Mr. Speaker, since 2020, it is estimated that America's housing market has climbed 57 percent, sidelining first-time home buyers and impacting communities across the country. In fact, polls show that more than four out of five Americans…

this chart tells it all. We talked about it the other day. Mr. Speaker, look at the top 12 States that are having problems. California is at the top. Then look at the New England States: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont…

Mr. Speaker, in 2024, the FERC Commissioner, Mark Christie, testified before us in the Energy and Commerce Committee. He was referring to the severe impact that the Biden administration EPA's power plant rule, commonly known as the Clean…

Mr. Speaker, natural gas is the most affordable and reliable energy solution. Also, if it comes from the United States, then it is clean. An expanded pipeline capacity is critical to lowering costs for American families and businesses. We…

Mr. Speaker, just to point out some things here, when you are talking about changes in electricity prices over the last 20 years, it is important to look at this chart. This is from the EIA. If you look at the top 12--and as the gentleman…

I rise in support of H.R. 3628, the State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act, sponsored by my colleague from Colorado's Eighth District. This legislation ensures that States take responsibility for their policy decisions that…

As you can see from today's bills coming from the Energy and Commerce Committee, cybersecurity is high on our list to make sure we are protecting the American public. I strongly ask my colleagues to support this legislation of the…

for a good number of years in the Energy and Commerce Committee, especially in the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, one of the things we have talked about is how much more spectrum we have to have in this country to move…

Mr. Speaker, for 4 years I have worked tirelessly with my colleague from Virginia's Ninth District to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act. In 2023, we saw over 107,000 overdose deaths, 75,000 of those attributed to synthetic opioids, especially…

Mr. Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 2483, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025. The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 is one of the most impactful bills the Committee on…

I thank my good friend, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis), for yielding. I really support and thank the gentleman for the work that he has done on this legislation to get it to where we are today. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of…

I thank my good friend, the chair of the subcommittee, for yielding. I rise today in support of my legislation, H.R. 866, the ROUTERS Act. Routers and modems play a key role in communications networks. They are the entry point through…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 221, nays 198, answered ``present'' 2, not voting 12, as follows: [Roll No. 53] YEAS--221 Aderholt Allen…

Currently, to trigger a 10-year mandatory minimum, an offense must involve 100 or more grams of a mixture containing a fentanyl analogue. Since the average lethal dose of fentanyl or a fentanyl analogue can be as small as 2 milligrams, the…

I thank the chairman of the full committee for yielding to me. For 4 years, I have worked tirelessly with my colleague and friend, the gentleman from the Ninth Congressional District of Virginia (Mr. Griffith), to pass the HALT Fentanyl…

That was my last speaker on the bill. I am prepared to close if my friend, the gentleman from Florida, is. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

The Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee has been very busy this past Congress making sure that we get broadband deployed across this country. This piece of legislation will help make sure that…

This bill is very essential because, again, as we have seen, broadband is absolutely essential for everyday Americans. As we think about what happened during COVID, Americans were shut in, and they relied on broadband for everything from…

As I mentioned earlier on the previous bills, the Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the Committee on Energy and Commerce has been moving legislation to make sure we get broadband deployed across this country. As the speakers…

I have no other speakers, if the gentleman is ready to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

This legislation came out of the Energy and Commerce Committee 44-0. It shows how important this legislation is, and I urge support of H.R. 820. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on…

This legislation moved through the Energy and Commerce Committee 43-0, showing the absolute importance of moving this legislation through. I urge support of H.R. 7589 and yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr…

I further urge support of H.R. 2864. This bill, again, came out of the Energy and Commerce Committee 43-0, and I urge passage of the legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on…

As I mentioned already, the NTIA has not been reauthorized since 1992. Again, as stated before, many of the responsibilities that it has didn't even exist or were irrelevant at that time, such as Federal spectrum management, administration…