mr. burgess: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. burgess: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20rbgs the chair will he -- 20, the chair will reduce to five minutes any votes on adoption of the resolution. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from washington seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as th

mr. burgess: as the member designated by dr. jackson of texas and van taylor of texas, i inform the house that dr. jackson will vote nay and van taylor will vote nay. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. price of north carolina, i inform the house that mr. price will vote yes on the motion to concur. >> as the member designated by mr. brooks, mr. brooks will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? mr. kustoff: as the member designated by ms. bass brownley, are pingree, these members will vote yes on the motion to concur. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. gibbs, i inform the house that mr. gibbs will vote nay. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut seek recognit

mr. burgess. aye. mr. russians all are -- mr. chairman, no.r yeas, eight neas. -- nays. >> i have an amendment for number 47. which is authored. 30001 of the bill which appropriates money to the act fund. just last month, the house passed the ndaa. this signaled overwhelming bipartisan support on priorities. it is frustrating to see this provision bill before us for the green new deal pet project in the name of national defense. it should not hamstring our ability to respond rapidly to national security threats but this legislation does just that by creating yet another climate slush fund. this amendment deserves an opportunity and a date on the house floor. i yield back. i would urge a no vote on this. more than 80 members to try to weaken the climate section of this bill. we have a strong inference of opinion as to whether climate change is an issue of national concern. in any event, i would urge a no vote on this amendment. the vote now is on the amendment. all those in favor, say i -- ay aye. in the opinion of the chair, the nos habit. yea

mr. burgess of texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. burgess: i thank the gentleman from kentucky. i ask unanimous consent to place into the record a letter submitted by the members of the house g.o.p. doctors' caucus. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's request will be covered by general leave. mr. burgess: it explains how the health care policies would affect american patients. for 21 health care professionals who signed this letter, it is remarkable that none of our concerns were considered, all were ignored not only as members of the house and senate but as health care professionals as well. the point of the letter, this legislation will do the exact opposite of what the democrats intend. the legislation will kill research and development reduce quality of care and threaten access to life-saving drugs. we are going to see changes to part b reimbursements that will lead to a 40% cut to health care providers who provide care to medicare patients in their office. currently part b reimbursements for administering drugs are a calcula

mr. burgess of texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. burgess: i thank the gentleman from kentucky. i ask unanimous consent to place into the record a letter submitted by the members of the house g.o.p. doctors' caucus. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's request will be covered by general leave. mr. burgess: it explains how the health care policies would affect american patients. for 21 health care professionals who signed this letter, it is remarkable that none of our concerns were considered, all were ignored not only as members of the house and senate but as health care professionals as well. the point of the letter, this legislation will do the exact opposite of what the democrats intend. the legislation will kill research and development reduce quality of care and threaten access to life-saving drugs. we are going to see changes to part b reimbursements that will lead to a 40% cut to health care providers who provide care to medicare patients in their office. currently part b reimbursements for administering drugs are a calcula

mr. burgess: i thank the gentleman from missouri for yielding. we are hearing this bill is a tax cut but only applies if you sign up for boark boark -- owe bomba care. this bill is a tax increase over $10.5 billion for those making under $200,000 a year. there is 80 billion dollars in this bill will increase audits on low and middle-income earners when the best c.p.a. firms cannot find employees. i tried to get an amendment that would require all of these new hires at least be c.p.a.'s. this was rejected by every democrat on the rules committee. they are coming after you with poorly trained technicians and it's just not right. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri reserves. the gentleman from kentucky. mr. yarmuth: i yield one minute to the the gentlewoman from florida, ms. wasserman schultz. ms. wasserman schultz: i thank the gentleman for yielding and i rise to support legislation that delivers relief to every kitchen table across the country. this will save our planet. in my home state the inflation reduction act g

mrs. olly burgess for her leadership and advocacy for the health scepter and shaped the new facility behind us today is a legacy of her incredible leadership. and this is a busy clinic. we serve over 4,000 patients a year and this new health center renews and expands the commit to help equity brings services for where they are needed most. i want to thank you who are part of the legacy including and especially our patient advocacy groups. because of the success of the clinic and the new building is because of the care you provide and relationships you built. the future is bright and i do want to personally thank the dph team for their work including cathy jones. cathy i dont know if you are here but thank you for your work on that. to lisa (inaudible) and kate kim and long-term medical director keith seidel who mentioned 4 medical directors were involved created the building and entire ambulatory team. now it is my great pleasure to introduce a key leader and member of our southeast health center advisory board member oscar james. mr. james we met pre-pandemic in the old building where the

mr. burgess and mr. cole and we will miss jackie and zachary and emma . let's turn to what this hearing is about today. i know we have been called back to bc from our august district work period but we have been called back for an important reason, to pass landmark legislation that will make enormous progress and delivered for the american people. we will consider the emotion to her the senate amendment to hr -- inflation reduction act. this bill will reduce health care costs and drug prices. it will extend affordable health coverage to 14 million the --, people, and cap insulin at $34 per month for medicare beneficiaries. i wish we could have done that for everyone but some of our friends at the senate have decided to frustrate the effort. it takes one big pharma, allowing -- second, this bill will take historic action to address one of the biggest threats in our lifetime. the climate crisis. this bill will put us on a carbon by 40% by 2030, rapidly accelerating the adoption of renewable energy technology and creates good jobs. this will save the average