madam speaker, the house is not in order. thank you, madam speaker. unlike most of the democrats, madam speaker, i have read this bill past the title. and the -- and the facts about this bill are just astonishing. it sends $27 billion to a fraudulent national climate bank. put that in perspective. that's trip they will size of the e.p.a.'s current annual budget. madam speaker, as i go across the country, i look through the gas stations, people cry about how much it's costing them. chose to raise it higher but not to give relief to the american public. by lowering the gas price. along with that slush fund that hands out tax credits like candy with no accountability. but when it comes to natural gas which heats our homes, cook ours food -- cooks our food, it raises taxes. to fund their socialist scams, your energy prices will now go through the roof. madam speaker, i look forward turnover democrat who votes for this bill be it in person or how they phone it in by proxy, how do they explain to their constituents this winter, when they're making a choice.

with that, madam chair -- madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized mr. guthrie: thank you, madam speaker. i yield two minutes to my good friend from ohio, member of the energy and commerce committee, mr. lat tasm the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. latta: i thank my friend for yielding. i rise in opposition to h.r. 5376, a bill the democrats claim will reduce inflation when in reality it will do the exact opposite. american families are struggling to keep the lights on at home. far too many people in this country are worrying about the costs associated with putting food on their tables and gas in their tanks. and yet, the majority has decided now is the time to double down on their tax and spend policies with american taxpayers footing the bill. it is also concerning that this bill promotes anti-american energy policies. it will put aside $250 billion at the department of energy to subsid

with that, madam chair -- madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized mr. guthrie: thank you, madam speaker. i yield two minutes to my good friend from ohio, member of the energy and commerce committee, mr. lat tasm the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. latta: i thank my friend for yielding. i rise in opposition to h.r. 5376, a bill the democrats claim will reduce inflation when in reality it will do the exact opposite. american families are struggling to keep the lights on at home. far too many people in this country are worrying about the costs associated with putting food on their tables and gas in their tanks. and yet, the majority has decided now is the time to double down on their tax and spend policies with american taxpayers footing the bill. it is also concerning that this bill promotes anti-american energy policies. it will put aside $250 billion at the department of energy to subsid

neal: thank you, madam speaker. i now yield 1 1/2 minutes to the very accomplished gentleman from connecticut, mr. larson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. larson: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, i want to start by echoing the sentiments that both you and the ranking member had about jackie walorski and how deeply we all feel for her and her family and the staff members who were lost. let me start by again congratulating you, mr. chairman, and also members of this committee, most notably mr, as well for their work on climate and for their work throughout this period of putting forward consequential legislation. i say consequential in the time that i'm allotted because i want to talk specifically on some of these claims. i don't think -- and i hope the american people are listening, you don't bring about change by appealing to the sum total of the fears of the american people. you bring about change, as separationally, and by doing something constructive and putting forw

brady: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent to enter into the record page 16 of treasury's own tax compliance plan, into the record, which shows the agency intends to hire 87,000 new i.r.s. employees. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. brady: at this moment i yield and am proud to yield one minute to the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. hern. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. hern: madam speaker, i rise today in strong opposition to the bill before us today. never in our history has the federal government responded to a recession by raising taxes on americans. it's simply unthinkable. nearly everything our colleagues across the aisle have said about this bill has been proven false. i've noticed they stopped >> they are hailing it as a climate and tax plan. i'll give them that because this legislation will raise americans' taxes and give money to hand-picked socialist companies. this bill will not reduce inflation. liberal economists are warning the exact op

madam president, i yield the floor. mr. carper: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. carper: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. carper: madam president, good afternoon. i rise this afternoon to speak in support of this legislation that we are considering today, inflation reduction act of 2022. a little over a week ago when i heard the news that there was an agreement reached to move forward on this legislation, i could not help but feel an overwhelming sense of relief and of joy, and i am not alone in feeling that way. i felt relief in knowing that after months of negotiations and years of hard work from volunteers, from activist, from policy experts, from leaders at all levels of government and industry and so many others we finally had broken the logjam on major climate and clean energy legislation. i felt joy in knowing that we were one step closer to delivering a major victory for the american people, one that will help reduce inflation and create good-paying jobs at the same time.

thank you, madam president. i yield the floor. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senior senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: madam president, i rise today in support of finland and sweden's application to join nato. i give my strong support to this application. i disagree heartily with our colleague from missouri. i know you know, madam president, having worked on this issue as i have, having visited these countries, we know how important they are to minnesota and wisconsin. minnesota has a special bond with the kingdom of sweden and the republic of finland, and at the core of this bond, at the core of the bond between our country and these countries is shared values, values of democracy, values of freedom. and, yes, we have challenges. of course we do in asia. but i happen to believe when you are a great power like the united states of america, you can do two things at once. and let's look at what these countries add to our security by joining nato. first of all, finland is over 2% of their budget on military. sweden is increasing the

>> thank you, madam chair. with our return to the chamber, a friendly reminder for those in attendance, please make sure the silence all cell phones and electronic devices and the supervisor are in hybrid meetings that allow in person attendance and providing public comment and providing it via telephone. public access is essential and taking public comment as follows, first public comment will be taken on each item on the agenda. those attending in person will be allowed to speak first. and then we'll take those waiting on the telephone line. for those watching, either channels 26, 28, 78 or 99 and sfgov dot org and the call in number, the number is 4156550001 tell, again, that's 451-655-0001 and enter the meeting id, 24927999124 and press pound twice. when connected, you'll hear the meeting discussion and listening mode only. when your item of interest come up and public comment called and those joining in person should line up to speak and those on the ten phone should dial star three to be added to the spea

director bosky. >> thank you madam secretary. i have a brief report.we have a closed stetion to get into as well. but i want to offer up information for dismissing to know billion. we'll be having a certificate of o proarches subcommittee on august 269. agenda will be the focus on the kickoff for an investigation that is doing the public database scan for cop to try to find some of those folks that we don't have updated information for. i wanted to advise you of that. subcommittee meeting also tomorrow is the ground breaking with the mayor and a number of folks and i know the commission was notified about this. in maition bay, the bay fron park, this park was proved in 2017 by this commission. it is just over 5½ acres. under 5½ acres behind the chase warrior stadium. it's an important park because it's the intersection of so many different things there. it is between the bay and the warrior stadium. it's an important link for the trail over there and it's near future ferry terminals. that is going to be great to have that restarted. we hope to have it

>> madam secretary, we have no callers on the line. thank you. >> public comment is now closed. >> >> roll call, please. >>clerk: [roll call] >> we have 5 ayes. motion passes. >> >> item 5. 5. 071422-05 general public comment - not earlier than 1:30 pm there is no in person public comment at this time. reminders to callers to be added in the queue. >> moderator, are there any callers? >> madam secretary, we have one caller on the line. >> >> caller, please go ahead. >> my name is john. i'm not an expert on what i'm going to talk about, but the issue is real. you should look at the article bona fide expert over weight private equity again. as i noticed last month the difference between your public performance and public and private equity is far too large to get realistic and it's getting larger. this month, according to the cio, the gap actually increased 2.6 further to further 9.2 points with public equities down and private equity up 14.1%. the private equity liquidity premium is supposed to be 3-5 points, not 39. both your ceo this

thank you madam chairman. thank you. >> the gentleman from georgia mr johnson is now recognized. >> thank you madam chair and thank you for holding this hearing. miss mara, do you find that there's a difference between credible individuals and kooks. >> madam chair representative, thank you for the question. i'm not sure that i distinguish between that um you know, human nature is human nature, people are people and so we deal with everyone of all walks. so i can't really define what a difference would be. >> i understand that you try to treat credible individuals along with kooks with equal humanity and equal compassion and equal service as a public official. i understand that, but i guess my question is, you know, the difference between a kook and a credible individual. and when it comes time to spending your time in a meeting, you would choose to spend it with a credible individual, truly credible than or as opposed to spending your time entertaining a kook. isn't that correct? >> you are correct. >> and le

>> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by john sarbanes, i inform the house that john sarbanes will vote yes on the motion to pass the bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by david cicilline of rhode island, i inform the house that he will vote yes on the motion to co concur. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. budd of north carolina, mr. owens of utah, mr, ms. herrell of new mexico, mr. norman of south carolina, ms. green of georgia, mr. cawthorn of north carolina and mr. good of virginia, i inform the house that these members will vote no on h.r. 5376. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. lynch: good afternoon. as the member designated by mr. langevin of rhode island and mrs. trahan of massachusetts, i inform the house that mr

supervisor madam? >> thank you supervisor walton and colleagues, after working two years on this legislation, i was hoping that last week would be the last we would have to talk about this. and i was hoping you would think about that. the mayor had different ideas and so here we are. some have faulted me for describing this legislation as modest and incremental and the reality is, that it is. our response to california's housing crisis and mandates coming from sacramento will need to be bolder and go further. but i still believe that this legislation does important things and i want to express my deep gratitude to my colleagues who helped me get to the finish line or what we thought was the finish line. or allowing for us to try things that were aggressive and risked more speculation than people were comfortable with and i'm grateful that folks were willing through the legislative process get me a piece of legislation that i was proud of. as i have said, i did not support every amendment that this boar

thank you, madam president. mr. portman: madam president prk i yie -- madam president, i yie. yield back my time. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. mr. hawley: madam president, i rise today to discuss american national security and the decisions that we must make to keep this nation safe. the senate will vote today on whether to expand nato by admitting sweden and finland. i intend to vote no, and i encourage my colleagues to do the same, and i want to say a word or two as to why. finland and sweden want to expand nato because it is in their national security interests to do so, and fair enough. the question that should properly be before us, however, is is it in the united states' interests to do so? because that's what american foreign policy is supposed to be about, i thought. it's about american security, protecting american workers, defending american jobs, securing american prosperity. and i fear that some in this town have lost sight of that. they think american foreign policy is about creating a liberal world order or nation-

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sullivan: thank you, madam president. is the senate in a quorum call? the presiding officer: yes, it is. mr. sullivan: i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sullivan: thank you, madam president. madam president, i want to talk briefly about a very sacred place on our nation's mall, the national mall, that i had the opportunity to visit yesterday. and it's the korean war memorial that millions and millions of americans have visited. something happened last wednesday that i wanted to talk about a little bit, a really important rededication of this very moving war memorial. now, i would like to get out on the mall most days, go for a run in the morning when i'm in d.c., and i love our memorials, like everybody in america does, particularly the memorials that are dedications to the service of our military members, our veterans. our proifers is a -- our presiding officer is a veteran, i have a tremendous amount of respect for her service. world war ii, the vietnam memorial, one o

director bosky. >> thank you madam secretary. i have a brief report.we have a closed stetion to get into as well. but i want to offer up information for dismissing to know billion. we'll be having a certificate of o proarches subcommittee on august 269. agenda will be the focus on the kickoff for an investigation that is doing the public database scan for cop to try to find some of those folks that we don't have updated information for. i wanted to advise you of that. subcommittee meeting also tomorrow is the ground breaking with the mayor and a number of folks and i know the commission was notified about this. in maition bay, the bay fron park, this park was proved in 2017 by this commission. it is just over 5½ acres. under 5½ acres behind the chase warrior stadium. it's an important park because it's the intersection of so many different things there. it is between the bay and the warrior stadium. it's an important link for the trail over there and it's near future ferry terminals. that is going to be great to have that restarted. we hope to have it

with that, i yield back. >> madam chair -- madam chair, a question.ent to waive on representative buddy carter from georgia for today's hearing. >> without objection. now, the gentleman from ohio, mr. gibbs is recognized. >> thank you, madam chair. i'm really amazed how the other side of the aisle keeps going after the gun manufacturers and guns, like the guns have brains. it just amazes me. i look at what happens in chicago over the weekend, around our cities where we have murderers, and shootings, and miss okafor would you confirm or that the people committing these crimes and in chicago and elsewhere, they're criminals, illegal grounds for gun under ship. is that why some of the people you train want to get arms to defend themselves because they're fearful of those type of people? shootings in chicago and elsewhere? >> the women that i train tend to be fearful of anybody regardless of where they live where they are going to do a criminal act towards them. >> they're fearful, they're committing crimes, ownership illegally of firearms, that's typical

. >> thank you very much madam secretary. the san francisco fire commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. >> thank you. item 3 recollect resolution 2022-11. adoption of resolution setting 4th findings to allow teleconferenced etmooing under california government code section 54953e. >> madam secretary, any public comment on this item? >> there is nobody on the public comment line. >>

. >> thank you madam chair, i yield back. >> the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from massachusetts mr. lynch does not recognize. >> thank you madam chair and thank each from texas. mr. sessions as well for holding this hearing. as a chairman of the national security subcommittee on this committee, i can attest that we have received escalating warnings from our intelligence community, warranting -- w arning us of the emerging increase of deepfakes to launch disinformation campaigns in the midst of those elections. these digital photos and audio and video forgeries are generating that generated using artificial intelligence. they appear extremely realistic. they are intended to manipulate or deceive their audience and the technology used to create and deploy them is becoming ever more readily available and is low cost and easy to use and rapidly evolving, getting better. so, during our previous hearings, to examine election security, our government and private sector panels testified about the capacity of these fakes and deepfake technology to weaponi

thank you. >> thank you. >> madam president shall this ordinance madam -- feinstein commissioners i'm the corresponding secretary with the black firefighters association and a firefighter at station 48 on treasure island. today i would like to review some of the community involvement that we have with our organization. our goal is to be here for our community. as an organization we stand firm on the idea that we don't want our first interaction with the public to be when they call 911. our careers as public servants entail so much more than putting out fires and emergency medical services and we take pride in the working relationships we have with numerous of our san francisco non-profit and community organizations. some of the activees we participate in and backpack drive, turkey drive during thanksgiving, health drives and toy give aways and all we do to serve the community we would like to thank assistant deputy chief serrano and bureau of equipment for giving us access to the rigs we use to attend these events. they're a hit with the kids and the community just being able to see t