Sydney Kamlager-Dove

I opposed this bill when it was considered in the Foreign Affairs Committee, and I oppose this amendment today. South Africa is a key partner of the United States and has been critical to driving innovation and investment on the Continent…

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 Michigan will be postponed. The Chair understands that amendment 349 will not be offered…

I strongly oppose this bill which is blatantly counterproductive to U.S. interests in our strategic competition with China. Nearly identical legislation was marked up in the Foreign Affairs Committee last year with unanimous and vigorous…

I echo opposition to this amendment. As a member of the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue and the Foreign Affairs Committee, I consistently encourage and push our NATO allies to get to the 2 percent goal on defense spending. It should be…

I rise as a Representative of Los Angeles County, which is home to over 30,000 foster youth. As a co- chair of the Congressional Foster Youth Caucus, uplifting our most vulnerable young people is one of my key priorities in Congress. That…

I am concerned that the urgency of the climate crisis is being co-opted by extractive industries to repeat harmful forms of development.

When we hear about the need to add this mineral or that mineral to the Critical Minerals List, it is usually framed as a way to boost new domestic mining of that mineral.

This is unprecedented, and should be indisputable affirmation that climate change is affecting our public lands.

I think that is a very strong return on investment for the appropriations that you all have received.

I would like to offer my sincere gratitude for the work that you and your agency do each and every day.

the investments made possible from those funding bills have allowed the Biden administration to support sustainable management and restoration

The amount of money Sheffield squeezed out of working families, according to his own estimates, conservatively, was between $2.7 and $4 billion in 2023 alone.

One side of this debate, a Federal agency works to ensure a fair return for the American people, and the other side, the extractive industries, have profit in mind.

Instead, gas prices may have been inflated because of illegal manipulation of oil markets.

Standing up for the offshore wind industry is absolutely necessary if we are to stave off the worst impacts of climate change.

We have always known that further propping up the Big Oil industry is not in the best interest of the American people.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and the Office of Natural Resources Revenue are agencies critical to helping our country achieve our climate and clean energy goals, and support…

The safety of our communities must be prioritized, especially the Black, Brown, Indigenous, and low-income communities that are disproportionately burdened with pollution.

I would hope that my colleagues from across the aisle would join me in this pursuit to ensure that is the case.

I thank my colleague from Vermont for hosting this Special Order hour on mental health. Mr. Speaker, so long before I came to Congress when I served on the board of the Los Angeles Community College, we would hold monthly board meetings…

Just last week, a report came out finding that Donald Trump asked Big Oil for $1 billion for his campaign.

I have never heard of a pollution disaster caused by end-of-life solar or wind projects, unlike the environmental and public health crises my constituents deal with every day due to oil and gas wells.

Yes, California is a great State. Madam Speaker, six Republicans joined Democrats in voting to stop this bill and send it back to committee, something that hasn't happened in 32 years. Of the Republicans who voted to send the bill back to…

I have been getting Killers of the Flower Moon vibes up here in this Committee today when it comes to some of the tribal interrogatory questions that have been asked of you.

I ask unanimous consent to submit into the record a recent New York Times article showing that... there has been no surge of violence and crime since April 2022.