Kevin Brady: “Good afternoon. I want to welcome everyone, extend a special welcome to Ambassador Michael Punke and our private sector…”

May I inquire how much time Chairman Neal and I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 15 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 9\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I include in the Record a letter from the Congressional Budget Office, which confirms this bill will actually increase the cost of new drugs. U.S. Congress, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, August 4, 2022. Re Additional…

I include in the Record the following letter of opposition, which represents America's independent natural gas and oil production industry, which says this bill will only exacerbate--make worse--our Nation's energy crisis. August 11, 2022…

On this day in 1788, the United States Constitution was ratified making that remarkable document the law of this land, and it began with those immortal words: ``We the People.'' So 234 years to the day after that call to create a more…