Joe Neguse: “Mr. Speaker, more coal, more coal. That is their answer again, for the third time. Their answer, apparently, to every…”

“Mr. Speaker, more coal, more coal. That is their answer again, for the third time. Their answer, apparently, to every question is more coal. Frustrated with energy costs going up across the board, State to State, community to community, more coal is their answer. Health insurance costs going up, grocery prices going up, and the economy in free fall? More coal. I don't know what piece of legislation we are going to be debating tomorrow, but I suspect it will involve coal production. It is bordering on obsession for the House Republican Conference, and it would be comical if not for the real-world consequences for my constituents and your constituents, Mr. Speaker, and for Americans across the country who are dealing with the real cost-of-living crisis and who expect more from this Congress than yet another disapproval resolution 10 months into the Trump Presidency, laser focused on passing resolutions of disapproval of agency actions by the Biden administration--real sense of priorities. It is disappointing, Mr. Speaker, deeply disappointing.”