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We write in opposition to your rule regarding the Clean Water Act and the revised definition of 'Waters of the United States'.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to defend women's access to medication abortion. In the wake of the Dobbs decision, the Justice Department reaffirmed that States cannot ban the abortion pill, which now accounts for the majority of abortions…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the late Annie Brown Kennedy, a devoted mother, grandmother, pillar in the Forsyth County legal community, and fierce pioneer for civil rights. Annie's story is one of many firsts. Annie was one of the…

Mr. 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 North Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 95 Offered by Mr. Pallone

Mr. Chair, 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 2, line 11, after ``(d)'' insert ``or if the Secretary determines that a situation exists…

Mr. Chair, we just heard from the gentleman from South Carolina that the purpose of this bill was to make sure that the use of our Strategic Petroleum Reserve was confined to instances in which there was a national emergency. The purpose…

Mr. Chair, 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 2, line 11, after ``(d)'' insert ``or if the Secretary determines that a situation exists…

Mr. Chair, I rise in support of amendment No. 77. Listen, the American people have been hit so hard by inflation and the rising cost of goods. In its current form, the Strategic Production Response Act deprives the Federal Government of…

Mr. Chair, the gentleman from South Carolina concluded his remarks by saying this amendment ``would affect that'' and provided no specification for ``that.'' Look, this was just about national security. We didn't get two words in response…

Mr. Chairman, the bill we are considering today does not protect U.S. consumers, and, instead, it is a giveaway to Big Oil. The fossil fuel industry already controls large swaths of our public lands and our waters. Offshore, the industry…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk, Ross No. 70. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing quotation mark and the final period. Page 3…

Mr. Chair, 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 North Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 66 Offered by Mr. Casten

Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer my amendment which would help protect our Nation's public waters and coastline. My commonsense amendment would prevent additional leases for drilling on Federal lands on the Outer Continental Shelf. Fossil…

Mr. Chair, 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 North Carolina will be postponed. {time} 2015 Amendment No. 60 Offered by Ms…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk, amendment No. 27. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 16, strike ``including'' and insert ``not including''. The…

Madam Speaker, I was appalled to learn that multiple schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, withheld National Merit Scholarship commendation award letters from hundreds of students. This is a problem. When political ideology stands in the…

Madam Speaker, it is no wonder we have a skills gap. For decades, people have been told that a bachelor's degree is the only path to a successful career. As a result, fewer and fewer young people are choosing to learn skilled trades…

Madam Speaker, one silver lining of the pandemic is that it pushed more high school students to take dual enrollment classes. With the ever-rising cost of postsecondary education, dual enrollment programs are a great way for high school…