porter: mr. chair, bad process leads to bad policy. and unfortunately the process for this bill has been a chaotic mess from the start. we never had a hearing on an introduced bill. just the discussion draft. and that's despite or maybe because of the longstanding administration policy of not spending limited time and resources testifying on draft bills. so we raced to markup without testimony from the department of the interior. the administration nevertheless went above and beyond and provided extensive technical assistance and edits from both the department of interior and the forest service. i'm not talking about policy differences here. i'm talking about serious concerns with the bill not making sense. unfortunately the sponsor ignored those red flags. let me give you an example. the bill sets a timeline based on when a categorical exclusion is published in the federal register. i'd like to make a point that was brought to our attention by the forest service itself. categorical exclusions are not

mccollum: mr. chairi reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. calvert: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. ms. mccollum: mr. chair, i have no other speakers so i am prepared to yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady yields. mr. calvert: i urge adoption of the package and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the question is on amendments en bloc offered by the gentleman from california. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the en bloc amendments are agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. calvert: mr. chair, pursuant to house resolution 1316, i offer an amendment en bloc. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendments en bloc. the clerk: en bloc number 2 consisting of amendments numbered 2, 7, 10, 23, 26, 27, 30, 45, 48, 54, 60, 67, 77, 81, 82, 86, 90, 91, 100, 101, 110, 118, 120, 122

thank you, mr. chair. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman reserve or yield? mr. stauber: reserve. the chair: does anyone in opposition to the amendment seek recognition? seeing none, the gentleman from minnesota is recognized. mr. stauber: i'm priest to close. i would suggest voting for this amendment. it's a good amendment. the uyghur people should not be held captive whatsoever. and the religious persecution by the chinese -- the people of the communist country of china must stop. .. the chair: does the gentleman yield? mr. stauber: i yield. the chair: the question is on the agreeing to the amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number three printed in part c of house report 886- 188-866. for what purpose does the gentlewoman seek recognition? ms. crockett: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment number three offered by ms. crockett of texas. the chair: the gentlewoman from texas, ms. crockett and a m

espaillat: yes, mr. chair. i yield two minutes to the gentleman from washington, a member of the appropriations committee, mr. kilmer. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. kilmer: thank you, will chair. and i thank -- thank you, mr. chair. and i thank the gentleman for yielding. for the past several years i have been part of an effort to modernize the legislative branch, to ensure that this institution is working better for the american people. the committee on the modernization of congress passed 202 recommendations, roughly 2/3 of them have been fully or partially implemented. and we looked at everything. from congressional capacity to outdated technology to rising polarization. chair valadao, ranking member espaillat and your staffs have been invaluable partners in these efforts. importantly, the f.y. 2025 bill includes funding for something called the modernization initiatives account, which helps implement some of the open recommendations made by the modernization committee. it also includes language

mr. chairman. the chair: mr. speaker, the committee of the whole house on the say it of the union, having had -- state of the union, having had under consideration the bill, directs me to report it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 1449 and has come to nos resolution thereon. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess subject to the call of the chair. >> this coming wednesday, homeland security secretarial han droa mayorkas will tti on homeland security threats. it gets under way live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. they a ao scheduled to testify on the same topic before the na homeland security committee which will be live on ursday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. you can ao tch these hearings on our free mobile vio app, c-span now, and online at c-span.org.

so with that, mr. chairt and to make sure that we can in fact be a strong united presence standing against our adversaries across the globe. i yield back. the chair: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from colorado. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. ms. tokuda: mr. chair. i ask for a recorded vote on this. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings -- the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from colorado will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 49 printed in part b of house report 118-551. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. mills: mr. chair, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 49 printed in part b of house report 118-551 offered by mr. mi

mr. chairn. i want to complement mr. ivey for what i think is very sound amendment. the thoughtfulness of the framers of the constitution, when the framers designed the constitution and peter provisions they made a a conss choice not to allow impeachment for a maladministration. in other words, incompetence come for judgment of that policy. i can look at risk rating 2.0 and tell you i think it's bad policy when secretary mayorkas sat at the table i said it's bad policy. i think it's ill-conceived. i think it hurts the american pe■xle. i think it's just downright wrong, but it's not grounds to impeach. the framers were very clear in the constitution that they thought this day might come. and so they were careful to have that language, that language inserted in the united states constitution that said instead they provided impeachment could be only come could be just but only by truly extraordinary misconduct, treason, bribery or other crimes and misdemeanors. that was thoughtful and now we are t

mr. chaired independently own and they collect $-- 4.5 million jobs. our republican energy bills ensure small businesses continue to operate on federal lands, and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california did ms. kamlager-dove: look at the balance sheet of these big oil exiv no one is waiting in a food line or trying to catch an unemployment check and will be getting more because of these te gentleman from california, mr. levin. mr. levin: i rise in opposition. this would limit the president's ability to respond to public health, environmental and climate risks nothing more of a madeup solution in search of a problem. the president has made no indication that he will ban fracking and h.r. 1121 would prohibit the president from banning fracking for any reason despite the risk many of my colleagues aren't in favor of sensible oversight or regulation of fracking. the public lands managers should have tools to protect our environment alic health. we don't have adequate regu

kaptur: mr. chair, i yield six minutes to the gentlewoman from connecticut, the distinguished and extremely hardworking ranking member of the appropriations committee, ms. delauro. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. delauro: thank you, mr. chair. and my thanks go to chairman fleischmann and to ranking member kapter and to the energy and water subcommittee staff for your hard work on this bill. especially scott mckee and adam wilson. with this bill we have a rare opportunity to make strategic investments that lower energy costs for american families, promote america's energy independence, and support a robust and modern manufacturing sector. this is a real chance to ensure america's resiliency in the face of a changing climate and a shifting global economy. but that is not what the majority has chosen. instead, the majority has cut domestic investments in this bill by over 5%, and with it they will increase energy costs, jeopardize our energy independence and national security, hurt our globa

--ç%etr than anybody else, mr. chair. i reserve. the gentleman from minnesota reserves. the gentlelady from california is recognized. ms. kamlager-dove:sknt to insero the record mr. levin's amendment. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. kamlager-dove: thank you. in response to my colleagues' statements on the other side of the aisle that fracking is safe, and that it'sjm2u safe for neary communities, i would just like to enter into the record this article from the yale school of public health, published in b'iepore: without objection. ms. kamlager-dove: thank you, mr. speaker. this erikle shows living within a mile of a fracked well directly increases the of children developing leukemia. they are not children from the radical left. they are children from across the country. the study warns that millions of people living within a mile of fracked wells wells may have been exposed to these cancer causing in response to this study several physicians are quoted as saying, this is like smoking in the 1950's. there was a lot of

mr. brecheen of oklahoma. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 1370, the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. brecheen, and a member opposed each will control five minute the chair recognizes the gentleman from oklahoma. mr. brecheen: thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment prohibits the i.h.s., end&health services from providing sex change surgeries at their hospital, clinics and reimbursing providers who perform those sex-change surgeries. i.h.s. is receiving $5.2 billion in appropriations from the bill we are debating we cannot allow that money to go toward mutilation of individuals. turning them forever into patients of a pharmaceutical industry if you don't believes this happening, look no further than main website for i.h.s. it is a host of resources for individuals seeking surgery and guidance for so-called care providers. their website tells you how to acquire surgery. thousand pay for it. where to go on the day of sunshinery. the i.h.s. has the gall to refer to this as, quote, gender affirming care, which, according

mr. mccormick of georgia. the chair: pursuant to house resolution a member opposed each will control five minutes. mr. mccormick: i'm offering this amendment on behalf of the the gentleman from florida. i support the accountability the continuing bloating of government's physical footprint cost taxpayers obscene amounts of money each year. this provides additional transparency to the bill to ensure that congress and the american people have the most data. specifically this amendment requires the government accountability offices to report on the cost of establishing future methodologies to measure federal building occupancy. the enactment excludes preexisting systems in place before the date of the enactment of this act. as we strive to eliminate waste fraud and abuse, we are doing so with transparency a accountability in federal building management. this bill and its amendment to it are hardly limited. the government ruires the to do the work to keep the ship upright and moving forward. i want to take a secondo say i w

mr. ogles of tennessee. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 1316, the gentleman from tennessee, mr. ogles, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from tennessee. mr. ogles: thank you, mr. chairman. executive order 14019 allegedly promoting access to voting is an effort to divert federal resources to partisan politics. this dangerous executive order instructs a wide range of agencies, including the department of health and human services and the small business administration to engage in voter turnout operations. worse, it instructs agencies to partner with approved third-party organizations to assist them in their voter registration and other election focused efforts. who will approve these organizations? what criteria will be used? the executive order doesn't say. congress has never granted the administration any authority to approve such groups or specified any criteria for doing so. this executive order is illegal. we all know how this will play out. the biden ad

mr. speaker, i reserve. the chairgentleman's time is expired and i'll recognize the gentleman from arizona. mr. biggs: when you say zero evidence, the g.a.o. report gets discounted? i guess the evidence from the people who run the range, that gets discounted? i guess from the contractors who work there and have repeatedly e the enforcement of the e.s.a., i vidence either. i guess the fact that china disregards and doesn't have to worry about environmental impacts from an e.s.a. to impact their readiness. i guess that's zero evidence. when we lk it in the southwest, you have the acuna cactus and is preventing in many areas of the entire eastern protection of the goldwater range, the use of military targets and offroad vehicle which impedes the ability to get mission ready. with the continued rising threats abroad, congress must ensure military readiness is not negatively impacted by regulatory compliance constraints from radical environmentalists. this amendment ensures the department of defense can conduct the tra■ing

pingree: thank you, mr. chair. to be clear, i fully support all oversight efforts and believe the mission of the inspector generals across government is vital. but i disagree with the offset and the treatment of the e.p.a. in this bill generally. in the base bill, the e.p.a.'s cut by nearly 20%, almost every single account is cut except for the office of inspector general. quite frankly, the inspector general's office does pretty well under this bill. cutting every single program at the e.p.a. and seeking to increase funding for only one office, which happens to be the oversight office, is a clear attempt by the majority to politicize the inspector general, that's unacceptable. i oppose this amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman is recognized. mr. mccormick: i love the environment. my favorite president is teddy roosevelt, the great environmentalist, and my dad was a forest ranger. i grew up with woodsy the owl and smoky the bear. i truly, truly have a grea

ramirez. >> mr. chairrequest a recorded vote. >> all those in favor of tabling the motion will say aye. those opposed no and in the opinion of chairs the ayes have it and the motion motion to table-- >> i request a recorded vote. >> a recorded vote has been requested, the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] >> how is the chair recorded? >> the chair is not recorded. >> the chair votes aye. >> chairman green votes aye. >> unanimous consent? >> let's get the vote done on this motion to table and then i'll recognize you for that purpose or whatever purpose. the clerk please report the tally. >> on that vote mr. chairman there were 16 ayes and 14 nos. >> so the motion is tabled and i recognize for what purpose, mr. correia. >> unanimous consent to insert an article. >> can you tell us what it is. >> washington post today, house republicans keep fumbling on immigration, unfortunately these articles measures taken by a completely different agency, the state depar

the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. perry: thank you, madam speaker. in order to address the issue, h.r. 6276 would use similar metrics to those used byeral agencies to report on their actual utilization rates. set a target utilization of not less than 60%, not less than 60%, so it's very reasonable and require the general services administration to report to congress if any agency fails to meet that standard. agencies will be given time to meet the 60% utilization standard, but if they fail to dr give up their excess space. give up their excess space. ultimately the result will benefit not just the federal taxpayer but also allow unused federal buildings to be put to better use for theoc communities. i urge support of this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania reserve -- the chair: the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. larsen: thank you, madam chair. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. h.r. 6276 d

mrs. wagner. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. wagner: i want to thank the chairman for once again working so hardether the national defense authorization that we can be proud of, security our common defense. as co-chair of the bipartisan bicameral abraham accord caucus, i rise in support of mr. panetta's and my amendment amendment 102 which establishes an exchange program on cyber, counter terror, air defense and more. the u.s. relationship is the lynch pin of middle eastern security with security and stability our prosperity brings to the region convinced arab nations to take the step of normalizing relations with israel. but china russia and iran, the new a evil see this achievement as will plunge the region into further c to do so. we cannot let this happen. for a peaceful prosperous israel and its friends must draw closer together and u.s. must strengthen ties partners and israel. this amendment builds on the defend and maritime acts important laws that our caucus that kick started the cooperation between united states israel

vice chair engardio, aye. mr. vice chair, there is no opposition. >> mr. clerk, please call the first item. >> item number 1, hearing to consider that the person-to-person, premise-to-premise transfer of a type-48 on-sale general public premises liquor license to triple chan enterprises, to do business as the rm212, located at 690 sacramento street (district 3), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the city and county of san francisco. >> thank you mr. clerk. we welcome officer steven jonas from the san francisco police department abc liaison units. >> you have before you a pcn report for chan enterprises operating as rm212. they applied for type 48 license and allow them to operate on-sale general public premise. there are no letters of protest, no letters of support. they are located in plot 150, which is considered high crime area and in census tract 611.01, which is considered a high saturation area. central station has no opposition and abc unit recommend approval with the following conditions:num

the speaker pro tempore: mr. chair. the chair: mr. speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union having had under consideration h.r. 1425 directs me to report that it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 1425 and has come to no resolution thereon. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess subject to the call of c-span's student cam documentary contest 2025 is here. this is your chance to create a documentary that can inspire change, raise awareness and make an impact. your documentary should answer this year's question -- your message to the president. what issue is most important to you or your community? whether you're passionate about politics, the environment or community stories. student cam is your platform to share your message with the world. with $100,000 in prizes, including a grand prize of $5,000, this is your opportu

mr. perry of pennsylvania. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 1370, the member from pennsylvania, mr. perry, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the gentleman is recognized. mr. perry: this prohibits the e.p.a. for using funds from action pursuing section 115 of the clean air act section 115 of the clean air act allows e.p.a. to mandate state emission levels to whatever level they deem appropriate if they find u.s. emissions endanger a foreign nation and the endangered nation has a reciprocal amendment to control these emissions in their own nation, sufficient as the paris climate accord. this allows the e.p.a. to vastly expand its regulatory authority and encroach on the right of the states to regulate their own energy sectors based on the actions sole loif a foreign nation. it is irresponsible to allow unelected bureaucrats at the e.p.a. to retain the ability to seize such expansive authority. if the u.s. government wants to pursue such a policy, one that in my opinion is constitutionally suspect,

mr. gosar of arizona. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 1316, the gentleman from arizona, mr. gosar, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. mr. gosar: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in support of amendment 13 to the fiscal year 2025 state foreign operations bill. this amendment prohibits funds for the tech camp public diplomacy program within the state department's bureau of education and cultural affairs. if you believe its website, quote, creates connections, sparks innovation, and empowers civil society to solve america's, the world's most pressing challenges through technology, end of quote. in reality, the actual purpose of the tech camp program is to spread progressive ideology around the world. what's even more shocking is that the tech camp is linked to a trainer for the taxpayer funded program. this is a founder of the organization placed 116 representatives on a hit list for not supporting ukraine. americans shouldn't fund propaganda to

mr. chairman. the chair: mr. ttee having had under consideration h.r. 8508 directs -- 8580 directs me to report it has come to nos remain title of the resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 8580 and has to come no -- has come to no resolution thereon. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule, is the house declares the -- claire declares the house in -- chair declares the house in recess for >> these are the men who took the cliffs. these are the champions who helped free a continent. these are the heroes who helped end a war. >> two million sons from 15 countries jumped into flak-filled skies and a blood soaked surf and met death on an even plain. >> the sons of democracy improvised and mounted their own attacks. at tha exact moment on these beaches, the forces of freedom turned the tide of the 20th century. >> the road to v.e. day was hard and long and traveled by weary and valiant men. history will always record where that road b

foxx: thank you, mr. chair. i yield three minutes to the gentleman from michigan, representative tim walberg. the chair: the gentleman from michigan is recognized mr. walberg: thank you, madam chair. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of the end woke higher education act. which supports academic freedom on college campuses. sadly, over the years we have seen our nation's college campuses diverge from being places of thoughtful debate to a breeding ground for illiberal thought. shout downs, and political litmus tests have become pervasive on college campuses. this trend threatens both our actually guaranteed rights and the value -- actually guaranteed rights and value of a college education f we are to remain a tolerance society, accepting the diversity of ideas, then colleges need to be an open arena for thoughtful debate, discussion, and of course, faith. to protect individuals' faith on campus, h.r. 3724 also includes texts from the equal campus access act, my bill, to ensure commonsense protections for reli

standup mr. chair, -- mr. stanton: mr. chair, the government conducted nuclear weapons development test in the southwest, exposing arizonans to eye nighted radiation from -- ionized radiation from the fallout. women, men and children were diagnosed with terrible cancers from the radiation exposure. many tragically lost their lives. nearly 25 years ago, congress attempted to make amends by passing the radiation exposure compensation act. but without congressional action, it is set to expire next month, denying arizona families the again sayings they need to pay for health care -- families the saves they need to pay for the health care treatments they need. the senate overwhelmingly passed the bipartisan reca re-authorization act, a five-year extension of the program. it mirrors my downwinders parity act by expanding the scope of the re ca's coverage -- reca's coverage for those who were denied compensation. for too long they've been left behind and overlooked. give these people the justice they deserve and put this bill to a

mr. perry of pennsylvania. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 1316, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. perry, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. perry: thank you, madam chair. i want to thank my good friend from florida for his hard work and his effort on this. and also for his hard work and his outstanding effort to speak on behalf of the cuban people that wish to be free and against communism worldwide, and i thank him for that. every day americans across our nation, like the folks that i have the honor to represent in pennsylvania, in the 10th congressional district are still suffering the impacts of this administration's reckless spending. unlike the federal government, they have to make tough choices. they've got to make their budget balanced. they can't just print money. they got to stretch their dollars. they have to forgo auto repairs or maybe something around their home that needs attention. take items off their grocery list. cho

the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. simpson: i'm pleased to begin consideration of h.r. 8998, the fiscal year 2025 department of interior environment -- the chair: the committee will be in order. please take your conversations off the floor. the chair: the gentleman from idaho is recognized. mr. simpson: i am pleased to begin consideration of h.r. 8998 fiscal year 2025 department of interior, environment and related agencies appropriations act. i commend chairman cole for his leadership and for his continued support of the interior bill. i would like to thank ranking member pingree and rank delauro for their work on this bill. it provides 38.4 billion in new nondefense discretionary spending which is below the 2024 level and 4.4 billion below the president's budget request. it rescinds 55 million provided to the presidio trust. cutting funding is never easy and with the national debt and inflation at an unacceptable level we had to make tough choices to rein unnecessary spending. this legislation prioritizes critical nee

mr. chair, two ayes. >> thank you. the motion passes and just for clarty, we have president peskin sitting with us today to join some of the discussions on these items so welcome president peskin. i want to let the public know we will be calling first item 1. we will be calling item 10 as out of order as the second item on today's agenda, but first madam clerk, please call item win. >> item 1 is a resolution authorizing the office of mayor to sulits in kind donation through the civic bridge program from various city contractors, notwithstanding behested payment ordinance pr 6 months from enactment date of the resolution. >> thank you. the item is sponsored by the mayor. i have understand we have matt larson from mayor office of invasion as well as sophia kitler of the office of invasion here today. the floor is yours. welcome. >> hello. thank you chair preston. members of the committee. my name is sophia kitler from the mayor office joined by matt larson. the item before you today is a behested

mr. calhoun: i will. chair blumenthal: john barnett went through two days of depositions to haji wright's deposition? mr. calhoun: -- of depositions. have you read his deposition? mr. calhoun: yes. chair blumenthal: what was your reaction? mr. calhoun: heartbreaking. chair blumenthal: it was heartbreaking for sure, but didn't make you want to take action against those employees who put pressure on him and threaten him? mr. calhoun: senator, this was considerably before my time. i do know that that process was taken up by the governing authority to look into, and they came out with a determination that i know nobody is satisfied with it i understand that, and i understand why. but it did go through a process, and i know the family will take exception to that process. i understand it. chair blumenthal: i will turn to the ranking member for the second round. sen. johnson: senator, i deferred to senator hawley. i guess what i would like to do, and maybe mr. mckenzie would be the person to speak to this, or mr. calh

the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pallone: i rise in strong oppositon to h.r. 6192, legislation that would actually -- should be titled the republicans raising energy bills on american families act. because that's exactly what this bill does this. bill is just the latest in the republicans' polluter over people agenda that will drive up annual energy costs on hardworking american families. this bill is a blatant attempt by house republicans to derail the successful and effective energy conservation program, energy efficiency standards save americans money on their energy bills, they boost innovation by modernizing appliances for the future and they reduce greenhouse gas pollution and our ongoing efforts to combat the climate crisis. american family, mr. speaker, are already saving up to $500 a year on utility bills thanks to the energy efficiency standards already in place. the biden administration has been busy with additional actions to collectively save americans $1 trillion over the next 30 years. $1 trillion. sett

the chair: the gentleman yields back. mr. cline: i'm happy to yield additional time to the gentlelady from texas. however much time she may consume. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the gentleman from virginia. the home of my alma mater the university of virginia, school of law. and the gentleman from connecticut also, the home of my alma mater. to be able to find collegiality in a very posh question for the american people is very much a statement that should be made. this amendment does something congress should have done seven years ago, as i've indicated, prohibiting the government from resuming abouts collection a form of surveillance that poses a unique risk to americans. it's also very disturbing, mr. speaker -- mr. chairman, because most americans would scratch their heads why is this real van to the immediate investigation? abouts collections is a collection of communications that are neither to nor from an approved target of surveillance under 702 of the foreign intelligence surv

houlahan: thank you, mr. chair. air of the bipartisan climate solutions caucus, i'm excited to be able to offer this amendment republin co-chair, andrew garbarino, and caucus members david valadao and mike lawler. our caucus has heard from bu experts, and agency officials that have all expressed the very same message, permitting in our country takes too long. and our nation's and infrastructure goals are being diminished a result. ensuring timely review processes is also critical as our nation hopes to maskize the potential , including the bipartisan infrastructure investment and jobs act. in other words, slow permitting meanslur economy. in issuing permits, the federal government does their due diligence to ensure these projects will notndue harm to our communities, waters, and environment. that said, under no circumstances should issues with agency staffing hamstring the permitting of projes, us good-paying jobs, time, and money for our businesses. unfortunately, the e.p.a. faces a significant backlog. atscal year

mrs. hageman of wyoming. the chairoman from wyoming. mrs. hageman: thank you. i rise in suppt of my amendment number 17 to h.r. 8580, which would prohibit the v.a. from continuing to decommission mileage its facilities nationwide. as the age old saying goes, if it's not broke, don't fix it. unfortunately, this basic premise was disregarded when the v.a. decided to quickly do away with mileage reimbursement kiosks at its facilities nationwide which had previously provided veterans with an easy to use system to file theiraims. they were made as part of the november, 2020 rollout of the new v.a.'s beneficiary travel servic]ze system. since its introduction, the v. system has been plagued with countless issues and ultimately disadvantaged large segment of america's veterans, such as those who live in rural areas,g. where access to the internet can be limited and our elderly veterans who are not as familiar with this o.i.g. report from ma, 2023 highlighted from february, 20221, to july, 2022 the new system fell short of all

mr. chair. i'll just share with you, congressman james oberstar, democrat, for 36 years in the minnesota eighth congressional district. mr. stauber: supports mining and timber harvesting. in fact, the 1978 -- in 1978, when the wilderness legislation was enacted, he didn't originally support it. but he said, if you're going to do it, do not take away our opportunity to mine outside the boundary waters canoe area and outside the buffer zone. he was right then because he knew that we would be here today. mr. chair, i want to afford two minutes to my good friend from florida, mr. gimenez. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. gimenez: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of my friend, representative stauber's, bill, h.r. 3195, the superior national forest restoration act. throughout this congress, the work has shown what many of us already believe, that the threat of communist china looms larger than ever before, casting a shadow over our nation's security and our pro

the chair: the gentleman yields. mr. er: i yield three minutes to the distinguished gentlelady from washington, ms. jayapal. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. jayapal: the gentlelady is recognized. - we have an obligation to safeguard our national security. every single day the f.b.i. conducts and average of 500 warrantless searches of americans' private communications resulting in over 278,000 searches in one year alone. the f.b.i. has invaded the privacy of members of congress, a state court judge who reported state right misappropriations. we cannot pass this bill without my amendment and representative biggs and lofgren and davidson to close the backdoor search loophole. unfortunately, there are some members of the intelligence community, some members of this body that are circulating information that simply isn't correct and i need to correct the record right here. some members have implied the privacy and civil liberties oversight board does not support the amendment. to counter that, let me share some qu

waters: mr. chair, what mr. kes the accredited investor definition meaningless. all you is check a box and poof. able to invest. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. lawler: i'm prepared to close. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lawler: look, this -- no -- thank you, mr. chair. i rise again to urge the house to adopt my amendment. the helping angels lead our startups act, otherwise known as halos act, into the underlying bill. ensuring that folks■2 have acces to capital is critical and this amendment will help ensure that our small businesses, which are the life blood of our economy, have greater access to capital and that accredited investors will be able to invest in these small startup businesses and i urge all of my colleagues to support the amendment. the chair: the gentleman yields. the gentlewoman from california is recogd. ms. waters: i yield myself the balance of the time. simply put, this amendment allows market

the speaker pro tempore: mr. chair. the chair: mr. speaker. the committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration h.r. 485 and pursuant to house resolution 996, i report the bill as amended by that resolution back to the house with a further amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration the bill, h.r. 485, and, pursuant to house resolution 996, reports the bill as amended by that resolution back to the house with a further amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. under the rule, the previous question is ordered. the question is on the adoption of the amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is adopted. the question is on the engrossment of the third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: a bill to amend title x

mr. nadler: i'm prepared to close. the chair: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i yield myself the balance of the time. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. chairman, as we get closer to our fiscal year with no resolution in sight, we're wasting our time with absurd bills. i know they have mixed feelings about the earmarks that go with them but only in the back yard congress do they think stripping their constituents of federal funding is good policy. this legislation offers no this which would serve to punish our communities is opposed by law enforcement, and civil and imtbrapt rights organizations -- immigrant rights organizations. i urge my colleagues to oppose it and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. mcclintock: mr. chairman, last week the house judiciary committee received chilling testimony from sheriff mike boudreau of the rural central valley county of california. and what he told us should be an ear-splitting alarm for every town and every city

it is important that we not only work together but follow through -- >> with that mr. chair, i yield back. >> mr. secretary -- >> you made that commitment that we would be -- >> the gentleman's time has expired. >> we are. you told me 2025 or some time in the future. >> we will be -- >> that's only because of iowa farmers that have led the charge on this. that is a huge -- >> recognize the general lady from connecticut. >> nice and chilly for you secretary vilsack. it's no surprise you already know what i'm going to ask about. i want to make note of the fact that we saw a chart earlier from the republicans that showed that neutrality plan would not cut snap benefits. i think it is pretty basic math to the say as more people are accessing these programs and growing if we are not continuing to invest in them that is in essence cutting snap benefits. you can call it what you want. we pulled data from the cbo and if we keep the thrifty plan neutral. this is the republican's plan and this is the democrats' plan, benefits will be decreased. i would like to enter that into the reco