we can never take our democracy or, for that matter, our courts for granted.

Every action the Biden administration has taken since Keystone's cancelation has increased our foreign dependency on oil. June 2021, 5 months after canceling Keystone, the Biden administration suspends leasing of ANWR. Three months later…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 219, nays 207, not voting 6, as…

I think even into the future, I think this institution will suffer from the lack of relationships with that freshman class.

We need to get back to our business, get our business back to normal, and end the proxy voting.

I thank the Representative from California for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Today, we are here to discuss H.R. 2116, which would clarify that it is a Federal crime to discriminate…

If we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to provide for consideration of Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers' and Congressman Westerman's American Energy Independence from Russia Act. I ask unanimous consent to…

While the majority is continuing their agenda of misguided woke policies, constituents in my district continue to send me photos of their energy bills and prices they are paying at the pump. Since President Biden took office, gasoline…

This body functioned for over 200 years without proxy voting, and I think we should go back to those traditions.

Under the Trump administration, the U.S. became a net exporter of petroleum for the first time since 1958. Under President Biden's leadership, starting with the revocation of the Keystone XL pipeline, the U.S. is back to being a net…

But it seems to me that without some regulatory framework, without a cop on the beat, so to speak, we are at a great disadvantage in terms of cracking down on illicit use.

I was very disappointed that Mr. Hoyer couldn't stay.

I do believe that we should be ending it and go back to the tradition of the institution, which is no proxy voting.

But I think Mr. Perlmutter touched on it, it is the voters that get to decide.

The prices American consumers are paying at the pump is directly affected by how much oil is produced domestically. Canceling American oil production jobs, while seeking it from dictators, is not only nonsensical, but it also is against…

I think this is the most collaborative committee in the entire Congress, and it is by design, thanks to you, Chair Kilmer, and you, Vice Chair Timmons.

I rise to bring attention to the need to support the Ukrainian people in the face of Russia's invasion. Over the weekend, I took part in a Senate delegation to Poland alongside my colleagues Senator Rob Portman, Senator Richard Blumenthal…

I think it’s commendable really for a lot of these neighboring countries that do open up their doors where there is a -- when there’s an influx of people that are crossing their border and create policies.