The rate of diabetes among Blacks, Hispanics, and Native American adults in the State is…
Mr. Speaker, March is Women's History Month, and I can't let this month pass without highlighting two barrier- breaking public servants. So many women have contributed greatly to Louisiana, but today, I want to take a few moments to…
I have offered amendments over and over again to ban Russian oil, to prohibit it, and you know who has voted against it? That side of the aisle.
Your energy policy is none of the above, not all of the above.
We are going to ban drilling on public lands and fracking everywhere.
The facts are that under the Biden administration we saw a 161 percent increase in dependence upon Russian crude oil, number one, period.
We can sit here all day long, and I would be happy to stay here as long as you want and go through all the facts.
The effect of that on morale is very detrimental. The effect of that is bad for public safety.
In your opinion, will stripping law enforcement officers of qualified immunity hurt recruitment efforts, especially, specifically, in rural areas?