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Mr. Speaker, on October 23, 1983, the United States of America suffered an unspeakable loss as 220 Marines, 18 Navy sailors, and 3 Army soldiers were killed in a horrific act of violence in the Marine barracks at the Beirut airport. My…

Mr. Chair, I think my colleagues on the other side of the aisle don't understand this. This administration just last month removed NEPA for the Floyd Bennett Field to host migrants. The Biden administration completely took NEPA off the…

Mr. Chair, 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…

Mr. Chair, I rise to offer my amendment that prohibits any funds from being used to carry out the Biden administration's NEPA Phase 1 rule. It is clear we have bipartisan consensus--our permitting system is broken. Our permitting system is…

Mr. Chair, I rise to offer my amendment that prohibits any funds from being used to finalize or otherwise carry out the Biden administration's proposed NEPA Phase 2 rule. Rather than working to fix our broken permitting system and working…

Mr. Chair, 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…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of the General of IU basketball, the legendary Coach Bob Knight. Growing up in southern Indiana, there were three things that shaped my childhood: family, faith, and IU basketball. Any game day…

Mr. Chair, what this amendment does is that it allows American energy, American prosperity, American technology, and American workers to provide energy and critical minerals, transmission projects, highway and bridge projects, dams and…

Madam Speaker, I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle have promised the American people that they…

Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 838 provides for consideration of H.R. 4820 and H.R. 4821 under a structured rule and makes in order Democratic as well as Republican amendments. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 6126 under…

Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, I will bring the discussion back to the real issues at hand and talk about the fact that the American people and my constituents sent me to Washington to responsibly fund…

Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4821, the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2024. This year's appropriations bill is a win for Minnesota's Eighth Congressional District and…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring the focus back to the discussions in front of us. It is worth reminding everyone that while we may have had a delay, we have still passed six…

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 838 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 838 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Minnesota? There was no objection.

Protecting election workers should not be a partisan issue.

It was a big moment for the Committee. I hope we have more of those in this area.

I applaud the steps that you have already taken, some of which I have mentioned, and I urge you to continue to work across party lines to find common ground on election reforms.