Frank Pallone

I believe we have a speaker on the other side, so I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

I have no additional Members who would like to speak on the bill, and so I urge support for the legislation. I yield back the balance of my time.

I want to thank the chairwoman and commend her for putting together a bill which, while it reduces the amount of money from the original Heroes Act, in my opinion, because of the lessons we have learned in the last few weeks, improves the…

I really believe that without the moratorium on shutoffs, because there are just too many people that will be shut off and won't have power, won't have water, et cetera.

Well, as I mentioned earlier, the House is expected to debate today an updated version of the HEROES Act, and that provides an additional $4.5 billion for LIHEAP. It includes a moratorium on energy and water shutoffs.

Recent figures estimate there will be between $19 and $25 billion in unpaid electricity bills by the end of the year.

Thank you, Chairman Rush.

The transition to a clean energy economy must be equitable and affordable.

The transition to a clean energy economy has to be equitable and affordable.

It is really an outrage, particularly since we included a moratorium on electricity and water shutoffs from the HEROES Act that passed in May.

Energy access and energy burden often do not get the attention they deserve.

Chairman Rush has been passionately working on including communities of color in the clean energy transition.

I also urge support for the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have no additional speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time, Mr. Speaker.

I don't have any additional speakers, but I do want also to praise Mike Bloomquist. He is now the Republican staff director, but he has had several tours with the committee. He worked on some major legislation in the committee. I think of…

I urge support for the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cuellar). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone) that the House suspend the rules and pass the…

I urge support for the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge my colleagues to support the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I also urge support for the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge support of this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge support of this the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time, Madam Speaker.

I would urge support for the bill, and I also yield back the balance of my time.

I have no additional speakers. I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge support for the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I also ask for bipartisan support for this legislation. I mention that I do intend to seek a recorded vote. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.