westerman: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: i rise today in opposition to this package of en bloc amendments, which is bad for our environment, kills jobs, locks up more lands, and does nothing to reduce our dependence on hostel foreign nations for -- hostile foreign nations for critical minerals. one amendment is the feasibility study for the great dismal swamp national heritage area. now, the great dismal swamp may technically be located on the virginia-north carolina border, but house democrats attempting to ram through dozens of amendments completely unrelated to the underlying bill without going through regular order sure makes it seem like the great dismal swamp is actually located right here in washington, d.c. much like the underlying bill, many of these amendments have not gone through regular order, are not supported by local stakeholders, and do not have the support of the members who

westerman. mr. speaker, this morning i joined my congressional western caucus colleagues, representatives chris stewart and yvette herrell, to hear from community leaders in their states about the severe funding shortfalls that are now -- they're now facing due to president biden's moratorium on oil and gas leases on federal lands. we heard from county commissioners and education officials, including one who shared, in tears, the heartbreaking stories of students experiencing mental health challenges who have attempted suicide due to the challenges facing our nation's students. the last thing these communities need is to face budgetary deficiencies that threaten the support systems within our public schools. yet this legislation before us will contribute to those very budget shortfalls. by further preventing responsible energy production on federal lands, we are harming our nation's energy industry. but we're also harming our workers by destroying their jobs. we're harming our students by cutting th

so just, i would like to that to congressman westerman.t: is catlettsburg in northeast kentucky? how has the mining business in been in that corner of the state? caller: the coal mining industry is taking it in. i am a coal geologist by trade. it is definitely -- it has definitely taken a hit since natural gas prices have gone down, since fracking has been around. also with things likely clean power plant under obama and the clean water act. a lot of people don't understand what the clean water act will do . it sounds good on its face, but it will impact a lot of things. getting a lot of permits through will be impossible. it has impacted a lot. host: we appreciate the call from cap whispered, kentucky this morning. good morning. caller: i wish i could quote your last speaker because i want to remind him this lady, ms. greene, congressman greene, she is just the bride of frankenstein. she sees just the bride of frankenstein. i remember strom thurmond -- host: what do you mean by that? caller: she is projecting her area. thurmond did. leste

so just, i would like to that to congressman westerman. host: is catlettsburg in northeast kentucky? how has the mining business in been in that corner of the state? caller: the coal mining industry is taking it in. i am a coal geologist by trade. it is definitely -- it has definitely taken a hit since natural gas prices have gone down, since fracking has been around. also with things likely clean power plant under obama and the clean water act. a lot of people don't understand what the clean water act will do . it sounds good on its face, but it will impact a lot of things. getting a lot of permits through will be impossible. it has impacted a lot. host: we appreciate the call from cap whispered, kentucky this morning. good morning. caller: i wish i could quote your last speaker because i want to remind him this lady, ms. greene, congressman greene, she is just the bride of frankenstein. she sees just the bride of frankenstein. i remember strom thurmond -- host: what do you mean by that? caller: she is projecting her area. thurmond did. l

congressman westerman, i appreciate that very much. and thank you for getting in that word treaty. i appreciate that very much. really helping us understand the true impacts not only to our economy, but to our environment, of these kinds of decisions. from another w state, which we kind of have to stick together, congressman tom tiffany, another strong member of the western caucus, and comes from a state that also is set to receive a tremendous amount of funding through the land and water conservation fund, which again is financed through oil and gas leases. so, congressman tiffany, thank you very much for participating this evening. appreciate you being here. tiff tiff i thank the gentleman for -- mr. tiffany: i thank the gentleman for yielding me some time. madam speaker, while america and congress' attention has been diverted from the real issues, we have seen something over the last couple weeks that is going to compromise american security in three ways. one is national security -- one, its national security. two, our economic security. and most important for millions of ameri

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westerman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. westerman: mr. speaker, this is the second time today i've been here speaking against highly partisan democrat wish list bills that fall under my committee's jurisdiction but never went through a markup. this so-called rescue plan is to covid relief what democrat rhetoric is to actual bipartisanship and transparency. it's disingenuous. it's a headline that doesn't match the contents of the story. it has the credibility of russia and chinese -- russian and chinese and north korean virus reporting. it's as germane to its stated purpose as the metal detectors outside this chamber are to our safety. this bill contains bad policy concocted through a bad process that will produce bad rilts -- results. the short-term gratification of congress spending tomorrow's lunching money on bailout candy today -- lunch money on bailout candy today will be the burden of millions of american students who are still out of school and being left behind. i encourage a no vote and an honest discussion about the real needs o

westerman: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas rise? mr. westerman: mr. speaker, on that i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [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 from ohio seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. amodei, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. amodei will vote aye on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from new mexico seek recognition? ms. herrell: thank you, mr. speaker. as the me

westerman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. westerman: mr. speaker, this is the second time today i've been here speaking against highly partisan democrat wish list bills that fall under my committee's jurisdiction but never went through a markup. this so-called rescue plan is to covid relief what democrat rhetoric is to actual bipartisanship and transparency. it's disingenuous. it's a headline that doesn't match the contents of the story. it has the credibility of russia and chinese -- russian and chinese and north korean virus reporting. it's as germane to its stated purpose as the metal detectors outside this chamber are to our safety. this bill contains bad policy concocted through a bad process that will produce bad rilts -- results. the short-term gratification of congress spending tomorrow's lunching money on bailout candy today -- lunch money on bailout candy today will be the burden of millions of american students who are still out of school and being left behind. i encourage a no vote and an honest discussion about the real needs o

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