the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi rise? >> mr. speaker, i hereby remove myself as a co-sponsor of h.r. 8167. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's request is accepted. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, pursuant to 29 united states code 780, i am pleased to appoint the following member to the national council on disability. mr. sean kin measure of -- kinnimer of bakersville, california. signed, sincerely, kevin mccarthy, republican leader. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following enrolled bill. the clerk: h.r. 3359, an act to provide for a system for reviewing the case files of cold case murders at the instance of certain -- insistence of certain persons and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? ms. brown: mr. speake

the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. for what purpose does the gentleman -- [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 gentleman rise? mr. pallone: as the member designated by mr. sires, mr. welch, mrs. kirkpatrick and mr. higgins, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 521. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? >> as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote aye on h.r. 521. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the g

the speaker pro tempore: thank you, mr. bigs -- mr. kelly: thank you, mr. biggs. now i'd like to have mr. mann from kansas. another great defender of pro-life and consistent member of pro-life, mr. mann, please. mr. mann: thank you. i rise tonight to use my voice in defense of the voiceless, the unborn. abortion has desensitized our nation and i pray that the recent supreme court ruling wakes up our country to the horrors that we visited upon our country's most vulnerable citizens whose lives have been snuffed out by abortion. by 12 weeks of age, a baby has a fully formed arms, hands, fingers, feet and toes. a fully functional circulatory system and liver and the capacity to experience pain. all at the weight of just once ounce and the length of four inches. this miracle of god, rather than stand in awe of it, some lawmakers would disregard it as meaningless. abortion is not simply an elected medical procedure like getting your wisdom teeth taken out. it's another person involved. another internal soul whom good created, loves and sent his son jesus to die for so t

the speaker pro tempore: for what the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek recognition? mr. armstrong: as the member designated by mr. timmons from south carolina, i inform the house that mr. timmons will vote no on amendment 4. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: mr. speaker, for the following members, mr. brown of maryland, ms. mccormick of florida, they vote yes on the kim amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from south carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. tom rice of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. tom rice will vote nay on amendment number 4. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by -- the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will vote nay on amendment num

the speaker pro tempore: on vot- the speaker pro tempore: amendment is adopted. search the nays are 203. the amendment is adopted. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on the -- amendment en bloc number 2 as modified printed in part a of house report 117-405 offered by the gentleman from washington, mr. smith, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will redesignate the amendments en bloc. the clerk: en bloc number 2 consisting of amendments numbered 34, 40, 47, 70, 75, 77, 113, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 18le, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, is 967, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 2 o 2, 203, 204, 20 a, 206, 207, 208, 209, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 17, 218, 219, 2020, 2021, 2022, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 2289, 229, 235, 236, 237, 228, 329, 240, 241, 242, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 26 2-rbgs 263, 264, 265, 266, 267,

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, president biden took a trip to saudi arabia with the purpose of ag 9 crown prince. news reports that the president might have come home empty handed and saudi arabia is reaching maximum output and i don't understand why he goes to increase oil outputs as the country we were under president trump right here at home. the president could have saved time by taking the trip to texas, louisiana and oklahoma. as long as the biden administration continues to implement more regulations and on the oil and gas industry, we will continue to be at the mercy of foreign countries and dictators. i yield become. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from missouri seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> i thank you madam speaker, as we stand here p

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. schakowsky: so my amendment is very simple. it gives a preference to defense contractors who will remain neutral in union organizing. i say neutral, not pro, not con. contractors who commit to remain neutral in organizing campaigns, commit not to breaking strikes, and it gives preferences also to those who would have a union bargaining agreement. these are not requirements, these are preferences. the kind of preferences that we have for small businesses, that we have for veterans. and a number of other preferences that are given. now, let's understand that we are talking about $422 billion in contracts that are given to businesses. by the way, small businesses also have a preference. out of $778 billion defense act. so these are big taxpayer expenditures that we are talking about. and it seems to me, given that we want to make sure that workers are also acknowledged, that we say that it would be a good thing if we don't have companies like amazon, for example, that get a lot of money i

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the smooms, washington, d.c. -- the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. july 12, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable al green to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. holy god, as we set our sights on the week ahead, we pray your guidance and strength to accomplish the work anti-responsibilities -- and the responsibilities you have set before us. ready our minds for action. may we prove to be doers of your compelling will. may our thoughts center not just on the concerns of our constituents but may we open ourselves to the broader purpose to which you have called us. that we would commit all our forts to the -- efforts to the common good. give us self-discipline that as timelines and schedules, committee meetings and caucuses all vie f

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman the speaker pro tempore: for what purposeoes the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. sam graves of missouri, i inform the house that mr. graves will vote nay on the rule. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. sires, mrs. kirkpatrick, mri inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.res. 1254. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. salazar, mr. waltz of florida, i inform the house that they will both be voting nay on the rule. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? society society madam speaker -- mr. soto: madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. demings, i inform the house that representative demings will vote yea on 1254. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose

the speaker pro tempore: that's correct. mr. pallone: it is very important bill and i thank representative wexton for her leadership and i ask members on both sides of the aisle support the bill. and with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the hill h.r. 623 as amended. those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended -- for what purpose does gentleman seek recognition? >> i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. ms. waters: h.r. 7734, the timely delivery of bank see creasy act reports act as amended. the clerk: union calendar number 331, h.r. 7734, a bill to ame

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from nevada seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. lee: i rise as the water level in lake mead sits at another all-time low. today, lake mead, which provides water for 25 million americans holds just 27% of its capacity. just 40 years ago, as you can see here, lake mead was actually above full capacity, but now we face the threat of the west's worst megadrought in 12 centuries. the clock is ticking and we must act now and that's why i am supporting the wildfire response and drought resiliency act. this package includes three of my bills to tackle our drought, conserve water, enhance our research capabilities, and keep more water in lake mead for nevadans. we cannot let politics get in the way of this. water is not a partisan issue. every nevadan, every american, whether democrat, republican, or indep

the speaker pro tempore: without objection the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> unanimous consent -- i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for one minute. ms. garcia: mr. speaker, i rise to celebrate house democrats' efforts to lower costs for working families across america. for months now, democrats and the president have been working closely together to lower the prices of gas for americans. we have focused on peoples' pocketbook, not politics. as a result, gas prices have been decreasing for five straight weeks, down about 70 cents since last month. in fact, $3.99 a gallon is the price in america today. and mr. speaker, i saw the $3.99 and lower in the houston area over the weekend. on average, drivers are saving $35 a month for residents in my district, this could mean the difference between a warm family meal or going hun

the speaker pro tempore: mr. hoyer is the speaker pro tempore: mr. hoyer is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. this, of course, is an emotional debate. some have talked about fear and they instill fear in the process. as mr. nadler has pointed out, no weapons are taken away. a number of members on the other side of the aisle have gotten up and said this is an unconstitutional bill. yet, from 1994 to 2004, that bill was tested in the courts. none of those courts found that unconstitutional. in the heller case, which has been quoted over and over again, a very simple statement was made by that superliberal, antonin scalia. he said, like most rights, the rights secured by the second amendment is not unlimited. from blackstone through the 19th century cases, commentators and courts routinely explained that the right was not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever for whatever purposes. one indication of that, of course, is that we have a ban on machine guns in america. now, one could

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentlewoman from washington is recognized. mrs. rodgers: i'm pleased to yield a minute to a new member just elected from the great state of texas, first member born in mexico, great member of our republican caucus, mrs. flores. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. flores: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to address my strong opposition to h.r. 8297 ensuring access for abortions act. protecting the voiceless ought to be a top priority in this house. and in every corner of this land. as a mother of four beautiful and strong children, i find it hard to believe there are those that think defending life is optional. even to the last month of pregnancy. h.r. 8297 is the opposite of what brought me to congress and it is the opposite of the values of the people of my district, texas 34. let's be clear what this bill does. undermines the ability of states to hold sexual abusers accountable, and stops states from preventing abortion pill mills and

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. guthrie: thank you. i rise in opposition to the abortion on demand until birth act. the supreme court ruled each individual state can decide the rights for the unborn. this bill would override state laws to nationalize abortion for any reason at any stage of pregnancy up until birth. this does not merely ban previability restrictions on abortion that supporters say that it does because this bill allows the person doing the abortion to decide what qualifies as previability. and this is unacceptable. the majority of americans do not support abortions with no limits. in fact, 80% of americans say abortions should be illegal in the third trimuster. this -- trimester. this is a radical bill. i yield back. mrs. rodgers: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: thank you, madam speaker. i yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from new york, mr. tonko, who chairs our environment subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is re

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentlewoman from washington is recognized. mrs. rodgers: thank you, madam speaker. i would like to clarify this legislation never went through the energy and commerce committee. the only debate was in the rules committee. i also stand here proud that in 2020 on the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote led by pro-life republican women they fought for decades, we have a record number of women serving in the house of representatives, record number of republican women. one of those from the class of 2020, the lady from texas, beth van dine. two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. ms. van duyne: i rise today to admitly oppose h.r. 8373, the play wowts for planned parenthood act. a poorly drafted and loosely defined bill that would be detrimental to women's health. send taxpayer dollars straight to abortion on demand beneficiaries. this bill is not about contraceptives which would prevent a preg nancy. this bill is about -- pre

the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed s. 3470, an act to provide for the implementation of certain trafficking in contracting provisions and for other purposes in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i rise to address the house and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. joyce: mr. speaker, this week, while gas prices remain near record levels across the commonwealth of pennsylvania, president biden has chosen to suspend his time -- spend his time meeting with saudi arabia instead of american energy producers. by canceling the keystone x.l. pipeline and by refusing to allow new drilling leases here in the u.s., the current administration has declared a war on american energy. instead of using cleaner and less expensive american energy, president biden is now turni

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. huffman: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california, mr. huffman, is recognized. mr. huffman: i rise in strong support of h.r. 3222, the alabama black belt national heritage area act. this bill would establish the alabama black belt national heritage area consisting of land in 19 counties in the state of alabama, including montgomery county as a national heritage area. the regions' identity is rooted in the historical development. during the mid 1900's, alabama's black belt area gave rise to the civil rights movement emerging in the south. montgomery county witnessed the bus boycotts in the 1950's. dallas and montgomery downy gave way for the famous march for equal rights from selma to montgomery in 1965. led by the reverend blk jr. initial -- martin luther king area. this is for long-term projects that have substantial economic and environmental benefits. the restoration of alabama's black belt area in partnership with the nation

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentlewoman from washington is recognized. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: thank youers madam speaker. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york -- new jersey. mr. pallone: i yield to the chairman of our health subcommittee, energy and commerce health subcommittee, the gentlewoman from california, ms. eshoo, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. eshoo: thank you, mr. chairman. madam speaker, i rise in the strongest support of h.r. 8373, the right to contraception act. we all belong to committees here. when we do, as we do, we get to know members very well. an observation of mine over these years as a member of the energy and commerce committee is, i don't know any member that has 10, 12, or 14 children. i'd say there are some family planning going on here. this is a private decision that we all have had the freedom to make. this is, this bill is about family planning. it's about birth control. it's not about controlling

the speaker pro tempore: mr. hoyer is the speaker pro tempore: mr. hoyer is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. this, of course, is an emotional debate. some have talked about fear and they instill fear in the process. as mr. nadler has pointed out, no weapons are taken away. a number of members on the other side of the aisle have gotten up and said this is an unconstitutional bill. yet, from 1994 to 2004, that bill was tested in the courts. none of those courts found that unconstitutional. in the heller case, which has been quoted over and over again, a very simple statement was made by that superliberal, antonin scalia. he said, like most rights, the rights secured by the second amendment is not unlimited. from blackstone through the 19th century cases, commentators and courts routinely explained that the right was not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever for whatever purposes. one indication of that, of course, is that we have a ban on machine guns in america. now, one could

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from michigan. mr. kildee: i do believe and i agree with my colleague that the facts ought to be correct and that the record ought to be clear. that's why i want to clarify a couple of things. number one, i continue to hear opponents of the legislation depicted as a democratic bill, a partisan bill. it's just not true. it's amazing to me in this body that we can still have people say things that are patently untrue. that's not true. just look at the list of republican co-sponsors of this legislation. if you don't want to look at that list, don't look at that list. just look back a couple of years. when then-republican president donald trump saw this as an injustice and directed his administration to solve this problem. this is not a partisan piece of legislation. and i understand the game. i get it. everything around here somehow has to be turned into democrats versus republicans. i'm going to tell you something about the delphi salaried retirees. some are democrats. som

the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the nat to inform the house that the senate has agreed to s.con.res. 42, a concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the capitol for thursday, july 14, 2022, for the lying in honor of the remains of hershel woodrow "woody" williams, the last surviving medal of honor recipient for acts performed in world war ii, in which concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, first of all let me say the fact that if to a theater across the street were on fire i'd like to know about it, fires spread. i yield three minutes to the distinguished gentlelady from texas, a member of the judiciary committee, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the chair very much and let me acknowledge both my good friend, mr. cicilline and my good friend mr. upton for their thoughtfulness. let me provide a response and relief t

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields.nder the speaker's announced policy of january 4, 2021, the chair recognizes the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. grothman, for 30 minutes. mr. grothman: i want to talk about a variety of issues tonight. we'll start one more time and i direct this talk not only to the chair, not only to my colleagues in the legislature but also the press corps that normally doesn't cover this because i'm going to touch on some stories that ought to appear in the press corps but for whatever reason they don't. the first thing, i've addressed it several times from this microphone, is what is our goal in ukraine? ok. it would seem to me a good goal would be to end the war. we have a lot of troops, ukrainian troops who died. we have a lot of russian troops who have died. we have a lot of ukrainian civilians who have died and it seems to me that every week or month that the war goes by, those numbers get greater and greater. not only that, particularly russia is a country with access to horrific weapons and ev

the speaker pro tempore: the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? mr. cohen: madam speaker -- mr. fleischmann: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. desjarlais of tennessee, i inform the house that mr. -- that mr. desjarlais will vote nay on the previous question. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio rise? mrs. beatty: as the member designated by mr. troy, i inform the house that the member will vote yea on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. smucker of pennsylvania, i inform the house that mr. smucker will vote no on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. joe wilson, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote nay. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? ms.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentlewoman from washington is recognized. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: thank youers madam speaker. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york -- new jersey. mr. pallone: i yield to the chairman of our health subcommittee, energy and commerce health subcommittee, the gentlewoman from california, ms. eshoo, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. eshoo: thank you, mr. chairman. madam speaker, i rise in the strongest support of h.r. 8373, the right to contraception act. we all belong to committees here. when we do, as we do, we get to know members very well. an observation of mine over these years as a member of the energy and commerce committee is, i don't know any member that has 10, 12, or 14 children. i'd say there are some family planning going on here. this is a private decision that we all have had the freedom to make. this is, this bill is about family planning. it's about birth control. it's not about controlling

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentlewoman from washington is recognized. mrs. rodgers: i'm pleased to yield a minute to a new member just elected from the great state of texas, first member born in mexico, great member of our republican caucus, mrs. flores. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. flores: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to address my strong opposition to h.r. 8297 ensuring access for abortions act. protecting the voiceless ought to be a top priority in this house. and in every corner of this land. as a mother of four beautiful and strong children, i find it hard to believe there are those that think defending life is optional. even to the last month of pregnancy. h.r. 8297 is the opposite of what brought me to congress and it is the opposite of the values of the people of my district, texas 34. let's be clear what this bill does. undermines the ability of states to hold sexual abusers accountable, and stops states from preventing abortion pill mills and

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. plaskett: thank you, mr. speaker. this june, the private sector added 372,000 jobs to the economy surpassing prepandemic levels. i want to recognize the leadership of the biden administration and my democratic colleagues in congress for taking swift action to strengthen the economy through robust job expansion. since president biden took office, the economy has added over 9 million jobs and the unemployment rate has decreased from 6.4% to 3.4% after losing three million jobs during the pandemic. the price of oil is decreasing due to the leadership of president biden despite high inflation rates, today we are seeing the strongest economy for american workers in decades. people are receiving higher wages, increased benefits and better jobs overall. house democrats will keep working to develop the labor market and economic progress and prioritize expanding accessible and inclusive employment opportunities for american people because that's who we care about. i yield back. the speaker

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scalise: also, madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scalise: thank you. with that i'm happy to yield to my friend the gentleman from south carolina, the majority whip of the house, mr. clyburn. mr. clyburn: thank you very much. i thank the gentleman for yielding. on monday, the house will meet at 12:00 p.m. for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday and wednesday, the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. on thursday, the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. next week, the house will begin our work to advance appropriations bills to fund the government for fiscal year 2023 and consider h.r. 8294, a minibus package of transportation, housing and urban development, agriculture, rural development, energy and water development, financial services, and general government, interior,

the speaker pro tempore: mr. secretary. the secretary: i am instructed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. reschenthaler: thank you, madam speaker. i want to thank the distinguished gentleman, my good friend from new york, mr. morelle, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. reschenthaler: thank you, madam speaker. the rule before us today provides for consideration of the chips and science act of 2022. after conference negotiations failed on a package to counter the maligned actions of china, the senate drafted this legislation to send billions of taxpayer dollars in the form of subsidies and tax credits to a single industry. democrats' reckless spending policies led to this record high inflation that's crushing american families and small business. the government should not be spending hundreds of b

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. neal: we're here to lower costs, create jobs, and supercharge our domestic manufacturing. domestic manufacturing from time to time has lagged and in this legislation we'll reinvigorate our chip production nationwide. we'll incentivize further research and development and bring 100,000 jobs, good-paying jobs, to the american family. i don't understand how the other side can be opposed to this. this is an argument about national security. that's what this is about. when everything is pushed back. we have this opportunity here to put aside the theatrical discussion, proceed with sensible, substantive legislation. let's get on voting for the chips and science act, and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. lucas: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from new york, mr. katko. mr. katko: i want to thank the ranking member lucas for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of the chips plus a

the speaker pro tempore: the. the chair: the committee of the whole house having had under consideration h.r. 5118 directs me to the report that it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the committee of the whole on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 5118 and has come to no resolution thereon. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? ms. velazquez: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and stepped their remarks and insert extraneous material on h.r. 5118. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair is in recess subject to the call of the cox connects to compete. >> gives you a front row seat to democracy. >> the house will recess at the end of the day for the month of august. before they do, lawmakers are considering an assault weapons ban, a drought and wildfire bill, and to measure banning -- and a measure banning breeding big cat

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: as i said in the outset and we think this legislation is unnecessary. justice alito was clear, the dobbs' decision should not be miss characterize doubt. the court the obergefell decision undid what 35 states have in their respective states. and this is going to go after that decision of the respective states and as i said the voters in those states and we have indicated this is an intimidate the court and senator schumer's statement on the supreme court steps. and protestors at justices' homes and we have had the democrats' introduction to add four associate justices to pack the court and not focus on some of the things that are so pressing. i mean, mr. johnson was right, when we talk about 50, 50 attacks on churches and pro-life pregnancy centers in 11 weeks. in that short of time frame that sustained effort to go after the pro-life community and places of worship is as wrong as it gets. i would love to have a hearing on that issue and what actions we might be able to do and

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. banks: i thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership and thank the chairman for his commitment to bipartisan as well. i believe this ndaa is a true testament of that. i rise today in support of h.r. 7900, the fiscal year 2023 ndaa. because our investments in modernization and innovation are more important than ever. our adversaries are focused on our defeat. on and off the battlefield. china is pouring money into research and development of emerging technologies, recruiting top scientists and stealing intellectual property to gain a tactical edge. this ndaa pushes the department to accelerate innovation and strengthen its cyber posture. both are critical to maintaining superiority in this era of great power competition. i'm proud of the work that my subcommittee along with the chairman of the subcommittee, chairman langevin, has accomplished throughout this bill. the cyber innovative technologies information systems subcommittee, our commitment to work together i believe i

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. turner: i want to thank representative costa who i'm very proud to serve with you on the board of the nato parliamentary assembly. relook forward -- we look forward to accepting a full membership from both finland and sweden. vladimir putin launched his unprovoked war of aggression against ukraine and the inhumane assault on innocent civilians thinking that he would be able to divide the nato alliance. he was mistaken. instead, finland and sweden responded by dropping their policies of military neutrality and applying for nato membership. as nato general secretary put it, vladimir putin wanted less nato and now he's getting more nato on his borders. finland and sweden will both be significant security providers for nato. this bipartisan resolution supports ratifying the accession of sweden and finland into nato. having served as president of the nato parliamentary assembly, i understand the fundamental role this organization plays in supporting freedom. finland and sweden's location i

the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, for five minutes. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, you don't need to be an economics guru to understand that president biden's inflation catastrophe continues to kneecap our country. but if you ask the president, the white house press secretary, or anyone in the administration for that matter, they would tell you that the united states is, quote, stronger economically, end quote, than ever. how dense does one have to be to claim that? unless this administration is trying to cover up its ultimate end goal of turning the united states into venezuela by taking on so much debt that we implode, that doesn't seem far-fetched in the slightest. madam speaker, inflation is the pick pocket that americans run into every day from the gas pump to the grocery store and it's only growing worse. since the administration and the president haven't forgotten -- haven't figured this out yet, let me put this in terms

the speaker pro tempore: so ordered. ms. tlaib: today i want to celebrate the exceptional leadership and commitment to service by phyllis j. edwards who i warmly refer to as director edwards. she has dedicated her work to protect and advocate for the underrepresented communities within michigan's 13 district strong. specifically our senior citizens in detroit. director edwards was the executive director of bridging communities in southwest detroit for over a decade and prior to that she was a social service program manager for more than 30 years within the wayne county department of health and human services. her work and proactive community involvement has made an immensible impact on the lives of countless residents. as a long time detroit resident, her efforts to improve the quality of life for our seniors demonstrated her love and commitment and passion for community-based work. please join me recognizing her many outstanding contributions to michigan's 13 district strong as we wish her well on the next chapter of her li