As the designee of Ms. DeLauro, I move to strike the last word. The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur) is recognized for 5 minutes.

Texas has a lot of wind farms and so forth. Are you saying none of them are any good?

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes. {time} 1315

First, let me say that I rise in strong opposition to this amendment, but I understand the gentlewoman's desire to protect the jobs of people in the State that she is sworn to represent. I respect that very much. Southern Ohio has had a…

I thank the chairman of the committee for yielding, and I rise in strong opposition to this amendment. I say to the gentleman who is offering it, I have a lot of respect for the State of Pennsylvania because, like Ohio, you manufacture…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to this amendment and say that I can still recall in this country when the first Arab oil embargo occurred in the late 1970s, and this country was shut down because…

This amendment prevents funds from being used to transfer or delegate control or maintenance responsibility of the Lower Yellowstone fish bypass channel to any non-Federal entity. Essentially, the gentleman wants the Corps and Bureau of…

This amendment raises serious constitutional issues and may amount to an unconstitutional bill of attainder. This is not the way to handle policy disputes with Secretary Granholm, who is a very highly qualified, dedicated public servant. I…

I thank the gentleman for yielding time. I obviously rise in opposition to this amendment. If you want to increase fraud and hinder the ability of the Federal Government to quickly and efficiently interact with private businesses, then, by…

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 Pennsylvania will be postponed. Amendment No. 45 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. It…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to this amendment. The bill already cuts 43 percent in this account for energy efficiency and renewable energy. I don't really understand the gentleman from Texas…

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 Pennsylvania will be postponed. Amendment No. 44 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. It…

As I have mentioned on other amendments, the Department of Energy is charged with implementing congressionally directed energy efficiency standards. In accordance with the statute, the Department has published regulations in the Code of…

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

This amendment prohibits the use of funds for the Department of Energy's Office of Science's Scientific Workforce Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This bill already includes harmful riders that show Republicans are not interested in bills…

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes.

In terms of the Great Lakes, for all the States it covers and with the enormous interests of the Great Lakes region, one that we share with Canada, we move into some really complex developmental questions in a region that has lost so many…

This amendment would prohibit funds for the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases. I don't know where the gentleman lives, but I live in an area where we have very ozone-heavy industrial zones. We have major…