I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, we have a carbon tax. It is invisible, it is relentless, it is punitive, and it is entirely avoidable. According to NOAA, in 2017, the U.S. had 16 disasters with damage exceeding a billion…

Across the country, an invasive beetle known as the emerald ash borer has been wreaking havoc on ash trees. It was first discovered in 2002 in Michigan, but since then, it has spread to 33 States, killing millions of trees, inflicting…

Lake Champlain is one of the natural wonders of New England and, indeed, an international treasure. It is a watershed that includes New York, Vermont, and the Province of Quebec. To protect this unique natural and economic resource…

This is such a great issue--we can do something useful for once.

I hope you're 5-0 in asserting the need to have a very strong FTC to help working Americans.

In Vermont, we are starting to see what it could look like when--our largest utility, Green Mountain Power, is all in on this.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 38, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $4,000,000)''. Page 68, line 9, after the…

I think serving on the FTC at this time is incredibly important.

I thank the gentlewoman as a good partner, as well, and I thank Mr. Calvert for his consideration. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Vermont…

I thank Mr. Carter, I thank Ms. McCollum, and I thank the Appropriations Committee for their support, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Vermont (Mr…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 85, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $5,000,000)''. Page 85, line 15, after…

we have got to dedicate funds to the buildout of broadband. There is just no escaping that.

Who is going to be the default winner or loser on this?

I would like to be the one making the choice.

I am not opposed to having the FTC with some limited rulemaking authority in this space.

I would feel much more comfortable if I was able to opt in or not.

The transparency that Dr. Bucshon mentioned is important and, Mr. Griffith, the point you made about the benefit going to the patient actually raises a pretty serious question.

I actually got to say I don't buy that.

There has got to be some flexibility.

So CPNI across all technologies you would be supportive of?

I thank the gentlewoman for her support, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 11 Offered…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,300,000)''. Page 34, line 13, after the…

My amendment would increase funding for the Department of Defense health programs by $1 million to improve coordination between DOD and the VA on research and findings related to toxic exposure to burn pits. As you know, burn pits were…

I mean, you can see it, for instance, in housing and other places and that regulation has been part of the mix.

the energy companies have to be part of the solution.