I agree with you, we should be steadily reducing the cap, tightening the cap, because I think there is still a long way to go to get to that marginal cost of production for Russia.

Reclaiming my time, I don't know what the reason for that is, and thank you for educating me. I wasn't aware of it. I assume they are saying the inflation rate is higher in urban areas than it is in rural areas, which is, presumably, why…

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

I agree with you, we should be steadily reducing the cap, tightening the cap, because I think there is still a long way to go to get to that marginal cost of production for Russia.

I reclaim my time and thank the gentleman for his kind answers. This really is why we have hearings in Congress, because it feels like we are just posting a lot of graffiti on a wall here. I don't know how the inflation rate is calculated…

I want to speak in strong support of the gentlewoman's amendment. I thank Ms. Jackson Lee for her leadership in terms of real economic policy, which is about making the government an instrument of well-being and public good. We know we…

The first thing I want to note about this amendment is that it now expands the definition of a major executive order to include those projected to cause an annual gross budgetary or economic effect of at least $1 billion, which includes…

I want to just clear up a couple of things. First, I heard the very distinguished gentlewoman from Colorado mention job creators. I assume she was responding to President Biden since 12 million new jobs have been created under President…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the scheduled vote for 11:30 a.m. take place now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I will just end on this one with this thought. The majority comes forward with a plan to say we want to know an estimated inflationary impact of an executive order, and then we have a series of Christmas tree amendments saying, make sure…

Reclaiming my time, this very constructive colloquy, I think, underscores the importance of actually having hearings in Congress. This is legislation that sprung out of someone's head somewhere and then appeared on the House floor without…

I claim the time in opposition. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes.

I would ask if the gentleman would be willing to yield for a couple of questions? Again, there was no hearing in committee, so I don't understand this. This might be a great idea, but I would like to figure it out. It requires that any…

I just repeat my puzzlement from before. Perhaps if Mr. Cloud would yield for another question. What is the inflationary impact of debt servicing costs? Have there been any economic studies on that? Madam Chair, I yield to the gentleman…

As far as I understand, the amendment just adds one more unnecessary detail to the report, creating greater administrative burden and taxpayer costs that are still undefined. It is unclear why it is necessary. If it is necessary, it should…

So that is true across the board in terms of all of the economic indicators that we read about, whether it is the OMB or the-- --

Due to testing positive for COVID-19 and following recommended isolation protocols, I was unable to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 120 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 121. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned to convene for pro forma sessions with no business being conducted on the following dates and times: Friday, February 17, at 10…