Alan Lowenthal: “This legislation is designed to cripple the domestic mining industry by making new and existing operations unprofitable.”

I urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Lowenthal) that the House suspend the rules and…

To protect the nation from catastrophic climate impacts, and to ensure this administration continues to meet its historic commitments to environmental and racial justice, we urge you to immediately reject the bids or suspend the offshore…

From NTSB's standpoint, lives are priceless. And all lives--we should do everything we can to save lives and to prevent tragedy.

I am glad also that we have come together to discuss this critically important issue.