I think one of the things that we all want to acknowledge is gratitude for your willingness to be able to work to accommodate the Ranking Member and the various conditions that we would have to adapt to.

Lastly, I have an amendment at the desk, No. 73. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 2, strike ``shall not provide'' and insert ``may not--''. Page 3, line 2…

This amendment prohibits fossil fuel companies that have engaged in stock buybacks over the last decade from leasing land for oil production, particularly with respect to the strategic reserve. I sat here for much of today and listened to…

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 New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 35 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee.

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 New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 72 Offered by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez

I have an amendment at the desk, No. 72. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 2, strike ``shall not provide'' and insert ``may not--''. Page 3, line 2, before ``for…

Let's get to our second point of business here and break down this myth that oil companies need even more permits. This is simply not true. In fact, the oil industry already possesses more than 9,000 unused drilling permits on Federal…

I understand in this body it is not the first time that it seems as though the opposing side can't seem to be able to debate the issue, and so they must come after my character. While I cannot control the fact that the other side seems to…

Lastly, this final amendment requires and states that we shall not include tracts where oil and gas leasing would be inconsistent with our goals and the goals of the Paris accords. We know that leasing more lands to fossil fuel companies…

I have an amendment at the desk, No. 74. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 2, strike ``shall not provide'' and insert ``may not--''. Page 3, line 2, before ``for…

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 New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 73 Offered by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez

I wish to congratulate the nurses of Mount Sinai and Monetfiore Medical Center who, after 3 days on strike, reached a tentative agreement for safe staffing ratios this morning. Our hospitals are facing extreme nursing shortages, and it is…