Alan Grayson: “Though its residents are American citizens, the island is not a state and its residents have no equal voting…”

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 0, nays 362, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 70, as follows: [Roll No. 405] NAYS--362 Abraham Adams…

This is an amendment that is identical to other amendments that have been inserted by voice vote into every appropriations bill considered under an open rule during the 113th and 114th Congresses. I extend my thanks to the Rules Committee…

But here's my point. You're not just doing this for the sake of advancing scientific knowledge; you're doing this so that we can actually sequester carbon on a large scale and reduce pollution, correct?