Ineffective, unreliable, and dangerous. That is what we are here to talk about on this amendment. This amendment strikes the $28 million in this bill to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management renewable energy program that promotes the…

I thank the gentlewoman for her thoughts on it. Why are there three? We want to give the minority three opportunities to do the right thing. Oftentimes Members vote, and then they think, oh, boy. They hear from their constituents and say…

I thank Chairman Simpson for his very responsible leadership. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4821, a very fiscally responsible Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. I represent the Ninth…

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 129, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $186,300,000)''. Page 193, line 4, after…

The question really should be: Is this a Federal requirement? Is this a Federal responsibility? I agree with the gentlewoman on a whole host of things she said about the economic impact of the arts and the humanities. The question is…

My amendment strikes $186.3 million in funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. According to its website, the NEA is the largest funder of the arts and arts education in communities nationwide. Now, this is all well and good. I am…

While I like the last amendment, I have got another good one. This amendment strikes all funding, $3.75 million, for the Council on Environmental Quality. The Council on Environmental Quality was created by the National Environmental…

This past Monday, October 30, marked 11 years that my son, Harry, has been in long-term recovery from opioid addiction. Yet even now, I can still feel the fear, the worry, and hear the fights. What happened to our little boy? Where did his…

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 120, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $3,750,000)''. Page 193, line 4, after the…

Today, I stand to applaud the Clinton County Solid Waste Authority and their Wayne Township Landfill, which has been an essential contributor to our community for half a century. Originally permitted in 1973 and developed in 1990, this…

At the Constitutional Convention in my home State in Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin called upon his fellow delegates to begin each day in prayer. He said: I know that my redeemer lives. And if a sparrow cannot fall…

As the leaves begin to fall from the trees, American families, businesses, and churches are confronted once again with the soaring prices of energy that will make it difficult to heat their homes, their businesses, and their places of…

We cannot rely on words alone to repel Russian aggression in Ukraine nor to extinguish terrorism in the Middle East. Rather, we must also provide material support to our democratic partners, as well. We must not cleave Israel and Israeli…

As the power imbalance in workplaces continues to grow, employers are increasingly willing to use workplace technologies like AI, as well as invasive surveillance technologies that will allow them to track workers like--almost like pieces…

As Congress considers artificial intelligence and the future of work, it is critical that we focus on workers' voices and then ensure that workers have a seat at the table when policies are made and decisions are made--being made that…

This July, I introduced the No Robot Bosses Act in Senate Bill 2419, which aims to regulate the potential risks and use of AI in the workplace.

As Congress considers artificial intelligence and the future of work, it is critical that we focus on workers' voices and then ensure that workers have a seat at the table when policies are made and decisions are made--being made that…

This bill would add protections for job applicants and employees related to automated decision systems and would require employers to disclose when and how these systems are being used.