I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I ask for adoption of this amendment. We are at a point in history that if any further monument needs designation, it should come before Congress and have congressional approval. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting…

I agree with my colleague on one point, that it has been used, it has been overused, and it has been abused. This is intended to protect historic sites that are being looted and being damaged by whatever force is in play. To control, to…

My amendment prohibits funds from being used to provide for additional funding for national monument designations under the Antiquities Act. The Antiquities Act, passed in 1906, authorizes the President to singlehandedly designate any…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I go back to the study, and it found that wearing a mask in public places makes little to no difference in the number of infections. For the folks on the other side who privately believe that masks work, it should be noted that mask…

To be clear, it was The New York Times. The study was examined or authored with coauthors but, in particular, Dr. Jefferson, and it looked at 18 different studies that used proper scientific controls. By the way, if you are going to cite…

I urge adoption at a time of inflation, at a time when we are growing energy dependent on our enemies. It is time that we cull back this alarmism. It is time that we cull back these slush funds. It is time that we do the right thing and…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I appreciate my colleague's sentiment, and I would just say that at a time when we have increased electrification in this country, at a time when we have continued stress and demand for electricity in this country--even in Tennessee the…

Well, here we go again, the administration's war on appliances continues. First it was gas stoves, then it was water heaters, and now it is ice makers. I live in the country; I like a glass of iced tea--operative word there is iced. The…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I too believe in reaching for the moon, for achieving big things. We eradicated polio using science. We went to the moon using science. Mask mandates were based off of fear and control. Dr. Jefferson goes on to say in his study that…

My amendment prohibits the funds from being appropriated by this Act for being used to enforce any COVID-19 mask mandates. Policies involving mandatory masks implementation are not about safety nor are they about science. Mask mandates…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds…

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 Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment No. 77 Offered by Mr. Massie The Acting CHAIR. It is…

All this amendment aims to do is continue mainstream U.S. policy in this Department of State and Foreign Operations bill. The 2021 Country Report on Terrorism regarding Pakistan highlighted, once again, Pakistan's continued listing as a…

Like my colleague, I too believe in great relationships and dialogues, but when you are in a relationship with a country that consistently undermines and attacks you, then maybe that is not a relationship that is worth being in. Because of…

I would just make a point of personal privilege. My colleagues and I, across the aisle and here with me in the Chamber, thank our staff for being here during these long days and long nights. We thank them. Mr. Chair, in August 2021, as…

Bleeding hearts can argue all they want about wanting to support Pakistan despite their overwhelming support for terrorism within and outside its borders. I would say our money is better spent elsewhere. For what it is worth, according to…

It is often the case in foreign relations that symbolism is policy. What the Office of Palestinian Affairs symbolizes is a destructive policy that will only serve to embolden the enemies of Washington and Jerusalem. Our friends in Israel…

To my colleague, I thank her for the idea of communication. Mr. Chairman, we need communication with folks from around the world. But as far as diplomatic missions, Mr. Chairman, we should be focused on Israel. The creation of the Office…

I am a big proponent of Israel, our closest ally in that region. Yet, this administration has stopped at nothing to marginalize that relationship with the State of Israel. When President Trump shuttered the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem, it…

Serving the country or serving Hunter Biden? Because we know through the work of Senators Johnson and Grassley, that Hunter Biden kept his Burisma colleagues apprised of meetings and emails he held with Mr. Blinken. Mr. Blinken had…