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Raúl Manuel Grijalva is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district since 2003. A member of the Democratic Party, Grijalva has been an advocate for environmental protection, education, and healthcare reform throughout his tenure in Congress. He has played a significant role in various legislative initiatives, particularly those aimed at addressing climate change and promoting social justice.
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 Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment No. 32 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. It is…
Let me just give one important example of what this amendment addresses. In my home State of Arizona, at Oak Flat, an area sacred to the Apache people and other indigenous Tribes in Arizona and in New Mexico, there was a deal made to give…
I would like to, once again, remind everyone that H.R. 1 is the pinnacle piece of legislation for the Republican majority. This bill, as the debates have shown throughout these last few days, is a boondoggle. It is a giveaway. H.R. 1 puts…
Let me remind everyone that Big Oil giants reported their largest profits in history in 2022, together making over a trillion dollars in sales, all while American families were struggling. We can't continue to rely on the decades-old…
The underlying legislation would already roll back all the positive reforms Democrats have made to the oil and gas leasing program in the Inflation Reduction Act. For too long, Big Oil paid the taxpayers a pittance for publicly owned gas…
I support this amendment. I am happy to support my colleague on the other side of the aisle who seems to be taking an interest in supporting our homegrown, clean energy economy. Growing a wind industry with domestic supply chains will help…
A frustrated former Republican official who worked for the White House Council on Environmental Quality also said regarding NEPA and H.R. 1, ``. . . we are spending 99 percent of our political capital on a set of reforms that will be of no…
Once again, I rise in opposition to the gentleman's amendment, which would unnecessarily waive fundamental environmental laws for wildfire mitigation activity adjacent to roads. Madam Chair, the underlying bill we are considering today is…
There is a strategy for critical minerals, but whatever we do going forward, the essential protections that are in place for communities, the requirement of the Tribal consultation and being at the table, that is our obligation--our…
We already have a national strategy in critical minerals. The Democratic-passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act built on the Energy Policy Act of 2020 to give agencies broad authorities to responsibly decrease reliance on China by…
I am happy to support my colleagues on the other side of the aisle who seem to be taking an interest in supporting our homegrown, clean energy economy. Unfortunately, there isn't much else in H.R. 1, the polluters over people act, that…
I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Arizona is recognized 5 minutes.
Energy independence, clean, renewable, safe energy, is what we are all for. This amendment continues to have the public involved in decisionmaking that affects them, their communities, and their families. Madam Chair, I urge approval of…
When the government offers up public land for an oil and gas lease sale, the public has a right to challenge the agency's decision. Challenges can be for any number of reasons, from concerns about air or water, harming cultural heritage…
I rise as the designee of Representative Escobar, and I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 20103. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…
My comments about uranium mining and the reports that are requested in this amendment, I am not arguing with the request. My point is that there is a history here of impacted communities. What do we do with waste? That challenge, the…
The amendment offered by my colleague from Florida, Mr. Donalds, requires the Secretary to submit a report to Congress that includes the status of uranium deposits in the U.S., information on the quality of these deposits compared to the…
This amendment attempts to accelerate pipeline construction, and it does so by undermining informed decisionmaking and meaningful review which falls under the National Environmental Policy Act and other established bedrock laws. We have an…
It is simply a public right that the public has an opportunity to seek redress in the courts. To limit that should not be part of this legislation. I urge opposition to the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting…
This amendment would further restrict access to the courts to hold polluters accountable when they violate the law and unlawfully harm public health and the environment. The underlying bill already bars additional review of a permit…
House Democrats filed several amendments to H.R. 1 that would help mitigate some of the outright damage to our climate, our communities, and our economic future that this bill would cause. Unfortunately, only 7 out of 95 were made in order…
If you believe in climate change and the climate crisis, vote ``no'' on this legislation. If you believe that regardless of ideology, if you believe that climate change is real and must be dealt with, vote ``no'' on this legislation…
The Republicans claim that they will do more to reduce emissions with this legislation than Democrats have done. I remind everyone that this legislation, the House Republican H.R. 1, has no emission reduction targets and the push is to…
When we were in the majority, Democrats, we passed H.R. 1. What was that about? It was not about elections. It was about our democracy. It was about protecting that democracy. After January 6, that became urgent. Now, some might want to…
Just a reminder. H.R. 1, the polluters over people act, repeals the $4.5 billion home electrification rebate program designed to lower energy bills for all American families. Madam Chair, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York…
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