chief of the navy reserve. lieutenant general -- commander of the marine corps reserve. and the lieutenant general of the air force reserve. i welcome all of you. distinguish general officers to be witnesses today. and thank each of you for your service. before i turn to the testimony i would like to recognize the ranking member for a brief remark. >> thank you, chairman mccollum. in the interest of time i will keep my remarks brief but i would like to welcome our second petals of esteemed witnesses, those appearing before us for the first time. just as with the guard, our reserve deployments have been busy this year. they serve tartans -- tirelessly to contribute to covid-19. i am adjusted to hear more about the needs facing each of your services. and what is -- we can do to help it with that, madam chair, i will yield back. chairwoman mccollum: so, i want to ask you to please, give your testimony in the order in which i introduce and we will start with the chief of the army reserve. >> on behalf of the 200,000 members -- from the me reserve, thank you for the opportuni

the gentlelady reserves. mrs. rodgers: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: i have another speaker. i yield, mr. chairman, two minutes to a member of the energy and commerce committee, the gentleman from florida. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. soto: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm amazed to see for hours republicans arguing against president biden lowering gas prices. that's simply fascinating to me. president biden was well within his authority and the law he utilized to draw down oil from our strategic reserve. the law is there to help prevent disruption. there is a war in ukraine. we rightfully banned russian oil together. that's a disruption. and president biden acted. maybe you all didn't like that. but he acted and that resulted in savings for american families of $1.69 per gallon since the peak price. what are you all talking about? now compare president trump who used the strategic reserve to help pay for the g.o.p. tax scam for the rich. let me get this straight. republican

the reservation. everybody understood the creeks were at a reservation. i think that was the sense in which the court was using the term. justice gorsuch? counsel, weuch: have heard a little bit about it today, but i would like to give you a chance to discuss it further. the argument there will be consequencestical from a ruling for your client. we can put a side the criminal convictions, just the difficulties we have heard about in administering tulsa. do you want to respond to that parade of horrible's? and how should it inform the analysis of the interpretation of the statute and the treaty? >> here's what i would say. there will of course be consequences as there are from any ruling, and they are not trivial. they are not existential or overly syrians, but more important they are the consequences that habit routinely in indian country. they are routinely resolved by agreement in oklahoma, and as theout the nation experience of tacoma indicates. these are routinely addressed by congress. with respe

force reserve. i welcome all of you distinguished general officers to be witnessestoday and thank each of you for your service . before i turned over to the testimony i'd like to recognize theranking member mister calvert for a brief remark . >> in the interest of time now keep my remarks brief but i want to welcome the second panel, particularly those appearing before us for the first time. just as with the guard our reserve has been quite busy this year as they contribute to covid-19. i mentioned hearing more needs about your services and what we as a subcommittee can do to help so with that i will yield back. >> thank you mister calvert. i'm going to ask you to please go through your testimony in the order in which i introduce and we will start with thechief of the army reserve . >> ranking member calvert, distinguished members of the committee on behalf of the 200,000 schools of the reserve, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today and for your continued support towards families.

jordan: we reserve. madam speaker, we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman chooses to reserve. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentleman from georgia, mr. scott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for 30 seconds. mr. scott: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, let me make everybody aware that on those just sun-bleached bones of history, of many great nations are written those pathetic words -- too late. they moved too late to save their great nations. let us not this day move too late to save our great nation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new york continues to reserve -- wishes to reserve. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: thank you, madam speaker. i would yield one minute to the gentleman from south carolina, mr. norman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south carolina is recognized for one minut

we continue to invest within the navy reserve for selective reserve tuition assistance, recognizing the benefit that it provides our sailors. the navy is a technical force. it benefits the individual, but it is a selfish -- they need that ongoing education to handle all of the amazing systems that we are developing. >> we used to say, we are competing for the same resources to recruit against the marine corps, the navy, and the army. now we are recruiting against meta-, google and others. >> the $4500 we use -- spend on tuition assistance rightly impacts our ability to recruit and retain. >> thank you mr. chairman. thank you all, thank you for your service, thank you on behalf of the state of alaska. we appreciate our reserve and our national guard service members and civilians. they provide extraordinary support to us and the state, and to the country. we have continued success with inpatient readiness training. certainly when it comes to homeland defense, missile defense, air refueling. combat search and rescue, strategic airlift, there are so much. we are very grateful. i am very pro

we reserve. >> the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york. >> madame speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from california, mr. aguilar. >> the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madame speaker. on january 3 we stood on this floor and swore an oath against enemies foreign and domestic. three days later that was put to the test when a violent mob tried to break down those doors. to stop us from performing our constitutional duty. this mob was not without a leader. on that day, the president told told him to walk to this capital, 16 blocks from where he stood. they br radicalized by his lies and conspiracy theories he spent months fueling, many of which i heard on this floor the last week. he needed to say only two words to end the violence, i concede , because that's what leaders do in a democracy. because that's what we do in the united states. they put politics aside and put country first. and as i look to our colleagues on the other side, i wonder how many of them will demonstrate that

i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: madam speaker, i yield one minute now to the chairman of the democratic caucus, the gentleman from new york. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. jeffries: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the distinguished chair for yielding and for his leadership in advancing this incredibly important issue. america is the land of the free and the home of the brave, but we cannot truly be a free country unless women have the freedom to make their own health care decisions. the radical right's effort to take away that freedom all across the country is unacceptable, unthinkable, untenable, unconscionable, and un-american. we're going to make it unlawful. we're going to pass the women's health care protection act, and we are going to protect and respect a woman's freedom to make her own health care decisions. i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from washington is recognized. mrs.

cummings: we continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves.entleman from california. mr. issa: i yield myself two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. issa: mr. speaker, it appears as though we agree on certain things. we agree that some transparency is required. we certainly agree on a bipartisan basis that what the g.a.o. did under dodd-frank at a minimum was a good thing. i think there's no question, my colleague who was here earlier, mr. frank, certainly would agree to the numbers. the expansion of the fed in that period that mrs. lummis talked about in 2008 to now. i think we would all agree the federal reserve is the people's bank. it is broadly owned by 316 or 320 million americans. i served on the board of a public company, one that i founded. i understand that if you have more than 500 stockholders, you have an obligation to considerable disclosure. although the fed is audited to see whether basically some numbers are correct or not on a limited basis, the truth is the federal reserve is not open and tran

grijalva: i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: reserves his time. the gentleman from arizona, mr. gosar, is recognized. mr. gosar: mr. speaker, i had a' like to yield four minutes to the gentleman from rhode island, mr. cicilline. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. cicilline: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise today to speak in strong opposition to h.r. 312, the mashpee wampanoag tribe reservation reaffirmation act. this bill will allow the mashpee tribe to open a massive off reservation casino right on the border of rhode island and massachusetts. nearly 40 miles away from the historic tribal lands in cape cod. the mashpee tribe became recognized in 2007. under the indian reservation act the u.s. department of interior is only allowed to take land into trust for tribes recognized before 1934. in 2009, the u.s. supreme court confirmed this standard in its decision. in 2015, the u.s. department of interior ignored the indian reorganization act and the u.s. supreme court's ruling

i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the chair: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? mr. pocan: i claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pocan: i yield one minute to the gentleman from arkansas, mr. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. womack: thank you, mr. chairman, and my thanks to the minority side for giving me an opportunity to speak. i rise in opposition to the gentleman from florida's amendment. we're not always going to hate the f.b.i. i realize there are people on my side of the aisle that don't like some of the activities of the f.b.i. i'm not going to pick an argument on that. but what i will argue is that it is bad policy for the congress to be taking steps to deny a federal agency that is in serious need, in my opinion, of an improvement to their headquarters. now notice, i said improvement. i didn't say some massive big expansion necessarily. but what i do know is that when i toured the f.b.i. headquarters, i saw it in a state of disrepair that is

williams: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. ms. velazquez: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from maryland, mr. roll she wasky. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. olszewski: thank you. my home in maryland is home to thousands of small businesses all with unique needs and challenges. i support this bill because it will help small businesses in rural communities receive the resources they need and support they need to recover in times of crisis by requiring targeted outreach and marketing tells and requiring a deadline to get it done. small businesses are the heart of our economy. that's especially true in rural communities. however we know that small businesses in rural america often face unique challenges that are often overlooked. especially when it comes to disaster relief programs. it's simple. we need to make sure that small rural businesses aren't left out when pandemics to hurricanes to everything in between strikes. as a county executive i witnessed f

we had to get authority to do it for bank reserves. it seems to me you would need congressional authority to do anything like that. the fact it is a payment instrument being created, we need input from congress. this is to make sure the fed is doing its job, staying in its lane, doing what it is supposed to do with congressional authority. to me, that is critically important, not to go outside the bounds of doing things congress may or may not like. from congress, there is a very -- to do, financial inclusion, also concerns about the reserve currency and national security aspects. these are issues for congress. i'm not necessarily convinced, but if congress were to want us to do it, we would do it. >> a lot of discussion about digital currencies has assumed a normal environment, an environment of healthy and equal growth, normal functioning of the financial system, let's discuss what might be the implications of the existence of a cbdc in a period of financial stress if we had another financial crisis similar to 2008, would having a di

rodgers: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: reserves. mr. pallone: i reserve, mr. speaker, until we close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentlelady from washington. mrs. rodgers: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm pleased to yield to the lady from texas, one minute, monica de la cruz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. della krus: i -- ms. de la cruz: i rise in support of the oil and natural gas workers in south texas. this bill is a crucial step in holding china accountable and repositioning the united states as a global energy leader. it is essential that we recover our energy independence and stand up for texas' workers who have unfairly suffered as a result of this administration's misguided policies that have emboldened regimes like china and venezuela's narco dictatorship. the decision to prioritize foreign energy over our own puts american workers over our industries -- puts american workers, our industries, and our country at a disadvantaged. protecting american energy will strengthen both our economic

there with the army reserves and with the army reserves. all those training events, first army is charged to ensure those are integrated. the army is organized, trained, and equipped to fight as a total force. we never go to war as one component. we go to war as a multicomponent force always. the secretary's intent with the 2012 hasce policy in been talked about quite a bit. one is that if we don't have this policy go into effect and don't continue to integrate our training together, we will go back to our stovepipes. we can't allow that. we have to train as we go to combat. we go to combat as a multicomponent force. the way we organize is through two venues in the army each year. it happens after times a year. the first is training support civilization working group that first army hosts. we put up the trip lists for all these collected training events, about 30 a year. we are in the room with operators and planners in the army guard, reserve him and forces command. we begin to plug units into these exercises to ensure we have a total inte

rodgers: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: reserves. mr. pallone: i reserve, mr.peaker, until we close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentlelady from washington. mrs. rodgers: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm pleased to yield to the lady from texas, one minute, monica de la cruz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. della krus: i -- ms. de la cruz: i rise in support of the oil and natural gas workers in south texas. this bill is a crucial step in holding china accountable and repositioning the united states as a global energy leader. it is essential that we recover our energy independence and stand up for texas' workers who have unfairly suffered as a result of this administration's misguided policies that have emboldened regimes like china and venezuela's narco dictatorship. the decision to prioritize foreign energy over our own puts american workers over our industries -- puts american workers, our industries, and our country at a disadvantaged. protecting american energy will strengthen both our economic a

i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. mr. rouzer: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. ms. norton: i'm pleased to yield two minutes to representative marilyn strickland of the state of washington. the speaker: the gentlewoman from washington is recognized. ms. strickland: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 1144, the puget s.o.s. act, which i'm honored to co-lead with congressman kilmer who i thank for working on this bill over the years. i want to thank the puget sound partnership and northwest indian fisheries commission for all their help. i'm proud to work with you to preserve and restore puget sound. as a western washington native, i know how critical the health thope puget sound is to our region. economically, culturally and environmentally. the sound is an economic engine, creating over $30 billion in economic activity and supporting nearly 150,000 jobs. it is a buy wr

jordan: we reserve. madam speaker, we reserve.he speaker pro tempore: the gentleman chooses to reserve. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentleman from georgia, mr. scott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for 30 seconds. mr. scott: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, let me make everybody aware that on those just sun-bleached bones of history, of many great nations are written those pathetic words -- too late. they moved too late to save their great nations. let us not this day move too late to save our great nation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new york continues to reserve -- wishes to reserve. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: thank you, madam speaker. i would yield one minute to the gentleman from south carolina, mr. norman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south carolina is recognized for one minute.

additional reserves. we believe we can get to that state at the current, pace sometime in the second quarter. in terms on effects of risk assets, as i said earlier, it is very hard to say what is affecting financial markets with any precision or confidence at any given time. it is not our intention to change monetary policy. these were designed to provide more reserves and to enable of our ratemission decisions into the economy under our chosen framework. that's really the purpose of what we're doing. >> jean young with mni. i wanted to ask about the framework review again. would a shift of focus to inflation over an average period, would that call for a different policy stance if you made that shift? and, whether or not we know the answer to that question, would the fact consider changing the stance of monetary policy for that reason, even if there was no change to the economic outlook? mr. powell: as you know, we are comfortable with our current policy stance. we think it's appropriate. we think it will

roy: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves.ntleman from missouri is recognized. mr. smith: i yield 30 seconds to the gentlelady from washington, ms. delbene. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. delbene next the tax bill we are considering contains several wins for families and our economy. it would still leave behind millions of kids in families that need it most. democrats offered a slugs proven to cut child poverty in half, unfortunately, republicans rejected it. i'll still continue leading the effort to fully expand the child tax credit, invest in our children and lift up families. while today's bill isn't perfect it does include policies i've championed including the largest expansion of the low-income housing tax credit in decades. i urge my colleagues to support this bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr.ry: may i inquire how much time remaining? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 2 minutes. mr. roy: reserve. the speaker pro tempore

reserve achieves s -- achieves price security. in january of 2012, they announced an inflation target of 2%, defined its terms of the price index. i strongly applaud chairman bernanke and the other members for this step toward a rules- based inflation targeting regime. however, this is merely a policy statement that can easily be reversed. therefore, the sound dollar act mandates that the open markets committee targets inflation, continues inflation targeting. as you know, accurately measuring inflation is not easy. in the last decade, we saw that price indices of goods and services do not always record all the price movement in our economy, allowing bubbles to inflate undetected. this relies upon the price index for personal consumption expenditures. this index should not be the sole indicator the federal reserve uses for measuring inflation. to identify incipient asset bubble before they inflate to dangerous levels, the sound dollar act requires that the committee also monitor the prices of than the returns on the assets, includ

i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from the district is recognized. ms. norton: mr. speaker, i have no more speakers and i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from arkansas, mr. crawford, is recognized. mr. crawford: thank you, mr. speaker. and i'm prepared to close. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. crawford: thank you, mr. speaker. in closing, s. 2293 will help support fema's intermittent workforce and help better meet responses to disasters. mr. speaker, i urge support of this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. ms. norton: mr. speaker, in closing, i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. members, the question is will the house will suspend the rules and pa

and i reserve. the chair: the gentlewoman reserves. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. lee: mr. chairman, i claim time in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the gentlewoman from california claims time in opposition. the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. ms. lee: mr. chairman, this amendment would zero out funding for the united nations office of high commissioner for refugees which is a global organization established after world war ii to help people who lost their homes. they work in 136 countries to provide life-saving assistance, including shelter, food, water and medical care for people forced to flee conflict and persecution, many of whom have nobody left to turn to. just last week the united states recognized world refugee day, reaffirming our tradition as a beacon of hope for refugees and persecuted people around the globe. in the united states, refugees contributed almost $124 billion to the growth of the united states economy from 2005 to 2019. according to unhcr, the ov

roy: reserve. reserve the balance of my time. tempore: the gentlewoman from texas reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut. ms. delauro: madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr. roy: the gentleman from florida a moment ago talked about the fact that we defund unrwa and policies that are pernicious. i agree with him. a part of the process that we carried out last year when we set out to change this institution. to return to some sort of regular order, to have 72 hours to rebuild -- read bills, to have single subject bills, to offer amendments on the floor, to actually have an appropriations proce. we passed seven appropriations bills off of the floor of the house. we passed three out of committee to the floor. we actually had some amount of debate, we were able to move things through. and we got some of our policy priorities and we sent them over to the senate and what do we do? we walked away and we went back to business as usual in the swamp. where a hand

affairs rest in the reserve. the army cannot do what they do without us. that transformation has been hugely successful. i will tell you why. it is not the leaders of. -- leadership i have given. it is the dedication our soldiers have given. soldiers after in the reserve today either have joined or reenlisted while the nation is at war. they know what they have signed up for. this culture says i am joining to do something to serve my country. i am not doing this to be a weekend warrior. the challenge we guy is how do we keep them? it is critical that we have the right training, and the right equiping comment to make sure we retain that force and keep them ready. we're not that predicting the future. we do not know where the next conflict will be. the army is like to have to call upon us on short notice to get there and get into the operations to sustained combat operations. that is why things like the ngra is so critical. it is the fed's ability to buy equipment i need now that is the program -- gives me the flex

the gentleman from new york reserves. mr. nadler: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: madam speaker, we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves his time. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from pennsylvania, ms. dean. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. ms. dean: madam speaker, one week ago today, i was trapped in this house chamber as the banging on the doors began. i feared for colleagues, reporters, and staff. i feared for myself. the attack on the capitol will never be forgotten. the president and many in this chamber have shamelessly peddled dangerous untruths about the election, despite the warnings of where those lies would lead. and last wednesday, those lies and dangers found themselves inside this capitol. this hateful rhetoric is another deadly virus. it is time to remove it from its host. to heal, we need accountabil

speaker, and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: t he gentleman reserves.granger: mr. speaker, i urge my this bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: t he gentlelady from texas yields back her time. the gentleman from california. mr. takano:ur speakers and am prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: t he gentleman is recognized. mr. takano: i sadly must oppose the bill but

the gentlelady reserves. mrs. rodgers: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: i have another speaker. i yield, mr. chairman, two minutes to a member of the energy and commerce committee, the gentleman from florida. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. soto: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm amazed to see for hours republicans arguing against president biden lowering gas prices. that's simply fascinating to me. president biden was well within his authority and the law he utilized to draw down oil from our strategic reserve. the law is there to help prevent disruption. there is a war in ukraine. we rightfully banned russian oil together. that's a disruption. and president biden acted. maybe you all didn't like that. but he acted and that resulted in savings for american families of $1.69 per gallon since the peak price. what are you all talking about? now compare president trump who used the strategic reserve to help pay for the g.o.p. tax scam for the rich. let me get this straight. republican

confronting the federal reserve. but in my role, i also spent a substantial amount of time talking to members of our community about how monetary policy affected their lives and their businesses. that public input affected how i thought about policy and its consequences. i also learned how valuable it was to communicate clearly to the public what our policies were and why we were pursuing them. in addition to my experience as a federal reserve official, i was an academic for 25 years and i did a substantial amount of research on monetary theory, monetary policy, and central bank design. i have written extensively on the importance of central bank independence for the conduct of monetary policy. my research also focused on how the central bank can be made accountable to the electorate without giving up its independence. in particular, i studied the importance of the nomination and confirmation process in achieving central bank accountability. the federal reserve has been given tremendous responsibility by congress to

reserve. so these constitutions acted in uncoordinated and often competitive way. the third problem in the 1930s was the gold standard. at the time, countries and the whole financial system relied -- the fundamental reserve asset was gold. so under the federal reserve act, federal reserve banks had to hold 40% of their liabilities in the form of gold. the remainder they could hold in the form of commercial paper. interestingly enough, they weren't allowed to hold government bonds as an asset against their liabilities because this would be -- this would be viewed as a form of deficit -- of monetary financing the deficit. so in 1931 when britain left the gold standard, there was a run on the dollar, there was a run on gold reserves in the united states. actually the united states had very large access reserves of gold. but because the commercial paper market had dried up, there was almost an artificial shortage of gold because they could -- they either had to hold gold or commercial paper. that

i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentlelady from texas is recognized. ms. granger: i ask unanimous consent all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. granger: madam speaker, i the speaker pro tempore: ms. gra nger reserves. the gentlelady from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from texas, mr. roy, is recognized. mr. roy: i'd like to yield three minutes to my friend from arizona, mr. crane. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from illinois is recognized for three minutes. mr. crane: thank you to my colleague from texas, mr. roy. i agree with your comments, mr. roy. this continuing resolution extends government funding at the same levels of the lame duck biden-pelosi omnibus. this will continue funding biden's disastrous policies such as the biden border crisis, biden's

the gentleman from tennessee reserves the balance of -- reserves his time. mr. cohen: just as i was as a basketball player, i'll reserve. the speaker pro tempore: reserve. mr. cohen: reserve the balance of my time. mr. poe: reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. mr. cohen: and i'd reserve and close after the gentleman from texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas ready to close? mr. poe: i'm ready to close. i urge support of this resolution. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, yields the balance of his time. the gentleman from tennessee. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank mr. barrow for bringing the resolution. the gentleman such as judge ruffin need to be remembered and others to follow in his footsteps. so i yield back the balance of my time and ask all of my colleagues to join me in voting aye on house resolution 1087. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is w

i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. .guthrie: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized mr.guthrie: i rise today in support of h.r. 4369 the national centers of excellence in advance of continuous manufacturing act. the bill that i interviewed along with frank pallone and i enjoyed working with him. in 2016, i worked with my fellow committee members on the 21st century cures act which included grants for institutions of higher education to study the process of continuing pharmaceutical manufacturing. h.r. 4369 which we are considering today, builds on this partnership accomplished in the cures act and advances and continues manufacturing for pharmaceuticals that allows for drugs to be produced in a continuous stream to help drugs get into the market faster. this has become important during the covid-19 pandemic. we need to ensure supply chain does not depend on

enemies foreign and domestic , and bear true faith and allegiance to the same without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? congratulations. >> one, two, three. >>. [inaudible] do you solemnly swear to support and protect theconstitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, bear true faith and allegiance to the same , without any mental mental reservations or purpose of evasion and that you will well and faithfully confer the duties of the office upon which you are about to enter, so help me god . thank you, congratulations. reddy, one, two, three. thank you very much. >> congratulations. alright everybody were going to turn to my colleagues here. >> take care everyone happy new year's. what is your name? raise your right hand. ready? do you solemnly swear you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic and you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this ob

i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. mcnerney: mr. speaker, i speakers.re so i want to inquire if the minority manager has any speakers. mr. gianforte: for the gentleman, i have no further speakers. i am prepared to close. then, i'll : reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. he gentleman from montana, mr. gianforte. mr. gianforte: i reiterate my support for this bill. and i yield on, back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california is recognized. r. mcnerney: thank you, mr. speaker. as californians grapple with devastating wildfires, we must possible to help them stay connected during these events. hen connectivity can mean the difference between life and death. h.r. 5918 is a critical part of i urge my , and colleagues to support it. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. will the estion is house suspend the rules and p

takano: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves.rom texas is recognized. ms. granger: before i yield to the gentleman from tennessee, i want to thank him for his important contribution to this bill. he's been wonderful to work with and i appreciate that very much. i yield to the gentleman from tennessee, the chairman of the energy and subcommittee, mr. fleischmann, for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. fleischmann: thank you, mr.; speaker. and i thank our wonderful chair for yielding time to me and i really appreciate your kind words. mr. speaker, i rise■ in strong support of the consolidated appropriations act for fiscal year 2024, particularly the energy and water development appropriations bill. as chairman of that subcommittee, i worked hard to ensure the bill includes many house republican priorities. out of a total of the money, the bill advances our national security, our energy security and our economic competitiveness in a fiscally responsible manner. to support our n

i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. scott: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the co-chair of the democratic women's caucus, the gentlelady from california, ms. speier. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. speier: mr. speaker, thank you. and to the chairman of the committee thank you for granting me this time. i would like to enter into the record a letter entitled support the paycheck fairness act written by leadership conference on civil and human rights. for a quarter of a century chairwoman delauro has been trying to get this bill passed. she's sick and tired. i'm sick and tired. the american women are sick and tired of being treated like second class citizens. imagine if the women here in congress were being paid 60%, 70%, or 80% of what our male colleagues were making. do you think we would put up with it? of course not. somehow the american women are expected to put up with that. you want facts? ask about the state of arizona, a woman paid less

bost: i reserve. mr. takano: i have no further speakers and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. mr. bost: i encourage my colleagues to support this bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois yields back. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. takano: i ask my colleagues to join me in passing the veteranso cost-of-living adjustment agt of 2021 and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the question is will the house success opinioned the rules and pass senate 189. those in favor say aye those opposed, no in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative the rules are suspended -- the gentleman from virginia. >> i call for a raorded vote pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. takano: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspen

westerman: i reserve. in. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: i have no further requests for time, i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona. mr. -- the gentleman from alabama. mr. westerman: i have no further speakers as well, i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: i urge my colleagues to support the legislation and yield back the balance. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: the bill before us today does streamline the permitting process that is intended to keep energy costs low, help stabilize the electricity grid in peak demand and boost the supply of affordablering reliable energy. as mr. schweikert explained this is one of the oldest forms of batteries we have, to pump water uphill when we have excess energy and use it to pump energy in the off hours. i urge support of the bill and yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yiel

when elizabeth says there is problems at the federal reserve, there are the federal reserve system, the governors, that you guys you were talking about in trouble for trading. there is the open market committee that screws around with interest rates and there is the federal reserve bank, which if i understand correctly does all of the clearing of monetary transactions in the u.s. if you think back a few years, the ron paul's of the world running around insisting the federal reserve was not an arm of the u.s. government but owned by a shadowy system of the crowned heads of europe. can you as a net -- expert on the federal reserve answer the question? is the federal reserve bank, is it or is it not part of the u.s. government, part of the u.s. monetary system? brian: i am glad you bring this up. we break down the structure of the federal reserve. what i was describing earlier when i said board of governors, that is the head of the system. they have a shiny building on constitution avenue in d.c. and have all of their governors and the chairman all nominated by the white house and confirme

i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new mexico is recognized. ms. herrell: thank you, mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new mexico is recognized. ms. herrell: i rise in support of this bipartisan bill sponsored by james clyburn of south carolina which will accomplish the southern campaign of the revolution national heritage corridor. the corridor established in this legislation would connect the carolinaso revolutionary war sites, battlefields, and a study was conducted regarding the feasibility of designating the southern campaign of the revolution national heritage corridor and national park service determined that the study area met the criteria for the designation. the southern campaign of the revolution national heritage corridor will help to educate equality and responsible citizenship. i urge adoption of this legislation and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recogniz

the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. mr. jordan: reserve. we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from maryland. mr. raskin: i yield 45 seconds to mr. soto from florida. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 45 seconds. the gentleman is recognized. mr. soto: mr. speaker, i was in the gallery right behind us when the capitol was breached. then domestic terrorists breached the rotunda. i heard the loud sounds of gunshots through this sacred chamber and my last images were brave capitol police, guns drawn to protect us. this was the this was the first armed insurrection in 00 years. who incited this insurrection? donald j. trump. our resolution states these protests were encouraged by him. he urged millions of his followers to come and stop the steal, which is a lie, and let's say now for the record and for the ages, joe biden won. for this high crime, nearly ripping our country aback, we should be removing him by the 25th amendment or he should be impeached. the speaker pro temp

roy: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. smith: i yield 30 seconds to the gentlelady from washington, ms. delbene. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. delbene next the tax bill we are considering contains several wins for families and our economy. it would still leave behind millions of kids in families that need it most. democrats offered a slugs proven to cut child poverty in half, unfortunately, republicans rejected it. i'll still continue leading the effort to fully expand the child tax credit, invest in our children and lift up families. while today's bill isn't perfect it does include policies i've championed including the largest expansion of the low-income housing tax credit in decades. i urge my colleagues to support this bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr.ry: may i inquire how much time remaining? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 2 minutes. mr. roy: reserve. the speaker pro

the chair: does the gentleman reserve? reserves? mr. mccormick: reserves. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i think the gentleman misunderstands the bill. this bill is not when the officer retires. it's when the gun is retired. and when the gun? retired, -- gun is retired, perhaps because law enforcement agencies are upgrading to a more modern gun, it can be sold and the money goes to the taxpayers. obviously. if it is not repairable, it can then be scrapped. this amendment would say that it can't be done. it would say that you could not recover the full market value of the weapon and there's no reason the taxpayers shouldn't recover that. so the amendment is an anti-taxpayer amendment. it's not for the officer when he retires, it's when the weapon is retired. which may be before or long after the officer retires. it has nothing to do with that. so the amendment would simply cost the taxpayers money for no purpose at all and i therefore oppose the amendment. the chair: the gentleman reserv

olson: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. mr. pallone: i yield such time as he may consume to my colleague on the committee, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. doyle. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. doyle: i thank mr. pallone. i appreciate the opportunity to speak about the nuclear utilization of keynote energy act or nuke act. i want to thank my colleague, adam kinzinger, for introducing this bill and working with me to advance it. i want to thank chris bowman and delare rah from my staff as well as mr. kinzinger's staff and the energy and commerce committee staff for their diligent work to get this bill to the floor. this legislation is very timely as the nuclear industry is facing pressure from a variety of factors. nuclear energy provides nearly 40% of pennsylvania's electricity and it employees thousands of skilled workers in pennsylvania. however, increasing n.r.c. fees and uncertainty in the nuclear export process threaten this carbon-free source of base load power. addressing some of these issu

i n it to reserve my time. continue to reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. speaker, i'm . pleased to yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from california, mr. costa. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is for 30 seconds. mr. costa: thank you, mr. speaker. the heroes act contains vital to the health of the san joaquin valley and throughout the country by roviding funding for much-needed medical education. it provides funding to protect farmers and farm workers and our that's been hain turned upside down. ag markets have shrunk, for some entirely disappeared. we need to provide support to ensure a true safety net is in american agriculture. our food supply is truly a national security issue. never been more evident during this hearing crisis. i stand ready to work with my house and in both the to -- ate the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. cole: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i con