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 South Carolina will be postponed. The Chair understands that amendment No. 38 will not be…

My amendment is pretty simple. It prohibits funding for the purchase of electric vehicles. We have a Member here in Congress who owns a dealership who is burying his electric vehicle, which doesn't work, as a testament to how useless these…

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 South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 36 Offered by Ms. Mace The Acting CHAIR…

In 2022, over 100,000 Americans lost their lives due to drug overdoses with nearly 70 percent of those fatal overdoses being due to synthetic opioids like fentanyl. The fentanyl trafficked across our southern border has turned every town…

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 33, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $500,000,000)''. Page 39, line 7, after the…

Protecting America and her citizens isn't mean. It simply means that we are putting our Nation and her people first, as we should, because we have sworn an oath to our Constitution. Putting our citizens and our Nation's sovereignty above…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

The real crisis at the border is the invasion that is now taking place with over 9.6 million illegal immigrant encounters since the Biden administration took office 3\1/2\ years ago, over 1.8 got-aways who evaded Border Patrol since the…

I would just add, I don't know how long my friends on the other side of the aisle are going to keep mentioning the pandemic, COVID, but it is over with, and the shortage still exists. The fact that, again, we are funding this, devoting a…

May I inquire as to the time remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from South Carolina has 1\1/4\ minutes remaining.

According to a recent Labor Department report, since Biden, prices have risen nearly 20 percent. This costs families $12,800 more annually to buy the basics compared to under President Donald Trump. Gasoline is up 56 percent; eggs are up…

In closing, what my colleagues are trying to do goes against what the intent for this program was, and I am offended that the gentleman wants to take dollars away from that cancer patient. If my colleague is telling me the cancer patient…

Continuing to support the courageous people of Ukraine is not only the morally right thing to do, but it is also best for American families. War criminal Putin's invasion is a prelude to a conflict which is death to Ukraine, death to…

I agree with my friend across the aisle. We shouldn't even be dealing with this, to be honest with you. The fact that money is going to fund this--you don't go to politicians to find out what is wrong with your car. You go to the mechanic…

I will just add to some comments made about medical doctors. The medical doctors are making money on this. Gas stations make money. The free enterprise system does that, and for them to be in favor of it, they are doing the surgery, and…

I oppose this amendment. Prohibiting the transfer of cluster munitions, specifically in the context of Ukraine, would have disastrous impacts on the Ukrainian ability to push back war criminal Putin's barbaric invasion of Ukraine. Russia…

Can I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from South Carolina has 45 seconds remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle H of title V, insert the following: SEC. 5__. PROHIBITIONS ON PROVISION OF GENDER…