James Comer

And together, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act literally represent the largest investment ever in the history of this country in clean energy and climate change.

I grew up in a low-income family. The weatherization programs that we are talking about here today, these are not just, you know, putting in new windows, which they are for families.

discovering the origins of COVID-19 is vital to both the public health and national security of the United States.

we need to ensure the intelligence is accurate and truthful.

This is a political stunt.

The Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act aims to prevent Federal employees from censoring the lawful speech of Americans. My colleague's amendment further strengthens the enforcement of this new prohibition on Federal…

My amendment makes minor enhancements to this important piece of legislation that were brought to our attention after our markup. First, this amendment makes a few technical drafting edits. Second, this amendment clarifies the enforcement…

I just want to reiterate this. This bill protects the First Amendment rights for American citizens. My colleagues would like us to believe that by protecting an Americans' right to say whatever lawful speech they want, we are empowering…

the reason we passed the SHOW UP Act, which, as you know, would take the telework numbers back to pre-pandemic levels

The problem I face is that the Federal employees see it as part of their job to censor Americans' First Amendment protected speech on social media and internet platforms, especially if the speech is misaligned or inconvenient for the…

This bill is timely and necessary. We have learned just how easy it is for the Federal Government to influence a private company to limit the exercise of First Amendment protected speech. During a recent hearing on the Twitter files, the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 8, strike ``and'' and insert ``or''. Page 3, line 9, strike ``safeguarding, or preventing,''…

They got caught supercharging viruses in an unsecure Chinese lab.

My colleague's amendment, unlike some others offered, would not eliminate requirements for inflation-impacted assessments. What it would do is overburden the assessments with a host of issues that do not have much to do with inflation…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 25, after ``House of Representatives'', insert ``, the Committee on Homeland Security and…

My amendment is a manager's amendment to enhance in two ways this already very good bill. First, my amendment expands the bill's coverage. Instead of just covering executive orders with more than $1 billion in annual effect on the Federal…

I am very upset that DirecTV does not have Newsmax on there. I have been in constant communication with the leadership of AT&T and DirecTV.

There is a concern about censorship. There is a concern about government officials using their position to force social media companies into banning stuff that they say is disinformation.

This amendment creates a carve-out that allows the Federal Government to censor lawful speech.

The whole purpose of the first hearing, honestly, was to see whether or not the laptop was legitimate because that is all we heard, especially on the left-wing media outlets, was that the laptop was Russian disinformation.

The American people deserve to know how and why their taxpayer dollars are being used to censor their very own speech.

I oppose this misguided amendment.

It is inappropriate and dangerous for the Federal Government to decide what lawful speech is allowed on a private sector platform.

I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment.

Our concern here is with government censorship. This legislation is focused on Federal employees and government agencies coercing private sector companies into taking away First Amendment rights.