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On the recordJuly 21, 2022
I thank Mr. Scalise for yielding. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, the House will meet at 12 p.m. for morning hour and 2 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed, as usual, to 6:30 p.m. On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet at 10 a.m. I reiterate that because that's 2 hours earlier than the usual meeting, but we have a lot of business to do. So the House on Wednesday and Thursday will meet at 10 a.m. for legislative business. On Friday, the scheduled last day of the session before the August break, the House will meet at 9 a.m. for legislative business. Next week, pending action of the Senate, hopefully, the House will consider the CHIPS Plus legislation to combat inflation by easing supply chain bottlenecks and semiconductors that are critical components in everything from cars to dishwashers to small electronics. Essentially, all of that, so many things that we use, rely on having chip presence. That will help lower costs for Americans and increase supplies. This bill also will authorize a generational shift in research and innovation in America, helping ensure the next big ideas will start here, and, importantly, stay here. The House will also consider H.R. 5118, the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act. All of us have seen the awful drought and wildfires that are occurring in the West and in other parts of the country, actually.…
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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