mr. welch, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky. mr. whitfield: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous materials in the record on the bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. whitfield: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. whitfield: mr. speaker today we are considering s. 535, the energy efficiency improvement act of 2015. a bill to address energy efficiency in federal buildings, energy conservation through the continued use of grid-enabled water heaters and energy information for federally leased commercial buildings. i also want to thank the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch, for working with us on this important legislation. both sides of the aisle came together in this legislation and i want to thank all of them and the staff for the work that they've done. the

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mr. establishment josh welch and now going outside the petrie dish that has the bushes and scott walkers.ng you're a ted cruz guy? >> as of today i'm a ted cruz guy. i like -- >> why? >> in his book, we talk about -- in this "mba in a box" we talk about one thing. truth and trust. truth where truth is spoken, spin is gone. trust in the person saying it. this country needs more truth and trust. ted cruz says what he is going to do and does it and is smart as a whip, and he is a good bet on right now. >> you know, you're also a good judge of reaction that people get and you were noting the passion that he instills when he addresses groups in iowa, new hampshire of whenever he goes. that's not picked up by the mainstream media. >> they don't like him. >> didn't i say that about you? >> maybe that's why jack likes him. >> i understand what he is saying. i'm not taking any sides. you think the american people are that -- we don't want to good conventional. whatever we do. >> the democrats have hillary clinton, and so if the country wants to be conventional, we'll have her as the next president

mr. wall swel: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise in support of my amendment which i offer along with representatives perlmutter, polis welch tonko matsui and connolly which would cut the increase provided to the fossil energy resource account back to its fiscal year 2015 level and put that money toward the energy efficiency eere account. my amendment presents a question for the congress this evening. are we going to invest in the future of energy or are we going to continue to look backwards. we are certainly an all of the above country when it comes to where we get our energy. however that does not mean we have to be an all of the above country when it comes to how we spend our federal research dollars. for decades we have relied on fossil fuels, fuels that dirty our environment, are fundamentally changing our environment and keep us dependent on foreign sources of energy and are a finite resource. this is not sustainable over the long-term. energy that's clean and renewable is where our future lies. to put this in perspective, this budget proposes to cut the investment in renewable energy by $266 million from last year and inc