consider bills concerning native american issues. it is possible they will take up the bill. the senate passed -- and the senate passed infrastructure bill. on the schedule, jonathan davidson to be -- for the treasury department. watch the senate on c-span2. online at c-span.org or follow congress with c-span now, our new video app. >> a look at another busy week in washington with scott wong, senior staff writer with the hill. that's talk about what we know at this point when it comes to when and how democrats will try to move these two major pieces of legislation, the infrastructure bill and the budget reconciliation bill. when and how will they be moved on capitol hill this week?

scott: democrat leadership and joe biden hope they will be moved very soon. we are sort of right near the finish line. we are rounding third base. it feels like we have been stuck in this position for a number of weeks. but november 1, 2021. i hereby appoint the honorable shareef davids to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 4, 2021, the chair will recognize members from listed submitted by the majority and minority leader for morning hour debate. time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes. but no in event shall debate

continue beyond 1:350 p.m. -- 1:50 p.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. joyce, for five minutes. mr. joyce: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. joyce: madam speaker, attempting to push through yet another socialist spend approximating spree this year might be what the liberals think will help their polling numbers but it's not what the american people need. in reality, this bill would exacerbate our energy crisis and make our country less safe. the reckless spending in this legislation can best be defined as build back bankruptcy. right now, in my hometown of altoona, pennsylvania, gas costs over $3 a gallon. that is money coming directly out of americans' pockets. if this legislation, if this spending spree is passed, that cost will only go up. so far, the biden administration

has placed a moratorium on new american drilling. canceled the keystone x.l. pipeline. and allows russians to produce oil for our allies in europe. this legislation, unfortunately, doubles down on the biden administration's war on american energy. this lengthy piece of legislation overregulates and overtaxes natural gas, the coal, the marcellus shale industries that provides good wages and low-cost power to american families. instead of supporting american energy, this bill hands out green energy tax credits to wind and solar manufacturers that are unable to meet the energy needs of our country. wind turbines and solar panels are not going to heat our homes this winter. we need to focus on regaining america's energy independence. we need to focus on lowering

energy costs before winter sets in. this inflation is not transitory. we cannot wish this problem away. passing the green new deal dressed up as infrastructure legislation is not the answer to the problem that we are currently facing. madam speaker, i encourage all members of this body to work together to pass an infrastructure bill that would actually rebuild our roads and rebuild our bridges. in congress, we must be responsible stewards of the taxpayers' dollars. we need to find a fiscally responsible way to build roads and to repair bridges. we need to complete the appalachian regional highway system and we need to expand internet access across all the commonwealths, across the states and across america. we must do this without mortgaging our children's future. we need to do this without ballooning our deficit in a way that would hamstring the

american people for decades to come. thank you, madam speaker, and i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, for five minutes. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, the american people are wondering what is the biden administration thinking. last week, "the wall street journal" reported that the department of justice is negotiating a settlement that would give $450,000 per person to illegal immigrants. for a parent and child to pay -- the payout increases to $900,000. to put this in context, if a service member's killed in action, their next of kin receives an insurance payment of $400,000. what this means is that the biden administration will pay illegal immigrants more than the

families of america's fallen heroes. that fact alone is repulsive. these people broke the law by illegally entering our country, and now they're about to receive a payout from the government. that is the kind of we will fare -- kind of welfare mentality that will encourage more illegals to try to enter our country. shame on president biden and his administration. madam speaker, behind every man and woman in uniform are family members who exhibit great resilience while their loved ones served this great country. no matter their backgrounds or where their life's journey has taken them, these families are connected by their love for

america. madam speaker, november is military family appreciation month. a solemn time when we recognize the enumerable military families from all corners of america. we recognize their support for their loved ones in uniform and the sacrifices they continue to make every day. i want to salute particularly those from the fifth district of north carolina and thank them for their service. the simple truth is that every american owes them and their loved ones, both at home and abroad, a profound debt of gratitude. may we never forget that. madam speaker, if i laid over 1,500 pages of text in front of you right now, would you be able to tell me quickly what's on every single page?

if the answer is no, that's not surprising. yet, that's exactly what happened last week when the majority decided to drop the text of the massive socialist tax and spending package at a moment's notice. does this sound familiar? it's what happened when house democrats passed obamacare and nobody had time to read its text either. although republicans made an earnest effort to read every page. it's the same irresponsible tactic capacity passing a bill to find out what's lurking beneath its pages. madam speaker, this process is making a mockery of the people's house, and it's downright shameful. it's time to stop it. madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields.

pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until 2:00 p.m. today.