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mr. burchett: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, chairman biggs and ranking member raskin, always gad to see you with a good, healthy head of hair. god does listen to our prayers, we're glad you're with us and healthy, brother. thank you. mr. raskin: i know your prayers go right to the top. mr. burchett: my mama's did, mine don't quite make it that far but they get close. thank you, brother. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 7109, the equal representation act. this legislation will require u.s. citizens to include a question that asks the person is a united states citizen. just a question. this bill passed through the house oversight committee on a straight party line vote, 22-20, not a single democrat supported it. the census informs how our government divides up congressional districts and electoral college votes. it helps to ensure american voters have equal representation. american voters that. process should not factor in people who are not citizens or who are not eligible to vote. you can see why my democ
mr. burchett: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, chairman biggs and ranking member raskin, always gad to see you with a good, healthy head of hair. god does listen to our prayers, we're glad you're with us and healthy, brother. thank you. mr. raskin: i know your prayers go right to the top. mr. burchett: my mama's did, mine don't quite make it that far but they get close. thank you, brother. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 7109, the equal representation act. this legislation will...
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mr. comer: the chair recognizes mr. burchett from tennessee for five minutes. mr. burchett: i appreciate you doing this without a bathroom break. shows great admiration. i have a question about the farm bill. 2018 farm bill and it is about the cultivation sell and transportation of hemp derived products. since 2018, what regulations have the fda put in place regarding hemp derived products? dr. califf: we have a law from you defining hemp as less than .3% thc. you have given us money to study the problem. as -- our conclusion as it relates to human health is they are not safe enough to be called a dietary supplement or food so we asked congress to put together a regulatory pathway that will be appropriate to the products are available but they are labeled and identified and in cases of gumming bears -- gummy bears package for children there is a way for us to take action quickly about the situation. mr. burchett: have any outside groups request the fda regulate hemp derived products? dr. califf: yes. multiple citizen petitions. the requests have been to regulate th
mr. comer: the chair recognizes mr. burchett from tennessee for five minutes. mr. burchett: i appreciate you doing this without a bathroom break. shows great admiration. i have a question about the farm bill. 2018 farm bill and it is about the cultivation sell and transportation of hemp derived products. since 2018, what regulations have the fda put in place regarding hemp derived products? dr. califf: we have a law from you defining hemp as less than .3% thc. you have given us money to study...
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mr. burchett: can you hold it down? can i start over? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. burchett: i rise to honored colonel rich yard julian who served his country in the 134th and served for 38 years before he retired in 2004. he worked with me when i was knox county mayor and dear friend to me. we met and it was a mistake because he was talking to jack huddleston and jack invited me and having a baloney cutting campaign. he had a big heart. when my daughter was singing down at the veterans' home she had her father's incigna and he got choked up. last conversation i had with him he told me he was going to be waiting in heaven and offer my condolences to his daughter and and melissa, warren and little grand son, logan and griffin. he and family and friends loved him and he was right for the lord and will be missed but will not be forgotten. thank you for giving me a good life and i yield. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from delaware seek recognition? >> i request unan
mr. burchett: can you hold it down? can i start over? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. burchett: i rise to honored colonel rich yard julian who served his country in the 134th and served for 38 years before he retired in 2004. he worked with me when i was knox county mayor and dear friend to me. we met and it was a mistake because he was talking to jack huddleston and jack invited me and having a baloney cutting campaign. he had a big heart. when my...
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mr. burchett: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, chairman biggs and ranking member raskin, always gad to see you with a good, healthy head of hair. god does listen to our prayers, we're glad you're with us and healthy, brother. thank you. mr. raskin: i know your prayers go right to the top. mr. burchett: my mama's did, mine don't quite make it that far but they get close. thank you, brother. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 7109, the equal representation act. this legislation will require u.s. citizens to include a question that asks the person is a united states citizen. just a question. this bill passed through the house oversight committee on a straight party line vote, 22-20, not a single democrat supported it. the census informs how our government divides up congressional districts and electoral college votes. it helps to ensure american voters have equal representation. american voters that. process should not factor in people who are not citizens or who are not eligible to vote. you can see why my democ
mr. burchett: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, chairman biggs and ranking member raskin, always gad to see you with a good, healthy head of hair. god does listen to our prayers, we're glad you're with us and healthy, brother. thank you. mr. raskin: i know your prayers go right to the top. mr. burchett: my mama's did, mine don't quite make it that far but they get close. thank you, brother. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 7109, the equal representation act. this legislation will...
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mr. burr chet: thank you. i rise to honor any dear friend richard jewell yen. mr. burchett: he attended basic training at lacland air force base to complete his training and then returned to the air refueling unit and served as a traditional guardsman and offered a chance to become full time and eventually moved up the enlisted ranks to become a senior master sergeant. in 1981 he was offered the chance for direct appointment as captain in the tennessee air national guard. he was named director of personnel for the 134th air refueling wing. later he was promoted to the title of colonel and retired as the commander in 2004 and served 38 years in the air guard in support of countless operations and exercises. after he retired from the air national guard, the colonel worked for knox county as director of human resources and blunt county highway department until the day he passed away may 1, 2024. our country's heroes of the men and women of our armed services and armed forces, mr. speaker. it's my honor to recognize my dear friend who i miss very much, colonel richard
mr. burr chet: thank you. i rise to honor any dear friend richard jewell yen. mr. burchett: he attended basic training at lacland air force base to complete his training and then returned to the air refueling unit and served as a traditional guardsman and offered a chance to become full time and eventually moved up the enlisted ranks to become a senior master sergeant. in 1981 he was offered the chance for direct appointment as captain in the tennessee air national guard. he was named director...
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mr. burchett: thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate you letting me speak today. i want to recognize the good folks at pratt's country store in fountain city. they have been long time friends of mine and my family's. perry's grandfather and brother bought the acreage in the 20's and it's been family owned and operated ever since, mr. speaker. pratt sells fresh produce, dairy, baked goose. the whole family grew up working in and around the store and you can tell. they treat everyone like family when they walk in. i also have never have to worry about where the produce come from, mr. speaker. because pratt's is known for locally sourcing their food from east tennessee farmers. i also love walking into the store because it smells good. it smells like an old country store. it smells fresh and clean. they do things the old-fashioned way. they make people feel like they are stepping back in time. they were recently honored as found yea city's men of the year due to their amazing customer service. and everyone that goes there knows how delicious everything is and they ha
mr. burchett: thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate you letting me speak today. i want to recognize the good folks at pratt's country store in fountain city. they have been long time friends of mine and my family's. perry's grandfather and brother bought the acreage in the 20's and it's been family owned and operated ever since, mr. speaker. pratt sells fresh produce, dairy, baked goose. the whole family grew up working in and around the store and you can tell. they treat everyone like family...
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mr. burchett: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. speaker. thank you. much has been made about the tight thofl bill but i would remind my friends across the aisle they had a bill called the inflation reduction act and it spent over $1 trillion and inflation has not been reduced. i want to thank you for allowing me to speak. mr. donalds, thank you, sir. right now, d.c. considers a criminal a youth offender if they're under 25 years old. yet you can be a member of congress at 25 years old. it seeps the city council believes that something magical happens at the age of 25. it seems they believe that dadgum it, you're a child and then the next day you can serve in congress. they're trying to be politically correct as always by not prosecuting criminals and the city is suffering because of it. last year the house oversight committee held a hearing with washington, d.c.'s mayor on the rising crime in our nation's capital at the same time, mr. speaker, a carjacking was happening just up the street, less than a mile from us, where we are standing today. we can
mr. burchett: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. speaker. thank you. much has been made about the tight thofl bill but i would remind my friends across the aisle they had a bill called the inflation reduction act and it spent over $1 trillion and inflation has not been reduced. i want to thank you for allowing me to speak. mr. donalds, thank you, sir. right now, d.c. considers a criminal a youth offender if they're under 25 years old. yet you can be a member of congress at 25 years old. it seeps the...
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. >> mr. burchett for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. and i tell you, miss our friend who passed away. i always enjoyed. i told him multiple times if i had his wardrobe i would have burned fine. you will be missed. mr. brown, would you agree pipelines are the safest mode of transportation for natural gas and petroleum projects? >> when you factor in the volume of product moved, i would say so. the discussion here today involved a lot of tragic incidences so for those individuals it certainly is not when you just talk about in the context of the volume. >> overall it is an immense number that is moved. would you agree that the pipelines provide a lot of jobs and opportunities for some very hard-working americans? >> a lot of jobs associated in the pipeline sector. >> and it's hard work. it's not an easy kind of thing. what do you agree with that? they shut the door on me. would you agree that this is very hard work? >> it is very hard work and we've got the best workers in the world. >> according to a liquid energy pipeline association th
. >> mr. burchett for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. and i tell you, miss our friend who passed away. i always enjoyed. i told him multiple times if i had his wardrobe i would have burned fine. you will be missed. mr. brown, would you agree pipelines are the safest mode of transportation for natural gas and petroleum projects? >> when you factor in the volume of product moved, i would say so. the discussion here today involved a lot of tragic incidences so for those...
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. >> i know recognized mr. burchett for five minutes be thank you and i do miss her print especially always enjoyed being dumping my one minute news always there dressed very dapper mentally multiple times that is wardrobe them he will be missed. mr. brown, would you agree the pipelines for the sake safest mode of transportation for natural gas and towing product. >> when you factor in the volume of product moved i would say so and obviously the discussion day-to-day involved a lot of tragic incidents some of those individuals certainlyes is not when you just talk about the context of volume overall yes. >> yes ms. number this moved would you agree that these pipelines were providing a lot of jobs and opportunity for some very hard-working americans have a lot of jobs associated with the pipeline sector. >> and it is hard-working is not an easy thing. >> yes. >> would you grew that. >> could you repeat that. >> 's mission of the door me they did that lunchtimes on me. your degree that is very hard work. >> is v
. >> i know recognized mr. burchett for five minutes be thank you and i do miss her print especially always enjoyed being dumping my one minute news always there dressed very dapper mentally multiple times that is wardrobe them he will be missed. mr. brown, would you agree the pipelines for the sake safest mode of transportation for natural gas and towing product. >> when you factor in the volume of product moved i would say so and obviously the discussion day-to-day involved a lot...
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mr. burchett: thank you, mr. speaker. i remind the members in the back, it's crowded up there, i remind you there are seats in the front to come up here. i want to recognize deejay ted gunner alsley after a career that spanned six decades. he started his career at a.m.1470 at tennessee before working in knoxville and the hit kicker 100 .3 before moving to wivk, 107.7 where he spent the last 28 years. he's interviewed big names in country music over the years like jason al dean, blake shelton and taylor swift. yes, she used to sing country music. when she was 15 years old, she did. gunner loved our veterans and troops and used his job to help them however he can. in 2004 he spent three months with special operations in the combat zone of iraq and started weekly radio show called "voices from the front" that allowed troops to communicate with their families back home and used by many troops all over the world through the years. he also hosted veterans day parade in knoxville. gunner worked with other charities like st. jude
mr. burchett: thank you, mr. speaker. i remind the members in the back, it's crowded up there, i remind you there are seats in the front to come up here. i want to recognize deejay ted gunner alsley after a career that spanned six decades. he started his career at a.m.1470 at tennessee before working in knoxville and the hit kicker 100 .3 before moving to wivk, 107.7 where he spent the last 28 years. he's interviewed big names in country music over the years like jason al dean, blake shelton...
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mr. oner nolte, kindly take the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 8146 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to require a report by the attorney general of the impact the border crisis is having on law enforcement at the federal, state, local and tribal level. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, amendment number 8 printed in house report 118-511, offered by the gentlewoman from illinois, mrs. miller, had been disposed of. the unfinished business is the request for reported vote on amendment number six printed in part b of house report 118-511, by the gentlewoman from pennsylvania, ms. houlahan, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays prevailed -- on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number six printed in part b of house report 118-511, offered by ms. houlahan of pennsylvania. the chair: a rec
mr. oner nolte, kindly take the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 8146 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to require a report by the attorney general of the impact the border crisis is having on law enforcement at the federal, state, local and tribal level. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, amendment number 8 printed in house report 118-511, offered by...
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is burchett. >> with respect to afghanistan, mr. secretary, remind us who negotiated a deal with the taliban and excluded the afghan government from those negotiations and agreed to the release of 5000 taliban prisoners, many of whom took to the battlefield the lead to the fall of kabul? would you remind us who negotiated that agreement and under his presidency that occurred? >> the previous administration. >> we have done this before, did the previous administration have a name? >> the trump administration area of >> the trump administration, thank you. with respect to gaza, the idea that hamas, i have for hamas, their terrorist organization that committed repugnant acts and atrocities on october 7th. with respect to the blockage of or interference with truckloads of food, fuel, medicine coming into gaza, who has blocked the entrances into gaza, was that hamas or was it the idf? >> i don't think either has blocked the entrances into gaza. the issue has been making sure there were more entrances so more aid could get in. >> mr. secr
is burchett. >> with respect to afghanistan, mr. secretary, remind us who negotiated a deal with the taliban and excluded the afghan government from those negotiations and agreed to the release of 5000 taliban prisoners, many of whom took to the battlefield the lead to the fall of kabul? would you remind us who negotiated that agreement and under his presidency that occurred? >> the previous administration. >> we have done this before, did the previous administration have a...
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is burchett. >> with respect to afghanistan, mr. secretary, remind us who negotiated a deal with the taliban and excluded the afghan government from those negotiations and agreed to the release of 5000 taliban prisoners, many of whom took to the battlefield the lead to the fall of kabul? would you remind us who negotiated that agreement and under his presidency that occurred? >> the previous administration. >> we have done this before, did the previous administration have a name? >> the trump administration area of >> the trump administration, thank you. with respect to gaza, the idea that hamas, i have for hamas, their terrorist organization that committed repugnant acts and atrocities on october 7th. with respect to the blockage of or interference with truckloads of food, fuel, medicine coming into gaza, who has blocked the entrances into gaza, was that hamas or was it the idf? >> i don't think either has blocked the entrances into gaza. the issue has been making sure there were more entrances so more aid could get in. >> mr. secr
is burchett. >> with respect to afghanistan, mr. secretary, remind us who negotiated a deal with the taliban and excluded the afghan government from those negotiations and agreed to the release of 5000 taliban prisoners, many of whom took to the battlefield the lead to the fall of kabul? would you remind us who negotiated that agreement and under his presidency that occurred? >> the previous administration. >> we have done this before, did the previous administration have a...
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mr. burr chet: to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. mr. burchett: if you'd like the people to know we have a few more seats if they're congregating back there. this may is anatomiesing perp's month. over 600,000 people go missing in the united states every year. tens of thousands of these folks remain missing every year. law enforcement officers work hard to solve these cases as quickly as possible. i want to thank them for all they do to find these people and ensure their safety. congress should do what it can to help the men and women in law enforcement to do their jobs and bring these people home. that's why i joined congressman joe neguse in leading a bipartisan bill to improve reporting requirements for individuals who go missing on public lands and this bill called the trace act enhances reporting requirements for the unidentified person system so investigators across multiple agencies have access to all the important information to catch criminals behind people's disappearance. no missing person case should go unsolved because inves
mr. burr chet: to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. mr. burchett: if you'd like the people to know we have a few more seats if they're congregating back there. this may is anatomiesing perp's month. over 600,000 people go missing in the united states every year. tens of thousands of these folks remain missing every year. law enforcement officers work hard to solve these cases as quickly as possible. i want to thank them for all they do to find these people and...