I insist on my point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his point of order.

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, although I do support the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Is the gentleman withdrawing his reservation?

I reserve a point of order. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes. Mr. LaLOTA. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 21. Increasing American energy supplies decreases our…

I will be brief. As I said before, I am supportive of any amendment that would prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coast of the Atlantic as long as it does not also prohibit the use of renewable resources such as wind. For that reason, I…

I reserve a point of order. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. The gentleman from Kentucky is recognized for 5 minutes in support of his amendment.

I reclaim my time. There is a very easy way, in my opinion, to manage and regulate offshore wind. Certainly, it has to be regulated, but the gentleman's amendment prohibits it and treats it the same way as he treats offshore oil and gas…

I can only characterize this amendment as extreme. If adopted, this amendment would make an already reckless bill even more careless and would weaken our national energy security. Now, let me say that I totally disagree with what the…

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 South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms. Castor of Florida

I do think actually that any amendment that comes from either side of the aisle that would prohibit offshore drilling off the coast of the Atlantic I would support. I think it makes sense. We have had this policy now in terms of the…

I don't disagree with the gentleman from Florida in terms of prohibiting offshore drilling because I think that we should not have any offshore drilling for oil and gas off the eastern coast of the United States in the Atlantic and even in…

I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR. Does the gentleman withdraw his reservation?

It is, frankly, stunning that after about 2 years of Republicans talking such a big game on energy security and energy independence, that one of the Republicans' first bills this Congress is a proposal that would seriously undermine both…