This is kind of overwhelming, but I will yield next to one of my friends and one of the ladies that sits next to me in our women's row over here, my friend and colleague from Illinois (Mrs. Miller).

Thank you so much, Representative Stanton. I greatly appreciate the words. I will tell Joe, as well. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Biggs), my friend and colleague who I have known for many years.

Thank you so much, Juan. I am going to be calling you when I need help from the county. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Griffith), my friend and colleague who is on the Committee on Energy and Commerce. I serve as…

One of the magic things about Debbie Lesko is she has proven you can be conservative and not be angry about it. You can actually be joyful and kind and sweet and just a decent human being. I have learned more things about urban chickens…

Thank you very much, David. I greatly appreciate the friendship and the work we have done together. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Ciscomani) my other Arizona colleague. Juan used to work for Governor Ducey, and…

Thank you very much, Andy. Congressman Biggs, you are a great friend. Thank you so much. We will be working many years together. I am going to keep calling you. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Harshbarger)…

Serving in the U.S. House of Representatives has been an honor of a lifetime, very surreal. As someone said before, I think my colleague Greg Stanton from Arizona, over 31 years ago, I left an abusive ex-husband, and I had a little…

This lady, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, is just an energizer bunny. Every place I go, she is there. I don't even know how she does it. I yield to a friend and fellow Energy and Commerce Committee colleague. I remember we were on a boat…

I think the whole fricking American Community Survey should not be going forward.

on behalf of the majority leader, I ask the Chair to execute the order of November 20 with respect to the Murphy nomination. ____________________

First, I am going to ask everyone's--let me extend an apology. I have fairly severe asthma and just got off an attack, so I am pumping down some inhaled steroids, just routine. Also, last weekend, I lost my voice. Should I be worried that…

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

This amendment, which I offered a version of at the markup nearly a year ago, would have addressed all the concerns. If adopted, I would be happy to support H.R. 1449. This amendment extends the timeline for the Department to determine…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 7, strike ``30'' and insert ``90''. Page 4, strike lines 17 through 23 and insert the following…

My amendment consists of reasonable fixes that Republicans have previously supported. If adopted, Democrats would unanimously support the final passage of this bill. Mr. Chair, I encourage my colleagues to support my amendment, and I yield…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed.

My amendment would prevent this bill from creating a situation where the agency is required to decide on permits before the applicants have had a chance to go through environmental reviews. Without my amendment, this bill will force the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take…