Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 1173, I call up the bill (H.R. 6285) to ratify and approve all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements, and any other approvals or orders issued pursuant to Federal law necessary for the establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Self). Pursuant to House Resolution 1173, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources, printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of House Report 118-477 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, is considered read. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 6285 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska's Right to Produce Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) Congress provided clear authorization and direction that the Secretary of the Interior ``shall establish and administer a competitive oil and gas program for the leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain'' in section 20001 of Public Law 115-97 (16 U.S.C.…”