I am always willing to take credit for that.

Maybe there is no systemic failure because we have done such a good job up here. I am always willing to take credit for that.

15 years ago, more than half of U.S. electricity came from coal. Today, it is less than 20 percent. We now generate more energy from renewables than from coal. This isn't anti-energy. It is about cheap energy. In 2022, last year, 10…

I am here today to introduce three bills to make our government work a little better. Before I get to those, I would put a question to all of us in this Chamber, the thousands who are sitting here tonight in the gallery, folks watching…

I missed rollcall vote numbers 66 and 71. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: rollcall No. 66, H.R. 21 Magaziner Amendment No. 58, ``aye'' and rollcall No. 71, H.R. 21 Jackson Lee Amendment No. 36, ``aye.'' Amendment No. 70…

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 Illinois will be postponed. Amendment No. 75 Offered by Ms. Wasserman Schultz

I am pleased to tell you I will not need 5 minutes. This is a really short amendment. It simply strikes the words ``natural gas'' from this bill. Mr. Chairman, domestic production of natural gas has nothing to do with the Strategic…

I have an amendment at the desk, No. 67. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 20, strike ``and gas''. Page 3, strike lines 1 through 5, and insert the following…

My amendment would require oil and gas companies drilling on public lands to submit plans for cutting the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and use of their products in half by 2030 and to zero by 2050, as is called…

I have an amendment at the desk, No. 66. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 20, strike ``and gas''. Page 2, line 24, strike ``limitation'' and insert…

My friend from Texas and I are going to get to continue talking about a few tanks. My amendment would require the Secretary of Energy to determine whether curtailing U.S. oil exports would be more effective than drawing from the SPR to…

This has been a bloody week in America. It seems like every day we have woken up to news of another mass shooting, starting with the one 5 days ago when a gunman, armed with an assault pistol and high-capacity magazine, killed 11…

I have an amendment at the desk, No. 68. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 20, strike ``and gas''. Page 3, line 4, strike ``and gas''. The Acting CHAIR. The…

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 Illinois will be postponed. Amendment No. 68 Offered by Mr. Casten

I have introduced a bill with Congresswoman Trahan and Congressman Schiff, specifically to give the FTC the authority to query.

it is understandable that there is--and please don't be woke, please don't stop our capital from going--meanwhile, these losses are coming.

A 2020 CFTC report said that climate change poses a major risk to the stability of our financial system.

if we have complete information--and this is all about markets moving to hedge the risk and look at where it goes--when we look at the losses from climate change, do you think we have sufficiently transparent information now to make sure…

Last year, a record 14.5 million Americans registered for healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act, including 5.8 million previously uninsured people who have been able to gain coverage. Thanks to the American Rescue Plan and the…

There are over 21 million Americans who don't have a photo ID. That is 21 million Americans who can't obtain employment, lease or purchase a home, or open a bank account. If you are a veteran, you need an ID to access the VA benefits you…

Last November, our House delegation went to Glasgow for the COP26 conference. We told the world that we were back, that we had rejoined the Paris climate accord, and that we were committed to building back better and committed to putting…

If for the last 30 years one major political party had been screaming from the rooftop that two plus two equals five, two plus two would still equal four.

I missed Roll Call vote number 394. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on motion to move the previous question on H. Res. 1256. members recorded pursuant to house resolution 8, 117th congress Babin (Jackson) Bass (Neguse)…

The West is burning and we can't get the water to put it out, thanks to a 1,200-year drought. Louisiana insurance companies are failing due to rising sea levels. Families are paying more than ever to cool their home and fill up their tank…

I am generally very supportive of the CRA, but it has always struck me that it has some sort of inherent structural flaws.