Rashida Tlaib

So, it costs money when we have these climate disasters?

I am really concerned at us allowing them to decide.

I am proud that the Protection from Abusive Passengers Act is supported by the Air Line Pilots Association...

We need a rulemaking decision on Section 956. You know how critically important this is.

Yes. Will you let us know, because I really do think they misled and probably lied, and made some inappropriate and fraudulent, probably, actions for which I hope that we will hold them accountable.

Chairman Gruenberg, please, for the American people, we need a rulemaking decision on Section 956.

Yes, and let us not negotiate with bad actors like that. We think this is the time to really hold them accountable, honestly. This is how we set a precedent.

I am just trying to make a point, because it seems like when it benefits my residents, it is socialism, but when it benefits multi-million-dollar homeowners, it is not.

What we have, to me, is a product that forces teachers, nurses, retirees, and residents across my district to pay for multi-million-dollar insurance policies so that the wealthiest Americans can afford to rebuild their mansions after the…

I always like to bring my district up in committee hearings.

Not only that, she couldn't access FEMA dollars because of the way the process is, that you have to go there and provide all of this documentation.

When you have an insurance product that is so risky and unstable that the government must step in, you don't have a free market product, do you?

I feel like the Fed is more obsessed with wages than they are in regards to the monopolies, the corporate profiteering.

What we saw during the pandemic is the wealthy and the corporations continued to profit in large scale.

Corporate profiteering does impact inflation.

My goal is to make sure that you all apply it equitably.

We should make sure that this considerable expense is easier on our staff and that we are fair.

The challenges with cost and access are inherent to any discussion on childcare and cannot be discounted.

Childcare is one of the biggest challenges for congressional staff, in maintaining congressional staff, and hurts our retention.

I urge the committee to ensure childcare benefits are equitable among all congressional employees.

Big Oil is sitting on 9,000 approved, unused drilling permits on Federal lands. Folks are lying to you when they say we need more permits and more drilling. My amendment is simple. It lowers the permissible increase in Federal lands…

Our residents elect each of us to represent them in this body, not special interest groups or well-funded lobbies. Yet, each year, the oil and gas lobby spends millions of dollars buying meetings with Members, influencing and writing…

I have an amendment at the desk, No. 13. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: SEC. 3. REPORT ON CAMPAIGN DONATIONS FROM THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Michigan will be postponed. Amendment No. 15 Offered by Mr. Huffman

So let's get this straight. When developing H.R. 21's gross drill baby drill plans, the Secretary of Energy is required to consult with the Secretaries of Agriculture, Interior, and Defense, but not with the Administrator of the EPA or the…