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Andy Ogles
@andyogles· Republican · TN· Jul 23, 2024

This amendment would prohibit funding for the American Climate Corps that the Biden administration established through an executive order last year. When you understand that we have the power of the purse and that we are the body that is…

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Andy Ogles
@andyogles· Republican · TN· Jul 23, 2024

As the designee of Mr. Norman of South Carolina, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert…

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Andy Ogles
@andyogles· Republican · TN· Jul 23, 2024

I certainly appreciate my colleagues' sentiments, but I think the key here is analysis and the metrics, or the lack thereof, on some of these policies and regulations. As we assign metrics that can't be quantified to policies and…

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Andy Ogles
@andyogles· Republican · TN· Jul 23, 2024

This amendment prohibits the use of funds to consider the social cost of greenhouse gases in the development and implementation of budgets, Federal procurement processes, and environmental reviews. President Biden is directing agencies to…

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Andy Ogles
@andyogles· Republican · TN· Jul 23, 2024

As the designee of Mr. Norman of South Carolina, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert…

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Andy Ogles
@andyogles· Republican · TN· Jul 23, 2024

This amendment would prohibit funding for policies that advance the Biden administration's radical DEI agenda. Specifically, this amendment would prohibit the use of funds for the Department of Energy's Office of Scientific Workforce…

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Andy Ogles
@andyogles· Republican · TN· Jul 23, 2024

As the designee of Mr. Norman of South Carolina, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert…

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Chuck Fleischmann
@chuckfleischmann· Republican · TN· Jul 23, 2024

For the same reasons as the previous amendments, I respectfully urge a ``no'' vote. I yield back the balance of my time.

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Steve Cohen
@stevecohen· Democratic · TN· Jul 23, 2024

If you genuinely want to develop solutions supported by diverse stakeholders, our advice is you stop pacifying and empowering those who not only continue to display an open hostility to collaboration with industry.

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Diana Harshbarger
@dianaharshbarger· Republican · TN· Jul 23, 2024

This is really, really a simple concept. If you don't think the Federal Government should be changing the names of localities, especially with the opposition of locales, then support my amendment. This is Federal overreach plain and…

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Marsha Blackburn
@marshablackburn· Republican · TN· Jul 23, 2024

this week the Senate is taking a historic step in the fight to protect children online by bringing the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act to the floor. Last Congress, Senator Blumenthal and I introduced KOSA following disturbing reports…

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Chuck Fleischmann
@chuckfleischmann· Republican · TN· Jul 23, 2024

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me time. Mr. Chair, I respectfully rise to oppose the amendment. While I completely understand some of the frustrations my colleagues may experience with some of the dealings with the executive branch…

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Chuck Fleischmann
@chuckfleischmann· Republican · TN· Jul 23, 2024

The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations is responsible for managing more than $25 billion for large-scale pilot programs and demonstrations across numerous energy technologies. It is our responsibility to be good stewards of taxpayer…

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Chuck Fleischmann
@chuckfleischmann· Republican · TN· Jul 23, 2024

For the same reasons with the previous amendments, I respectfully urge a ``no'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Chuck Fleischmann
@chuckfleischmann· Republican · TN· Jul 23, 2024

I share some of my colleague's concern about excess spending in EERE. EERE received over $16 billion from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, of which there are billions in unobligated balances remaining. These reasons are exactly…

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Chuck Fleischmann
@chuckfleischmann· Republican · TN· Jul 23, 2024

My objections to this amendment mirror my objections to the previous amendments to cut funding for regional commissions. I respectfully urge a ``no'' vote on the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Chuck Fleischmann
@chuckfleischmann· Republican · TN· Jul 23, 2024

While I appreciate my colleague's interest in keeping the Federal spending in check, I would note that the 12 bills reported by the Appropriations Committee collectively adhere to the Fiscal Responsibility Act. How funds are allocated…

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Chuck Fleischmann
@chuckfleischmann· Republican · TN· Jul 23, 2024

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Tennessee is recognized for 5 minutes.

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