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Andy Ogles is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Tennessee's 5th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he has been in office since January 2023. Ogles has focused on various issues during his tenure, including legislation aimed at honoring individuals he believes have made significant contributions to American values. His political rhetoric often emphasizes strong stances on social and economic issues.
Mr. Chairman, I thank my colleague for wishing that I find oil in my yard. I hope I do, but that being said, I joke. Mr. Chairman, let me just say that this is a step in the right direction to have a more responsible energy policy. It is…
Mr. Chair, I think part of the problem in this country is that we tend to hold ourselves or the left tends to hold us to a standard that is really unattainable. Meanwhile, our partners, like China, are left to abuse the environment. They…
Mr. Chairman, let's take a look at the eligible recipients of this $27 billion boondoggle: State-sponsored green banks; nonprofit or quasi-government green banks--so much for the free market, Mr. Chairman--and nonprofit energy conservation…
Mr. Chair, my amendment prohibits funds to be used by the Environmental Protection Agency for the U.S. Global Change Research Program, or the USGCRP. This program coordinates with 13 different Federal departments and agencies. Its focus as…
Mr. Chair, 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…
Mr. Chair, 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…
Mr. Chair, 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…
Mr. Chairman, 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…
Mr. Chair, 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…
Mr. Chairman, at a time of, again, increased dependency on our enemies, my amendment addresses the royalty rates that were imposed by the Biden administration through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. We can see today that it did…
Mr. Chair, 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…
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