Chuck Fleischmann: “But perhaps we can help them not only with the funding but to work towards making that maybe a more permanent system.”

Other parts of the country are having brownouts. It is so important who governs.

For the same reasons with the previous amendments, I respectfully urge a ``no'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I claim the time in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Tennessee is recognized for 5 minutes.

This regional commission helps distressed communities across Alaska with basic infrastructure, like water and sewage systems and power generation. For similar reasons as the previous amendments, I respectfully urge a ``no'' vote, and I…