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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 70, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $59,000,000)''. Page 92, line 12, after the…

Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which…

The gentleman indicates that he came from the private sector. I am sure he was very successful in the private sector, as he has been in public life. In the private sector, one of the things that we admire is the ability to innovate…

I rise as the designee of the gentlewoman from Connecticut, and I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes.

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 New York will be postponed.

I don't want to prolong this debate, but to hear about election denial from the other side of the aisle is extraordinary, and it is extraordinarily inconsistent with the performance of the former President who lied regularly. Mr. Chair, I…

I will not characterize it as rightwing or leftwing, but what the gentlewoman does not talk about, of course, is the donor base of the Republican Party and the interests that exist that do not want this transparency. Mr. Chair, I yield…

Again, I thank the gentlewoman for her observations and concern because, obviously, the conclusion that she makes would be of concern to all of us. I simply suggest that this is not the proper place for us to give the analysis and assess…

The proposed rule promotes transparency by requiring Federal contractors to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks. This transparency enhances accountability and helps the government and the American…

This seems to be the substance of the Republican response to all the issues that the gentlewoman raises. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

I have great respect for my friend from Missouri, and it seems to me that this is a very serious matter that she has raised. It is also my belief that it ought to be considered in the context of the Financial Services Committee and…

This is another unserious amendment. We have had over 50 of these. Every one that has been put to a roll call vote has lost, and this one will, as well, I hope. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

I have a pro forma amendment at the desk. I rise as the designee of the ranking member. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes.

I think my friend has left the floor. Maybe he hasn't left the floor, but let me read this message. They are going to reject it out of hand because it comes from the CPSC. The message says: For what it is worth, we never proposed a gas…

First of all, let me address the gas stoves. That was a sidebar comment. It wasn't anything about taking gas stoves out of people's homes or out of their yard or anything of that nature. It was a political gem that has been seized on by…

If you want to get tough on Putin, don't elect one of his friends President of the United States. This legislation that has been offered, as I understand it, wants to see a full sanction and prohibition on dealing with Russian oil. That…

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

Helping the consumer does not seem to be the objective of the amendments that are made to this bill. My colleagues have heard numerous statements by Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz and others about how the consumer is confronted with…