Mr. Chair, I rise in support of this commonsense amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee. This good amendment will provide transparency and hold the Biden administration accountable for their ongoing failure to secure the…

Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. McClintock). Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, I would first remind the Democrats that illegal immigration is not a human right. It is a Federal crime. Now, the national parks…

Mr. Chair, again, I encourage my colleagues to support H.R. 5283, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. All time for general debate has expired. Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered for amendment under…

Mr. Chair, I believe I have about as much time left as the Biden administration put into the permitting process on Floyd Bennett Field. I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from the State of Washington (Mr. Newhouse).

Mr. Chair, may I get an update on the time remaining. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Cline). The gentleman from Arkansas has 6 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Arizona has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. LaLota). Mr. LaLOTA. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the Protecting Our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023. Since President Biden took…

Thank goodness for that Tax Cut and Jobs Act, which said we were supposed to be producing oil on the North Slope.

My focus is on the Administration following the laws that we pass in Congress.

Your goal is not to produce energy in Alaska. Delaying is your best tactic.

It seems like the administrative state has become the 4th branch of government, and you are more focused on following some internal memo and processes and political ideologues in the Department, rather than following the law that Congress…