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Marcy Carolyn Kaptur is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 9th congressional district since 1983. She is the longest-serving woman in the history of Congress. Kaptur has focused on various issues throughout her tenure, including healthcare, economic development, and veterans' affairs. Her commitment to her constituents is evident in her advocacy for policies that support working families and promote job growth in Ohio.
Mr. Chairman and Members, this amendment would prohibit funding for what is called the sustainable cities program, which is aimed at deploying U.S. technical expertise to urban energy planning for cities in places like India and China. So…
Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment. I think the gentleman's amendment, including some vagueness of his language, will likely have many unintended consequences. For example, one of the projects, the Enbridge corporation…
Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. It flies in the face of 97 percent of the world's scientists who agree that climate-warming trends over the past century are very likely due to human activities and could…
Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from West Virginia will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. McKinley Mr…
Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman for yielding and would merely echo his comments and say that Mrs. Blackburn's amendment is well-intentioned. I think we have already met the goal in our subcommittee. We are $50 million--million--below last…
I thank the chairman for yielding, and I commend Representative Kelly for offering this important effort in highlighting the importance of the Great Lakes. I feel that you may be the last speaker this evening--I don't know-- but we would…
Mr. Chairman, I would like to rise in opposition to the gentleman's well-intentioned amendment, and it is obvious he pays attention to the math. What is important about the math of our deficit is that we haven't been growing fast enough to…
Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment. The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. Chair, I would inquire of the time remaining on both sides. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Westmoreland). The gentlewoman from Ohio has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Oklahoma has 1 minute remaining.
Mr. Chairman, this amendment tells the Department of Energy to deny the latest climate change science. The amendment denies that carbon pollution is harmful and, according to this amendment, the cost of carbon pollution is zero. That is…
Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Ms. Speier
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