We would love the Agriculture Committee to give us instructions on how to deal with this 17-year invasion.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), the distinguished chairman of the Rules Committee. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania, a distinguished member of the Rules…

Mr. Speaker, I would just note for the record that over 20 States already have versions of this law, the Equality Act, with respect to participation in sports, as do the Olympics, and we have not seen the kind of behavior that has just…

Mr. Speaker, I would just restate that this act does not take away any of the religious freedoms that are already enshrined in multiple laws. It does not change those laws. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

We were sort of squeezed in between the waters rising in the Gulf and the actual 51 trillion that we actually--it hit us with.

There is still plenty of work to be done on a national level, and I am looking forward to working in a bipartisan manner on this subcommittee to find some real solutions to these issues.

We must also support the expansion of clean energy generation capacity ensuring that we are on the forefront of clean energy export markets for the future.

I want to thank the Chairwoman Kaptur and ranking member for having this important hearing today.

Mr. Speaker, with respect to the gentlewoman's question, with respect to the language in question, it has long been held by our courts that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act does not apply to civil rights laws. The Equality Act looks…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern). Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I have some good news for the gentlewoman who just spoke. The reconciliation bill that is…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would just note, as a parent, a former school board member, and education advocate, of course, we all want what is best for our students and what is best for our schools. But I…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, today, we are moving forward on two pieces of legislation whose timely consideration is long overdue. And I would note that H.R. 5 did pass last Congress with a…

I am really proud that my home State of Nevada is one of seven States to have committed to 100 percent clean energy.

I think that boosting the manufacturing is going to be crucial to helping fuel an economic recovery for working families.

I think we both show a great enthusiasm for this Appropriations Subcommittee.

the interest in working on climate change responsibly has exponentially grown.

Whenever we have this climate circumstance, we can have rain that creates rising waters in what I call naked bayous.

Mr. Speaker, I would just note that what we saw in Texas this past week was a truly astonishing, unusual snowstorm with frigid cold conditions that are not normal--as the Speaker knows--in Texas, and that happens because of climate change…