Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we all share concern about the tens of thousands of known abandoned oil and gas wells across the country that have the potential to leak methane, pose health and safety risks, and pollute local ground water. This is a major step in addressing that. I urge my colleagues to vote for H.R. 4877. I thank Congresswoman Lee and Congresswoman Bice for their effort, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Strong). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Lucas) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4877, as amended. The question was taken. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.”