today, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was slated to consider the Spectrum and National Security Act. This bill, a hard-won compromise months in the making, would have provided a balanced approach to spectrum…

Why did these Agencies stop sparring and finally agree to a path forward? Simply put, it is because spectrum helps each of them meet their responsibilities on behalf of this Nation. The spectrum deal would have put policies in place that…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 217, noes 199, not voting 15, as follows: [Roll No. 279] AYES--217…

I urge adoption of the amendments en bloc, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers). The en bloc amendments were agreed to…

Today I rise to honor my guest Chaplain, Bhai Mohan Singh. Mohan Singh was the head granthi, or the head priest, at a Gurdwara in Yakima, Washington, and now travels the Nation spreading the teachings of Sikhism. Sikhism is the world's…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 2-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 211, noes 208, not voting 12, as follows: [Roll No. 267] AYES--211…

I, too, urge Members to adopt the en bloc package and yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc 3 offered by the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers). The en bloc amendments 3 were agreed to…

I urge adoption of the amendments en bloc, and I, too, yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc 2 offered by the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers). The en bloc amendments 2 were agreed to…

I want to follow that last train of logic. Basically, if a trans person receives medical care, it is, by definition, taking medical care away from somebody else. I guess, if a cancer patient is receiving medical care, that is taking it…

Before I yield to Ms. Jacobs. I will say, just on the comment about doctors being like gas station owners, of course, a doctor is going to want to operate whenever you show up, that is not the way the medical profession works. I have been…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 54 Offered by Mr. Brecheen The Acting CHAIR…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will be postponed. Amendment No. 51 Offered by Mr. Ogles The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

I will point out, as I am sure the gentleman recognizes, there are helicopter pilots in the Army and there are helicopter pilots who are in combat, so it is perfectly appropriate to have a helicopter pilot talk about what it is like to…

I will be brief. I don't fundamentally disagree with the idea that we learned a lot about the relative effectiveness of masks. I am not a huge fan of them myself. The main reason they tend not to be effective is people don't wear them or…

I would say Congress has decided. We decided on 13 flags, and we decided to trust the military installation commanders to make other decisions. We did decide. We have done this two or three times. They want us to decide something…

There is actually quite a bit in this amendment that I do agree with. I think ideologies that are explicitly racist are problematic, and I certainly have seen that done. There are examples of the teaching of critical race theory and…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Florida will be postponed. {time} 1415 Amendment No. 48 Offered by Ms. Boebert The Acting…

I think we have concluded our remarks as well. For all the reasons stated, I urge opposition, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Luna)…