I support this measure and appreciate Chairman McCaul and Representative James for working with Ranking Member Meeks on this bill.

We must correct the grave missteps of the Biden Administration. And that is why I am proud to be an original cosponsor of H.R. 6046, and why I am asking my colleagues to support this legislation.

Let me just say again I appreciate Mr. Moran's work with Mr. Meeks on the ANS and I urge my colleagues to support the ANS.

I am so glad we are addressing it legislatively here today.

I look forward to working with my colleagues on legislative solutions to improve OT security, particularly in target-rich, resource-poor sectors.

I cannot support the underlying bill it may be attached to.

I would like to call for the yeas and nays.

I applaud Representative Clyde from Georgia for authorizing this important piece of legislation.

Chairman Smith, I hope that the members who were listening will apply all of the comments I made before my amendment was read to my amendment.

I have been proud to lead the bipartisan Health Data Act, alongside Congressman Takano and Congresswoman Manning.

I was very proud last Congress to support the Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed into law in August 22.

H.R. 6481 would roll back the progress made in the IRA and reincentivize such speculation.

Contrary to the assumptions in H.R. 5482, fossil fuels are not the most cost-effective option for a lot of American bill-payers.

It has always been my position that Congress, only Congress, can authorize the removal of those dams.

the energy poverty bill, only supports one industry.

What we are seeing here is that the drafters of this bill make it very clear which industries they are concerned about.

This important legislation will help my home state of California and the United States to have more sustainable, clean, and reliable energy.

I want to thank Representative Steel for bringing her bill before us this morning, championing an energy resource in geothermal that, despite its immense promise both economically and environmentally, remains largely and shockingly untapped.