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Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Texas (Mr. Flores), who is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and, I believe, a cosponsor of this legislation.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith), who is a real expert on energy issues.

Mr. Speaker, the main objection here and the basis of the motion to commit relates to climate change. Contrary to the gentleman's statement that the House does not recognize climate change, all of us recognize that the climate is changing…

Mr. Chairman, we all have a great deal of respect for the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis) and know that he focuses on these particular issues and is quite familiar with them. The reason that we are opposing this amendment is that his…