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I ask that we support this important legislation on both sides of the aisle, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge support for this bill on both sides. It is obviously an important consumer safety bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I will close by saying that, again, this is important in terms of our competitiveness globally. I ask all our colleagues to vote in favor of this bill on a bipartisan basis, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have no additional speakers and am prepared to close. Let me just say, Mr. Speaker, that this act to promote resilience in the supply chain is obviously very important in what we learned, the lessons we learned from the COVID pandemic. I…

I will close by just saying this is a piece of legislation that many of us have been working on for some time, so we are pleased to see that it is finally seeing the light of day. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support…

I urge all of my colleagues to support this bill. Obviously, we have to prevent more tragedies like what occurred. I ask unanimous support for this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge everyone to support this bill. I think it is pretty obvious why this bill is so important. I want to thank the sponsor again, Mrs. Trahan, for bringing this up because it will save lives. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my…

I was unavailable for rollcall vote No. 162, on passage of Calendar No. 211, H.R. 3935, an act to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other civil aviation programs, as…

I am proud to say that SAFER awarded more than $5 billion to departments to hire, recruit, and retain firefighters. These grants are amongst the most effective in the entire Federal budget. Fire departments rely on the Fire Administration…

Thirty-nine million for the William J. Hughes Technical Center infrastructure sustainment.

I request the committee match these levels by providing the following funds from the FAA facilities and equipment account: $23.4 million for the technical center laboratories.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of this legislation to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters Grants, the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants, and the United…

Apparently, Republicans don't realize that sometimes things can be a win-win. Back in April, the Department of Energy finalized efficiency standards for distribution transformers, critical components for the electric grid. Because they are…

Let me say, Mr. Chair, again, the standards that have been established by the Department of Energy have broad support. The rule has broad support from all corners. I just don't understand how my Republican colleagues can say all of a…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 208, noes 199, not voting 28, as follows: [Roll No. 182] AYES--208 Aderholt Alford Allen Amodei Armstrong Arrington Babin…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 212, nays 195, not voting 23, as follows: [Roll No. 184]…

I am prepared to close and yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I just want to call out the problems that I have heard on the floor today from the other side of the aisle. Republicans have claimed that they care about…

First, as I have already said, the Department of Energy must already ensure that energy conservation standards are economically justified, so this amendment is totally unnecessary. Instead of being helpful, this amendment adds duplicative…