I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. CASTOR of Florida moves to recommit the bill H.R. 3408 to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: Add at the end the following: TITLE __--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. __. RESTRICTION ON PERMITS AND LEASES FOR THE GREAT LAKES AND THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES. No Federal or State permit or lease shall be issued for new oil and gas slant, directional, or offshore drilling in, under, or within 5 miles of any of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.
Kathy Castor: “I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms.…”
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