mr. lujan: i urge my colleagues to vote no on the previous question. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, reserves. the gentleman from colorado, mr. buck. . buck: i yield five minutes to the gentleman from kentucky, mr. barr. mr. barr: i rise in support of h. resolution, the combined rule for my legislation for h.r. 575, transitional housing recover or the thrive act. i thank my colleagues on the house financial services committee for their support and feedback on this legislation as well as chairman sessions and ranking member mcgovern on the house committee on rules for their consideration of my manager's amendment to make improvements to this bill. this week, the house is considering several important pieces of legislation to address the opioid epidemic that takes the lives of 116 americans every day. my home state of kentucky has the third highest mortality rate in the country. in order to achieve meaningful progress in the fight against opioid addiction in our nation, co

mr. lujan, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new mexico. mr. lujan: i want to recognize the leadership of chairman shuster, ranking member defazio, my friend and colleague, mr. larsen. mr. chairman, the amendment i have at the desk today will of help start federal process in providing additional flexibility for storage of native and san juan chama water to benefit the middle rio grande river. the abiquiu water utility authority has been working for more than five years to obtain congressional authorization to increase storage in abiquiu reservoir by about 35,000 acre-feet. this change will provide greater and much-needed flexibility for water operations to support municipal, agricultural, and environmental purposes. this amendment starts that process by expediting the feasibility study for abiquiu dam. according to the new mexico interstate stream commission, this added storage may also provide opportunities to benefit those in norther

mr. lujan: thank you, mr. speaker. and thank you for the time and for your leadership as well, mr. pallone. chairman walden, thank you and your team nor your work on this important -- for your work on this important legislation. a special recognition of the work of mr. johnson and his staff of ohio for being so willing to work on thisant and for the incredible team that he's assembs we. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the peer support specialist recovery act. anyone who has heard me speak about opioids knows i believe strongly that to address this opioid epidemic we must address our nation's work force challenges. we have phenomenal providers in new mexico, and mr. johnson has them in ohio, but what we both know is that we don't have enough of them. this is a numbers game, and unfortunately, the number of people with substance use disorder surpass the number of providers and treatment staff. that's where peer support specialists come in. for those who have not heard me talk about this or did not tune in to hear our energy and commerce witnesses throughout the hearing proces

michelle lujan grisham -- mrs. michelle lujan grisham of new mexico. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 918, the gentlewoman from new mexico, ms. lujan grisham, and a member oppose, will each control five minutes. -- member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new mexico. ms. lujan grisham: 99% of new mexico is under drought conditions, including over 60% of the state that is suffering from extreme drought or worse. it is so dry that more than half the state is at significant risk for dangerous and destructive wildfires and long stretches of the rio grande riverbed are already dry as a bone. and as i speak, there are wildfires raging across the state, including a massive fire in ute park, which is threatening multiple communities and hundreds of buildings. on top of that, last winter's mountain snowpack was the second lowest on record, creating significant issues for new mexico's agriculture industry. farmers are leaving fields unplanted and ranchers are downsizing their herds. many farmers and rancher

bilirakis, mr. lujan, also, who similarly worked on this legislation. i'm confident that in 10 years' time our country, based on the work this house is doing now, is going to reflect back and it's going to say, america responded, we did it on a bipartisan basis, and we're going to be having a better and different conversation. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. neal: thank you, mr. chairman. i want to yield four minutes to the gentleman from illinois, congressman davis. the chair: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for four minutes. mr. davis: thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank mr. neal for yielding. i support h.r. 6 as a step to substance to address abuse. however, i think we need to expand this bill in an important way as it moves forward. to prevent opioid addiction, we must address the social and motional harm caused by trauma that often underlies opioid use. research demonstrates that exposure to four or more adverse childhood

mr. speaker, i yield the remaining balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new mexico eek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. lujan grisham: mr. speaker, this is opioids week. yet, we are not considering any bill that would rein in the pharmaceutical companies whose greed caused and perpetuated the epidemic. many of these companies have used unethical and illegal practices to generate record-setting profits. they have bribed doctors, lied to patients about the effects of opioids, and ignored millions of the illegally trafficked pills. meanwhile, the costs of the epidemic fall on states, cities, counties, hospitals, courts, and local communities who do not have the resources to keep up. now, i've introduced legislation that would make pharmaceutical companies part of the solution by imposing a small one cent fee on opioid production. the estimated $2 billion in revenue raised could be used to fund a variety of prevention, treatment, and research programs that would save countless lives. mr. speaker, it is time to finally hold these companies accountable for their role in the opioid epidemic and make them give back

her time, there are few who have dug in deeper than the gentlewoman from new mexico, michelle lujan grisham. mr. aguilar: when the story of this discussion is told at some point in the future, it is her efforts that really highlighted and started to push us in a bipartisan way when we had conversations among democrats and republicans. one of those early individuals who stood up and said i'm willing to have a real conversation with you if this can genuinely be a bipartisan effort was the gentleman from texas who i have learned a lot from and gained a lot of respect for throughout this process and madam speaker, i'd like to yield for a few momentsing as much time as he'd like they are entleman from texas, mr. hurd. mr. hurd: thank you. i'd like to thank the distinguished gentleman from california for yielding a few moments to me and for the work that we have basketball able to do together -- been able to do together. in my 3 1/2 short years in washington, d.c., i've learned a very simple thing. if you want to get big things done, you have to actually do it together. and the only way that this bod

lujan grisham. >> thank you, mr. ranking member. this budget is the antithesis of fundamental american values that teach us to ensure that our seniors are cared for as they age, that disabled americans have the support they need to live life to the fullest and independently, and that everyone has access to the health services and tools that they need to care for their families and be financially secure. now, i have fought prior efforts to undermine those values, and this fight, quite frankly, is no different. no matter how much my republican colleagues call this budget a brighter future, you can't change the fact that this proposal will jeopardize the health, wellness, and economic well-being of millions of americans. the only person this budget serves, quite frankly, is speaker ryan and his career-long campaign to cut medicare, medicaid, and social security. this budget accomplishes all three. and no state will be devastated more by these extreme cuts than my home state of new mexico. half my state is on medicaid, and we have one o

lujan grisham on water infrastructure. >> the gentlelady is recognized for three minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. 99.9% of new mexico is under drought conditions, including over 60% of the state of suffering from extreme drought or worse. it is so dry that more than half the state is in significant risk for dangerous and destructive wildfires, and long stretches of the rio grande river bed are dry as a bone. as i speak to our wildfires raging across the state and the massive ute park fire has only recently been contained after burning more than 37,000 acres, in 14 buildings. and even when we contain fires, the damage done increases the likelihood of flash flooding. and on top of that, last winters mountain snowpack was the second lowest on record, creating significant issues for new mexico agricultural industry. farmers are leaving fields and planted and ranchers are downsizing their herds. many farmers and ranchers including families of work their land for generations are worried they will not have the water to grow their crops or the hay to feed their livestock in the months and years

mr. chairman, i rise today in support of my amendment. which would restore funding to the office of technology assessment or o.t.a. i'd like to thank representatives foster, esty, delaney, langevin, lieu and lujan for offering this amendment with me. the foundation for good policy is accurate and objective analysis. and for more than two decades, the o.t.a. set that foundation by providing relevant, unbiased technical and scientific assessments for members of congress and staff. but in 1995, the o.t.a. was defunded, stripping congress of a valuable resource. many of the issues o.t.a. studied 20 years ago, like antibiotic-resistant bacteria and electronic surveillance in the digital age, are even more pressing today. mr. chair, congress needs access to unbiased technological expertise, to weigh the pros and cons of policy questions surrounding cybersecurity. artificial intelligence. quantum computing. and so many more matters. the recent facebook hearings made it clear that many members of congress struggle to grasp the policy issues surrounding social media and data security. i applaud the chairman and ranking member for including a study in the underlying bill, to look into the technological e