I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall No. 179. Amendment No. 36 Offered by Mr. Van Drew The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on amendment No. 36…

We must do better. Our border is not secure and we owe it to the citizens of this nation.

We are allowing this crisis to make these cartels rich to the tune of billions of dollars.

I fully support unions. If people want to join a union, then that is fine. I mean, I think that is what this country is about.

The numbers are alarming.

The department has failed to provide responses to a number of requests from this committee.

We must do better. Our border is not secure and we owe it to the citizens of this nation.

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 Alabama will be postponed. Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

Horrific tragedies, acts of pure evil, like the ones we saw this week in Nashville are heartbreaking, reminders that we have a lot of work to do.

I encourage all my colleagues to support this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Palmer). The question was taken; and the Acting…

Federal bureaucrats at the Department of Energy are threatening access to gas stoves for millions of Americans through the rulemaking process. In fact, the DOE admits that up to 50 percent of all gas stoves currently on the market or in…

I appreciate the fact that my Democratic colleague admitted that half the stoves do not meet the standard. When he says that half already meet it, you know, by my math, the other half doesn't. Mr. Chairman, this amendment shows the clear…

I cannot emphasize enough that we must make real and lasting impacts so that we can stop the cartels, stop the manufacturers of precursors and stop the senseless deaths of Americans due to fentanyl.

When we look at what's coming across the border, you said in your testimony right now that that is the single greatest challenge facing our nation.

When we look at what drug cartels are doing not only south of our border but here in our country, we are allowing this crisis to make these cartels rich to the tune of billions of dollars and the cost of that is in real human faces and…

No one should have their choices limited by Federal bureaucrats. In fact, these bureaucrats should not have the ability to implement rules like this at all without congressional approval. This amendment shows the clear difference in vision…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 49, after line 7, insert the following: SEC. 10017. GAS KITCHEN RANGES AND OVENS. The Secretary of…

I'm disappointed to not hear you call it a crisis truly because I think that's what we have before us.