the mcmorris rodgers bill would immediately improve the keystone x.l.ipeline, restore oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters, and have an energy security plan to reduce energy prices for all americans. despite president biden's deflection, this isn't putin's price war or price hike. gas prices were already up 55% from the day biden took office, and this was before russia invaded ukraine. if you, democrats, are going to keep telling lies about american energy using tiktok actors, i will keep telling the truth about what is failing american families. this attack on american energy started during biden's campaign for president. he canceled the keystone x.l. pipeline and halted all new federal gas leases on federal lands. this doesn't have to be a reality, folks. the majority and democrats could take immediate steps to strengthen american security and reduce prices at the pump. hear this, the united states has led the world on emission reduction. the president has sold out the left which cost consumers nearly $4.50 per gallon, the highest in america

mcmorris rodgers and mr.esterman, that open up american energy and take leverage away from putin, and take billions of dollars away from putin that he's using to finance the war. let's talk about a few of those very specific things we can do with rejecting the previous question to bring up this important energy legislation. when president biden came in office, did he a number of very specific things to undermine american energy. not energy all over the world. he's begging opec and russia to produce more oil. think how tone deaf that is. begging russia to produce more oil. let's open up our american energy reserve that president biden shut off. let's approve l.n.g. -- l and g exports so we can help exports from america not russia. president biden hadn't amoved a single l and g in a silt over the year or pipe line. do you know that russia right now is making $700 million a day by selling oil to america, e.u., and u.k. $700 million a day to fund his war against ukraine. let's end it by opening up american energy

cathy mcmorris rodgers, i inform the house that ms. rogers will -- ms. rodgers will vote yea on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: mr. speaker, the following members, mr. lawson of florida, mr. rush of illinois, mr. horsford of nevada all vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from west virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. lesko of arizona, i inform the house that mrs. lesko will vote yes on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. roybal-allard, i inform the house that she will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fulcher of idaho, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will vote yea on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro t

working closely with cathy mcmorris rodgers and her staff. as i said earlier, this expedited ways to try to get cases that deal directly with the antitrust issue. i think fdc was facebook and doj was google that they had brought. we would like to get those in front of the supreme court as quickly as we can and get a ruling on this. based on what he has written, it seems like he wants to deal with this issue and we need to get an answer for the american people. and you hope the marketplace is moving in a direction that will give us more competition. >> you have to have a fair marketplace too. yes? reporter: [inaudible] >> i want to discuss with him today. i think he had his day in court. if he wants to appeal, he can do that as a private citizen. out of respect, you can let me talk today, but when someone is convicted, it is time to resign. reporter: [indiscernible] where is the house gop on the bill? >> i have not seen it yet. everybody is united and we have to secure the border. this border is not secured. he is talking about removing title

mcmorris rodgers, i inform the house that mrs. mcmorris rodgers will vote no on h.r. 2116. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 235. the nays are 189. with no one answering present. the respecting -- the creating a respectful and open world for natural hair act is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to extend and revise my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, we need to protect the american people from corporate greed and abuse. the fair act is one of those protections. corporations use force arbitration clauses to deny americans their right to seek accountability and justice in despites with private companies. they eliminate any -- disputes with private companies. they eliminate a

. >> thank you, chairman, ranking member and member mcmorris rodgers. thank you for inviting us here to testify today. i'm the director of government affairs and public knowledge. dedicated to promoting freedom of expression and open internet and access to affordable communications and creative works. as members of the committee are aware we are in the midst of the conductivity resolution with more services, demand spectrum resources, proceed to satisfy the demand has become increasingly challenging. to meet the challenge we must first use all the tools in the toolbox to provide access to the licensed, unlicensed, open access sharing, second is the committee just recognized, we have to insist on expert coordination led by the fcc and the end tia and third emphasize the public interest first and foremost in the spectrum policy. supporting the structural components will allow the policymakers to address the spectrum needs to secure opportunities for all americans and to maintain the collective global competitiveness. as the ranking members mcmorris rodger

house in washington state but here in the people's house in washington, d.c., my friend, cathy mcmorris rodgers, who's the ranking member on the energy and commerce committee. mrs. rodgers: i thank my friend, the gentleman, mr. dan newhouse, chair of the western caucus, for your great leadership in bringing us together tonight. it's a pivotal moment in our nation's history. we're witnessing the dangers of rushing a green agenda, what it means for our national security, our geopolitical power, and for our standing -- standard of living here in the united states of america. energy is foundational to everything that we do. actions to shut down american energy disarms us and it disarms us and our security by boosting our domestic production of oil and natural gas, we could be helping our allies in europe, standing with ukraine, and countering putin's war. shutting down american energy drives people into poverty. energy prices here at home are surging. gas prices are the most expensive in the united states history. breaking the record that was set by the obama administration in 2008. filling up the

i'm going to recognize our ranking republican member, cathy mcmorris rodgers, who has been working on this for many, many years. thank you for sharing your story. mrs. rodgers: first, i want to give you a hug. thank you for being here. thank you for sharing. you walked in, i thought, you look like my sister. christy. thank you for sharing your story. thank you for jd vo kateing for so many others. i'm not sure -- i'm not sure to what degreepeopl is like a nuclear bomb went off in our country. enough fentanyl to kill every person in our country seven times over. we know where it's coming from. we know it's been coming from china. the chemicals through mexico and across the southern border. and you said it so well. we need to secure the border. that's pretty fundamental to a sovereign nation, is that you have a secure border to protect people and in this case, to protect our children, to protect our friends and neighbors from fentanyl. it's enough fentanyl on lincoln's ear on a penny will kill someone. and i, like so many, it's shocking how many people, how many stories. it's the number

mcmorris rodgers will vote nay on the preeves question. the eaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. reed of new york, i inform the house that mr. reed will vote nay on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. boks of alabama, i inform the house that mr. brooks will vote nay on the previous question. thank you. the spker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> as the member designated by dr. joyce and as the member designated by congressman meuser of pennsylvania, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that dr. joyce and mr. meuser will vote no on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california ris >> madam speaker, as the member designated by the following members -- jua vargas, lucille roybal-allard, curt schrader, ms. bourdeaux, and david s

i'm going to recognize our ranking republican member, cathy mcmorris rodgers, who has been working on this for many, many years. thank you for sharing your story. mrs. rodgers: first, i want to give you a hug. thank you for being here. thank you for sharing. you walked in, i thought, you look like my sister. christy. thank you for sharing your story. thank you for jd vo kateing for so many others. i'm not sure -- i'm not sure to what degreepeopl is like a nuclear bomb went off in our country. enough fentanyl to kill every person in our country seven times over. we know where it's coming from. we know it's been coming from china. the chemicals through mexico and across the southern border. and you said it so well. we need to secure the border. that's pretty fundamental to a sovereign nation, is that you have a secure border to protect people and in this case, to protect our children, to protect our friends and neighbors from fentanyl. it's enough fentanyl on lincoln's ear on a penny will kill someone. and i, like so many, it's shocking how many people, how many stories. it's the number

mcmorris rodgers. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. davidson, we appreciate your being with us. i wanted to start out asking about the dispute between the wireless carriers and the aviation community and it was alarming i think to a lot of us. unfortunately we saw the chairman of the fcc pretty quiet, there wasn't a lot of direction or engagement by the white house. and as a result of that, the faa was pressuring companies to impose certain conditions on spectrum licenses which is not their role. congress granted the fcc with the authority to make determinations of harmful interference and impose restrictions on spectrum licenses to avoid those issues. the c-band order went through a thorough and transparent process. it was vetted by the fcc's expert engineers. yet the faa raised concerns on behalf of the aviation industry about alleged interference at the last minute, without due process. as ntia administrator, you're now responsible for representing matters of the executive branch in front of the fcc. and while this is a dispute among commercial spectrum users rather than invo

the chair now recognizes miss mcmorris rodgers, ranking member of the full committee for five minutes for her opening statement. >> i like to join in congratulating assistant secretary davidson in his confirmation to lead the national telecommunications and information administration. ntia is tasked with ensuring all americans have a reliable broadband connection. this is a massive responsibility requiring significant investment. because of this, it's imperative that the energy and commerce committee performance duty and conduct regular oversight of ntia and other agencies under jurisdiction. having the ntia assistant secretary before us today is a great start. i hope we can have leaders from the federal communications commission before us soon. which ranking member ladder and i have requested. by statute ntia is the presidents principal adviser on all telecommunications information policy. and is responsible for representing the executive branch on both domestic and international communications policy. this includes managing all federal spectrum use, ensuring the security of our comm

mcmorris rodgers, for her remarks and for a prayer that is being shared tonight around the world. mrs. rodgers: i thank the gentleman for yielding. we are all inspired by the people of ukraine. the leadership of president zelensky. and mayor klitschko. today, christian ukrainians had asked for christians around the world to join in praying, specifically, psalm 31. so please join me. o lord, we come to you for protection. don't let us be disgraced. save us for you do what is right. turn your ear to listen to us. rescue you, be our rock, our protection, our fortress where we will be safe. for the honor of your name, lead us out of this danger. pull us from the traps of our enemies for we find protection in you alone. we entrust our spirit into your hand. rescue us, lord, for you are a faithful god. we will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love. you have seen our troubles and you care about the anguish of our souls. have mercy on us, lord, for we are in distress. tears blur our eyes. our body and soul are withering away. we are dying from grief. we are scorned by our enemies, de

mcmorris rodgers and mr. westerman. the ranking members of the energy and commerce committee and the natural resources committee. to really go into the heart of what we can do as a country and as a congress to take leverage away from vladimir putin as it relates to energy. i think we can all see over the queers how europe has become very dependent on russian energy, unfortunately getting over 40% of their oil from russia. this is also putting billions of dollars in the pocket of vladimir putin. when you look at the price of oil today, over $110 a barrel, if you just look at the daily benefit that that gives to vladimir putin, he's making over $700 million every single day selling oil to the united states and europe. think about that. vladimir putin is pocketing, today, over $700 million and he's going to get another $700 million tomorrow and another the day after by selling his oil to the united states and to europe. there are things we can do to stop that. that's what h.r. 6858 really goes to the heart of. some of thos

question, i'll offer an amendment to the rule to provide for consideration of congresswoman mcmorris rodgersongressman westerman's america's independence from russia act. i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment in the record along with extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. fischbach: thank you, mr. speaker. while the majority is continuing to prioritizing things like legalizing marijuana, my constituents are sending me pictures of prices at the gas pump. since president biden took office, gasoline prices are up more than 50%. natural gas is up more than 25%. and diesel fuel is up more than 47%. these prices increase -- these price increases are on top of crippling record high inflation that's a tax on the american people of every stripe, class, and creed. when adjusted for these factors, wages and salaries are below prepandemic levels. my constituents are pleading with congress to focus on this issue and are being ignored by the out-of-touch majority. to speak further on the previous que

so we can consider the america energy independence from russia act, led by my friend, cathy mcmorris rodgers. this week our president, our american president, asked saudi arabia and venezuela to boost their outputs so american consumers would not see a spike in gas prices. seems like a noble cause. at first glance. i couldn't help to think to myself, what a strange thing to ask. because surely he knows we can also boost domestic production right here at home. surely he knows that domestic production supports american jobs. surely he knows that domestic production is cleaner, by far, than foreign production. far better for the environment than venezuelan oil. unless that socialic dictator -- socialist dictator changed. surely he knows that energy demand doesn't disappear if you ask americans to go buy a tesla. the answer is, yes, he knows that. and the entire democratic party knows this. they are cold-hard facts. they are indisputable. they are simple and worth repeating. number one, the world will demand at least 50% more energy in the next 50 years. that's a fact. number two, the energy dem