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Live coverage here on cspan. The spe the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben please pray with me. Immortal, invisible god only wise deepen the appreciation of your truth and our hearts. Unchanging, unwavering god eternal root your strength in our souls. For your word and yours forever and your counsel stands for perpetuity. So may our meager efforts find our foundation in your eternal plan. May your decisions be rooted in your everlasting word. Use us in this time and this place that even the least of our accomplishments would find worth in your design. Guide us in these days that the most inconsequential elements of our work would have value in your eyes. In each fleeting moment confront us with the opportunity to acknowledge that you are present here, now and in every minute of our lives. And may we serve to glorify you this day. In your presence we stand and in your name we pray. Amen. Exoik the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings the speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from virginia, mr. Cline. Mr. Cline i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker the chair will entertain requests for up to 15 oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition . The gentleman from texas seek recognition . Thank you, madam speaker. Seek recognition to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker , the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, madam speaker. Madam speaker, and still i rise. Mr. Green and i rise today some 400 years after slavery was introduced to the United States. In 1619. I rise today proud of this house of representatives because on yesterday the house approved an historic slavery remembers day resolution. Madam speaker, in the out years this resolution is going to prove to be very beneficial to our country. You will find slave remembrance commemorations going on across the length and breadth of the the country. I thank every member of this house who voted for this resolution, each of you will receive from me a personal thank you as well as a commemorative booklet so that you can place this prominently someplace in your home, your house because it was a historic occasion and it will make a difference in the lives of people across the length and breadth of this country. I am so proud of you. I thank you. I yield back the balance of my time. God bless you. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recog recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Mccarthy mr. Speaker, i thank you for recognizing me. Mr. Speaker, this morning the government announced what every american has been feeling for nearly a year. We are in a recession. This news is a grim milestone that points towards more hardship, more suffering, and more pain for the American People. But even as we were expecting todays news, let me address what happened in the past 24 hours. The Senate Passed the bill that took a small Discretionary Program and turned it into a 280 billion blank check. Including 79 billion in mandatory spending on corporate welfare to be handed out to whoever President Biden wants. For the record, im a no on the senate chips bill. That will come to the floor today. I was a no last week. I was a no last night. And ill be the first no on the board later today. I urge all my republican colleagues to join me. Reject this deeply flawed bill. Lets start from scratch. If that wasnt enough Senate Democrats then announced they want to spend another half a trillion dollars during a recession. Democrats said they want to lower inflation, but you know what their new bill does . Gives you a 7,500 tax credit to buy an 80,000 electric vehicle for people making up to 300,000. They say they want to restore growth, but their new bill adds 700 billion in new taxes. Including a 300 billion made in america tax that punishes anyone who wants to build, manufacture, or invest in america. They say they want to help struggling families, you know what their new bill does . Who do they hire . They hire 87,000 new i. R. S. Agents to audit them and spy on their bank accounts. Thats what the democrat majority wants. They say they want to lower prices but their new bill will allow bureaucrats decide what drug seniors can access and destroy the hopeny of new cures and treatments for diseases like cancer. You know what . They are not done yet. Mr. Speaker, do democrats really believe that spending hundreds of billions of tax dollars right now while pursuing and punishing productive investments in the long run will lower inflation . Policies like that dont lower inflation, they cause inflation. Youre going to spend more dollars chasing the same goods with fewer jobs and lower income in the long run. All during a recession. But i know what youre going to say. Its ok. Because you changed the definition of a recession now. Einstein once said, we all know it, the definition of insanity is doght same thing over and over and expecting a different result. What you really should do is go with changing the definition. Maybe people wont hear or understand t we all know across this country what caused inflation. Democrats winning the house, senate, and the presidency. And now youre doubling down on the same failed policies. Was the worst inflation 40 years not enough . Are they trying to see how high they can get it . All while forcing the American People to pay the bills for your failures . Democrats just cant help themselves. They simply dont care about the consequences. Which brings me to this mornings news. The bureau of Economic Analysis announced the g. D. P. Fell by. 9 in the Second Quarter. Im not sure, mr. Speaker, if everybodys lined up to talk about that today. This comes after a 1s 6 decline in the economy in the first 1. 6 decline in the economy in the first quarter. Half of this year the economy shrank. It is no wonder an overwhelming eight in 10 americans feel the economy is heading in the wrong direction. And the National Federation of independent businesses, this is a survey, a Small Businesses, found that the confidence is at its lowest level in 48 years. But i guess thats putins fault. Consumers and businesses are losing hope and there is no secret why. Every week the American People know we are able to buy less with the money we have. Every week at the gas pump we are paying nearly twice as much to fill up our tanks. Every month the American People know when they get their pay stubs they are making less in real wages. And every day the American People understand the simple truth. We cannot afford democrats failed policies. We are certainly paying for them. Of course President Biden and Speaker Pelosi wont admit it. Their response to rising prices has been to issue dismissals, denials, distortions, and a little deceptive spin. Remember when President Biden told us last july that inflation was temporary and expected . Remember that . Right there. Many told us in december that inflation had peaked, no more fear. Its peaked. That was at 7. 0. Democrats tried to convince us that inflation was a good thing. Remember secretary yellen said this week that a recession isnt a recession, but rather our country is in a period of transition in which growth is slowing. Thats weird, huh . We all learn that a recession is really easy. You take two quarters in a row and you have negative growth. But its weird beginning this week the white house told us, i dont know, i looked in every book, but we are changing the definition now. We changed each and every place of where we went. We started at temporary, first covids fault. Then dont worry its transitory, not going to stay. Then we found out corporate greed is doing this. Then its just the high class problem. Its their problem. Nobody elses. Then its ok. Its peaked. Then when it went higher, its the supply chains fault now. No, no, no. Now its putins fault. Eventually americans may believe something. Then its just out of date. Now, no, no, its not a recession. The economy is just slowing. You would rather redefine a recession than restore a healthy economy . The American People know that inflation was not temporary. Inflation hadnt speaked and now we are in a recession peaked and now we are in a recession. Democrats continue to talk down to American Families. No matter the increased cost of nearly everything. But you know the worst part about all of this . Mr. Speaker, i see people here ready to speak. Mr. Speaker, i wonder, madam speaker, i wonder if anyones going to speak and show us your plan. Show us your plan to get us out of recession. Show us your plan to make our streets safe again. Show us your plan that you are going to produce more and lower the gas price. I guess your plan is just redefine and blame something else. Their failed policies have not only made inflation worse, you created it. Democrats have increased total Government Spending by over 9 trillion in less than 18 months. For every american if you wonder do elections have consequences, yes, they do. Oh, yes, they do. 9 trillion in 18 months. The democrats control the house, they control the senate, they control the white house. This is what they brought us. We have not felt this in more than four decades. 60 of every american has never lived through inflation above 4 . They halted energy projects. Slowed down pipeline construction. And took every step to discourage american oil and gas production. You know, when they had the majority like they do right now, they brought in all the energy companies. Not one democrat asked how could we lower the gas price. You know what they made every c. E. O. Do . They asked them, would you promise to produce less next year . Because we want the gas price higher. We want to punish americans. That was their question. To produce less. They want to intimidate them. And they crippled the labor market by paying people to stay home instead of going back to work. Including themselves. This is the only place in america you can go and enjoy a wedding in france for some movie star and still vote on this floor and get paid for it. This is the only place in america you could be on a boat celebrating, still vote in this house or in your committee and get paid for it. This is the only place in it doesnt matter what weve gone through. A pandemic, a war. And you know what, madam speaker, i dont see one member wearing a mask. And we were only going to keep that during the pandemic. I see one. I stand corrected. But i guess the rest of you feel its ok. If this sounds like a healthy economy to you, i hear theres an opening at the White House Press office. But for the rest of us that live in reality, its painful. I want to ask everybody in america, can you afford to give up one month income . Think about it. Could you give up one month of your pay up . I dont know very many people in my district that can. Madam speaker, maybe paul pelosi can but nobody i know else can. But thats exactly what you took from every single american. You see, inflation is so high, every single american has lost a full months pay. Can americans afford to keep the democrats in power . Can you afford to lose another months pay . Or do you feel good its not a recession or its putins fault . If you had a constant salary, like everybody in this body, one month is 8. 3 of those 12 months. Inflation is higher so you just lost a full salary. So you have less money but you pay more at the gas pump. But its ok. Tell everybody to go buy an electric car at 80,000. I wonder what your answer is to the homeless. Buy a house . You know, if you think about this, this is actually the pelosis pay cut, because not one republican voted for your 2 trillion inflationcreating bill. Not one. The pelosi pay cut effects every american. Its especially hard on families who have extra expenses. I dont know if you watched the clip, but i watched this clip of a 15yearold girl named ginger vincent from indiana. This poor girl was diagnosed with bone cancer and she has to travel every week for treatment. Located more than an hour away. Last year her parents, keith and elisa, paid around 100 each week for that trip. But because of the surge in gas price but its ok if i listen to the democrats. The president said its a good thing. A good thing. Theyre now spending more than 200 each week. They also have two other children. The vincents say they simply cant afford the price hike and theyve turned to loans to cover the cost. Can you imagine having to take a loan to pay for the gas to take your 15yearold daughter to get Cancer Treatment at the same time losing a full month of pay . You know whats worse, in this story, that 15yearold girl, ginger, this is what she said. Having watch her parents say we have to pay this bill, we have to pay that, and im downstairs and i hear all that. It just seems so stressful. Just seems so stressful. They shouldnt have to go through this. Madam speaker, my question is do democrats agree with secretary buttigieg that the more pain families like the vin vincents feel at the pump is a good thing . Madam speaker, thats the secretary of transportation. I guess they seem to agree with him. Because rather than having a plan to lower gas prices, their answer is to tell the vincents and others to buy a tesla. Theyre borrowing money to pay for the gas. And youre telling them to buy a tesla. But you know whos probably happy, because their new deal, you can make 300,000 and that same taxpayer that just lost a months salary that has to get a loan to pay for the gas, they have to pay more in taxes so somebody else wealthy can get that tax break. That is not compassionate. Its cruelty. And the American People are suffering the consequences every day. You know, americans arent imagining that the grocery bills are higher than ever. They are. Americans arent imagining that they have to pay more to fill up their gas tanks. They do. They arent imagining that their savings are shrinking and their 401ks have become 201ks. They are. But let me tell you what theyre actually living through and what theyre afraid of, what keeps them up at night. Higher taxes and Higher Energy costs. The first house theyll never be able to afford because prices are rising and their incomes are falling. Retirement savings that will no longer last long enough. Theyre worried about how much worse it can get if democrats failed policies continue. You think for all the suffering that theyve caused, theres no way that democrats would do this on purpose. Guess again. Everything about the biden recession was predictable and avoidable. Only democrats in washington chose not to see it coming. I remember coming to this exact floor warning that if you pass nearly 2 trillion of the American Rescue plan you would cause inflation. I listened to the other side. They said it was going to save us. That inflation is exactly what happened. You know its interesting to see when you look at these lice, producer these lines, Producer Price inflation, you dont have to put here but you can probably put when biden was inaugurated, thats when it all goes up. When did your wages start to drop . The day he was sworn in. The day the democrats took the majority in the house, the senate, and the white house. When did it really start dropping hard . The day they passed the American Rescue plan. But i know they want to reject what republicans say. They dont want to listen to republicans. But you know what, why dont you listen to larry sommers. He worked in the Obamabiden Administration as the National Economic counsel. He was the director of it. He was the secretary of treasury in bill clintons administration. Before the vote he told everybody, the American Rescue plan could set off inflationary pressures of a kind we have not seen in a generation. I guess he was right. Jason furman, an Economic Advisor to the Obamabiden Administration said the same thing. The American Rescue plan was definitely too big for the moment. I dont know any economist that was recommending something the size of what was done. But every democrat was. Why dont we go to steve ratner, another obamabiden economist . What did he say . The American Rescue plan was democrats original sin when it comes to inflation. Think of that. Steve ratner, who worked in the Obamabiden Administration who tried to help them during an economic crisis, especially when it came to the automobile industry, says this is the original sin, the American Rescue plan, that caused inflation. He didnt say it was putins fault. He didnt say it was temporary. He didnt apologize afterwards because he warned you about it. Treasury secretary yellen, i dont know how many calls she made to try to twist arms to get people to vote for it or how many times she went on tv telling the American Public this was a good thing, this was going to put us on the right path. She admitted in may she missed the biggest explosion of inflation in over 40 years. She said i was wrong then about the path that inflation would take. She was wrong when she said it was t transit it was transitory. Either democrats dont see the worst inflation in 40 years coming or they did and still believe your worsening is worse than credible transition. That explains why President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, senator schumer are still peddling antienergy policies plus almost 1 trillion in new spending, new taxes on main street. Even as these policies destroy our country. It explains why we have john kerry, bidens special envoy for climate, saying we absolutely dont need to produce more oil and gas in america. This is the leadership of america. We dont need to produce more oil and gas in america, so well stop the pipeline on the first day. Well tell those American Workers theyre not going to work in america but were going to go over to saudi arabia. I guess you keep some promises in a campaign when you said youre going to shut down oil and gas in america but you dont keep the promise about saudi arabia. You go there and you fist bump and hope youre going to get more. Could you produce more for america . You know whats so sad about all of this . You have no plan to fix it, but you had the plan to destroy it. And it wasnt just republicans who warned you about it. It was your very own democrats who were in obamas administration, who were Economic Advisors, who warned you before the vote youd create inflation. Then, you took that vote. Only democrats passed that bill. Only democrats created inflation. Only democrats have shut down our oil and gas. And we havent even got to defunding the police. I dont know how much time people can warn you. You go to my home state. You go to the city of San Francisco. Republicans there are only registered about 6. 7 . They are not only the second party. But San Francisco has even had enough. They recalled their school board against the same policies you pass on this board. They recalled their d. A. Its not just republicans telling you its hurting. Its america. But you still have no plan, not one plan. Were one more day here before were out in august. There isnt one plan proposed. I guess your plan is to follow the president to saudi arabia, but your plan you announced yesterday, the plan youre going to vote on this floor today is only going to create more inflation. Youre going to take another paycheck away. It explains why this week and the week before and the week before that and every week in this house youve been in session the democrats have offered no plan to fight inflation. You only fuel it. Its basic economics. 40 years. 40 years weve never experienced this. The last time we experienced this, we had a democratcontrolled house, senate, and white house. You have no plan to increase Energy Production to lower the cost of gasoline. In fact, just this week and last week, 218 House Democrats voted to continue to sell our Strategic Oil to communist china. You voted on that on the floor. Youve done it twice. So not only do you not have a plan, youre defending china to take the oil we saved to protect america. You have no plan to reconnect workers to jobs by ending incentives that pay more to stay home than pursue productive work. Madam speaker, americans know that democrats have no plan to rebuild an economy that works for us. None whatsoever. Republicans have a plan. We are prepared to build an economy thats strong. One that fights inflation by officially ending this disastrous build back better. Eliminates wasteful spending and gets americans back to work in the workforce. You know where well start . Right here on this floor. You have to show up for work to get paid just like every other american. No, you cant take your european trips and phone it in. And to the American Public, lets just be honest. Why wont the democrats lift the proxy voting . Because every person that votes proxy they sign by penalty of perjury, they cant come because of covid. I imagine that person had covid they probably wouldnt have been let in that wedding in france or on the houseboat with their family or at the fundraiser in ohio trying to run for the senate. Madam speaker, it starts by examples. If youre not willing to produce a plan, if youre not willing to have your own members show up to work, if youre not willing to be honest to the American People, get out of the way and let somebody else lead. We have an economy in our plan that will be driven by progrowth economic policies. To deliver higher paychecks that dont take them away from you. That will lower the cost, boost main street, and encourage innovation. An economy with lower gasoline prices, yes. By increasing production in america. With American Made energy, not begging saudis for more. Well approve more oil and Gas Pipelines here at home and well prioritize reliable reside of the aislent energy gridz Resilient Energy gridz. You know what it will do not just to the economy, not just more americans working, not just lowering the fuel price that will lower inflation, it will m prove the environment. You see, American Natural Gas is 41 cleaner than russian natural gas. We will secure our supply chain. No longer dependent on china. Madam speaker, i know the democrats will continue to vote to defend choan, to make sure they get china, to make sure they get our Strategic Oil petroleum. Well keep bringing it up so every time i watch a democrat on tv say they are opposed to it but walk into this room or in their weddings or on their fundraisers and phone in their votes, and they defend china, well defend america. Its time for a new direction in washington. To get our nation back on track. Americans deserve a future build filled with hope, opportunity, and freedom. And republicans stand ready to deliver. With that, madam speaker, i yield back and i patiently wait for one democrat to tell me their plan to reverse inflation, to lower the gasoline price, and not celebrate the pain they are causing every american. The speaker pro tempore members are reminded to address their remarks to the chair. For what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition . Ask permission to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. Point of clarification are we doing special orders or one minutes . I think there is a time setaside every day for special orders. The speaker pro tempore leadership has a customary unclocked one minute. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Neal i stand today to pay tribute to david trimble, an attributer to the success of the good friday agreement and first minister of northern ireland. I knew him well and its unfortunate he left us too early. All the Political Parties in the north put aside longstanding animosities and came together to make the good friday agreement possible. He showed uncommon courage to achieve the historic accord. For all of us sometimes it is difficult to say no to our own side. It was not an easy process, there were many months of negotiations, not everybody got what they wanted. But the nobel prize that he and john received in 1998 was a reflection of those tough decisions. As we approach the 25th anniversary of the agreement, it endures because of his patient approach coupled with a keen focus on dialogue. My deepest condolences to his wife and family. We know today on the island of ireland peace is within our sight because of the work that david trimmible trimble contributed. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition . Madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent for one minute. And revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Madam speaker, i rise today to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the mighty 9 Radio Station in memphis. Its call letters kwam stand for we are memphis. Over the years legendary musicians, including elvis pressley, have been associated with the mighty 990. Today the Radio Station is owned by memphis native todd starns who transformed it into a news talk station with emphasize on developing local talent. Its a strong voice for people across west tennessee and the entire country broadcasting from the banks of the mighty mississippi. Miss kustoff mr. Kustoff it includes tim van horn, earl fairly, along with chet and dr. Sheri hopp. Congratulations account wam, the nighty 990 on this historic milestone. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Today i rise to address the growing barriers to Home Ownership and skyrocketing rents. Mr. Espaillat families that have lived in the city of new york for generations are being pushed out. They have significant ties to the community and contribute to the Cultural Exchange that new york city is known for. Home ownership is one of the best ways to again equity and build generational wealth. Yet there are millions of americans who arent able to buy into the housing market. As a member of the appropriations subcommittee on transportation and housing, i am proud to have worked with my colleagues to draft a bill that will address this issue. But we must do more. The bill provides a total of 65. 2 billion for h. U. D. To protect Housing Assistance for more than 4. 8 million individuals. It also expands housing choice vouchers to more than 140,000 lowincome individuals and families at risk of homelessness. We must continue to enact policy that is ensure all residents can live without burden by housing costs. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition . Mr. Cline ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Cline thank you, madam speaker. I rise today to salute and pay tribute to a member of the greatest generation in celebration of his 100th birthday. Donald keller is a world war ii veteran who has lived in strasburg, virginia, for almost his whole life. At 21 he joined the army as Radio Operator and served in the military for almost two years from 1943 to 1945. During his deployment he was awarded two purple hearts. One after being wounded in normandy, and the other when he was injured during the bat of the bulk. He bulge. He received the french legion of honor. After he fought in the war he returned to strasburg where he served the jit by opening his own radio repair company. The sixth district thanks Donald Keller for his service and contributions to strasburg. Your commitment is clearly shown by the communities excitement to celebrate your 100th birthday. Again, thank you for your service. We wish you a very happy 100th birthday. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition . Madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, madam speaker. Through years of hard work we have made arizona a Global Leader in the Semiconductor Manufacturing. Its one of our states Fastest Growing industries. We supported Innovative Local Companies that produce base materials, we have trained a talented stem work force through our colleges and universities, and attracted billions of dollars in investment to build Semiconductor Fabs in the valley of the sun. These days microchips are in everything from Consumer Electronics to cars to technologies that support our National Defense. Increasingly those chips are made in arizona. And in the future i want more of those chips to be manufactured in arizona mr. Stanton thats arizona. Mr. Stand thats why i was an early voter of the chips act t comes down to jobs this will help drive down cost force consumers, lower our reliance on foreign countries, all while creating and supporting tens of thousands of highpaying jobs in my hometown state of arizona. I urge my colleagues to vote yes on this bill. To recharge americas economy. Thank you. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition . Thank you, madam speaker. I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized for one minute mr. Smith madam speaker, the new g. D. P. Numbers announced this morning confirm that washington democrats reckless spending has sent our nation into a recession. On top of paying an extra 5,200 this year because of the president s inflation crisis, americans are now having to live in fear that they will see their paychecks cut or theyll lose their jobs. This incredibly troubling news comes just one day after the Federal Reserve hiked Interest Rates, which means more americans wont be able to afford to buy a car or a new home. 40year high inflation, skyrocketing Interest Rates, and now a recession. These are the disastrous consequences of a one Party Democrat rule in congress and in the white house. And whats their predictable reaction . Yesterday they announced a bill to increase taxes and to spend hundreds of billions of more dollars. Its shameful. I will fight tooth and nail to protect americans from the outofcontrol spending. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition . I request permission to speak for one minute. Revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore excuse me, michigan. Without objection. Madam speaker, i rise to honor the life of Fallen Detroit Police officer lauren kowrts. Officer courts lie dyed in the line of duty at the age of 40 on july 6, 2022. I and all michiganders share in the grief during this difficult time. A fiveyear veteran of the department and Second Generation officer, officer courts risked his safety and ultimately sacrificed his life protecting his community. He will be remembered by loved ones as a remarkable public servant, friend, son, husband, and father. I ask all of my colleagues to join me in honoring the life and service of officer loren courts of the Detroit Police department. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recog recognition . Mr. Lamalfa unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Lamalfa thank you, madam speaker. Heres the numbers. Gross domestic product is down another. 9 on this quarter on top of last quarters 1. 6 drop in g. D. P. Second straight quarter. Why . Well, several factors. High cost of energy, energy being shut down in this country, energy affects everything. Inflation, spending by governments has driven us into a situation where we have, yes, well say the word, a recession. Now 38 different edits to the terminology of recession, the definition of recession on the Wikipedia Page is not going to change the fact that the policies of overspending, choking regulations, bad Energy Policy have made it impossible for people to afford anything anymore. Indeed, its been a tax upon peoples income. Approximately one full months paycheck is lost to americans because of these high costs. Instead of playing around with wikipedia redefining what a recession is, get back to work and put things together on our energy policies, supply chain, and stop the profligate spending of build back broke. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Ross madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Ross thank you, madam speaker. I rise today to recognize the extraordinary achievements of the women athletes at North Carolina state university. In addition to the Womens Basketball team winning their Third Straight acc championship, the womens crosscountry team, their first ncaa aa championship. And we also have the accomplishments of many more. Last spring seniors on the womens tennis team won the ncaa doubles championship. Katherine also claimed the 100yard Backstroke National title for the second year in a row. While katelyn stormed to victory on the track in the 5,000 committe meters. Last month we celebrated the 50th anniversary of title ix, the foundation of gender equity at educational institutions. These milestones serve as an important reminder that too often women athletes dont get the recognition they deserve. Congratulations to the wolfpack member on these amazing accomplishments. Thank you, madam speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . Madam speaker, i request to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Madam speaker, this past week, my sheriff and friend, grady judge, celebrated 50 years of service with the polk county sheriffs department. Grady is renowned for his plain spoken style and relentless commitment to the rule of law. People from all over the world tune into his livestream press conferences to listen to his gradyism, you cant fix stupid but you can arrest it. Grady joined the department in 1972 at the age of 18. He served as sheriff since 2004. Hes been approached many times throughout his career for running for Higher Office but has always responded, why in the world would i want to do that . I have the best job in the world already. His half century of service is just one example of how tirelessly he takes his commitments. Mr. Franklin less than one month after joining the department, he married his sweet mauricea. They are the proud parents of two sons and 13 grandchildren. Thank you, sheriff, for all you do to keep our Community Safe and for being such a good and decent man. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition . Unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Madam speaker, i rise today to honor the life and sacrifice of sheriff Deputy Richard lopez who was killed in the line of duty last month. I was incredibly humbled to attend officer lopezs service to see and feel the outpouring of love and support. I saw right away that officer lopez left an indelible mark on the county. Beloved by his community, respected by those he served, and mourned deeply by his family and his colleagues. I saw right away that he was a wonderful person. As a former Police Officer and homicide investigator, i know the police work is an incredibly dangerous profession. Mr. Ohalleran any arrest can turn dangerous in an instant, putting officers and all involved in jeopardy in a single moment. We must always keep our brave Law Enforcement officers and their families in our thoughts and in our prayers. Today, i extend my sincerest condolences to lashinda lopez and their two children and to the men and women of the sheriffs department. I yield. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, madam speaker. Here we are. Reports this morning show weve been in a recession here in this country and unfortunately, since coming into office, the Biden Administration has been in denial about the state of our economy and i think our minority leader, mr. Mccarthy, just outlined, showed on the floor a little bit ago how the administrations been talking about the threat of inflation. They initially promised it would be transitory. Then the chief of staff insisted it was a highclass problem. And then President Biden blaming everyone except himself for causing the record high inflation that we see today. With inflation at 9. 1 , the fed raising Interest Rates again, and now two consecutive quarters of declining g. D. P. , americans are rightly concerned that our economy is now in a recession. Mr. Smucker and it will be interesting to see the white houses response, because up until now, instead of trying to solve the problem, the white house has instead in the previous few days trying to alter the definition of a recession. George orwell warned that the government will reject the evidence the speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. Mr. Smucker its important we identify the problem. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is no longer recognized. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition . Ms. Kelly i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Kelly i rise to talk about an 18monthold child who died two months after ingesting a battery. This is common with nearly 3,500 children ingesting button and coin batteries each year. Just under a year ago was when i first met with reeses mom, trista. Tristas story is heartbreaking but shes turned her and her familys grief into action. She approached my office with an idea for a bill so that other families are spared this experience. Reeses law requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to create Safety Standards for products that contain a button or coin battery to prevent accidental ingestion for children under 6 years old. I want to thank trista for helping make this bill become a reality. Im proud this bipartisan bill passed the house yesterday and my colleagues voted to protect children and help save countless lives. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition . Request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Madam speaker, this morning the Commerce Department announced that the economy shrank for the Second Quarter in a row. This means that under President Biden, we are now in a recession and yet, the house is not acting responsibly to help the American People. The Biden Administrations policies have led our country into one crisis after another. Inflation, high gas prices, soaring grocery prices, supply chain problems, recession, children left behind in school, a Record Number of deaths from overdoses, Vaccine Mandates and people quitting the workforce and an overrun southern border with 500,000 people known to have gotten away in the past 10 months. Meanwhile, House Democrats have focused on extreme policies, allowing abortion up to the moment of birth, forcing taxpayers to pay for abortions, and attacking the due process and Second Amendment rights of the American People. None of these policies will help hurting michigan families and seniors who are paying an extra 729 a month because of bidens record inflation. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. When republicans led the house, we had low inflation, affordable energy, and a strong economy. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Higgins i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Higgins madam speaker, taiwan, a country of less than 24 Million People in east asia, manufacturers 92 of the worlds advanced computer chips. You cant buy technological supremacy but you can build it. Today, the house will vote to approve the chips act, which will make a 280 billion investment in the design and actual making of advanced computer chips right here in america. 50 billion for research and development and for the construction of chip manufacturing facilities in america. The bill also includes 10 billion to establish 20 regional hubs, Regional Centers of innovation. Buffalo buffalo, new york, is wellpositioned to be one of those. I urge this house to approve the chips act and the Commerce Department to select buffalo as one of the regional hubs, and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition . Seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Madam speaker, i rise today to honor and congratulate my good friend and mentor, dr. Odell owens, on his retirement. As an obstetrician, he brought countless Young Americans into the world. Dr. Owens served as chairman of the board at the university of cincinnati. He was president of Cincinnati State University and medical director of the Cincinnati Health department and served as Hamilton County core nor, all before coroner all before spending five years as president of interact for health in ohio. Hes lived his motto to help people help themselves. Dr. Owens life is one devoted to a career helping people who need it most. He often reflects on his dads advice that tomorrow is not promised. Therefore, it is necessary to make a difference today. Mr. Wenstrup dr. Owens, you have made a difference in so many lives, mine included. Congratulations on your welldeserved retirement. I look forward to seeing what you may do next. Thank you. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, madam speaker. Mr. Lieu in the first 15 months of the joe biden presidency, over 8. 3 million jobs were created, the most in u. S. History. For the last six weeks, because of the relentless efforts of the white house and of joe biden to reduce gas prices, those gas prices have fallen every day for six weeks. Thats because democrats are focused on putting people over politics and we want to lower costs, have better paying jobs, and safer communities. What are republicans focused on . They want to end Social Security. Theyre attacking our democracy. And they want to criminalize Womens Health care decisions. In fact, just last week, House Republicans voted no on providing access to Birth Control pills. Let me just repeat that again. Were in the 21st century, and House Republicans want government to ban Birth Control pills. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Morelle madam speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up House Resolution 1289 and ask for its immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 91. House resolution 1289, resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to take from the speakers table the bill, h. R. 4346, making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2022, and for other purposes, with the Senate Amendment to the house amendment to the Senate Amendment thereto, and to consider in the house, without intervention of any point of order, a motion offered by the chair of the committee on science, space, and technology or her designee that the house concur in the Senate Amendment to the house amendment to the Senate Amendment. The Senate Amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on science, space, and technology or their respective designees. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. Section 2. On any legislative day during the period from august 1, 2022, through september 12, 2022, the journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved. Section 3. The speaker may appoint members to perform the duties of the chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under clause 8a of rule 1. Section 4. Each day during the period addressed by section 2 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 7 of the war powers resolution, 50 u. S. C. 1546. Section 5. Each day during the period addressed by section 2 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule 13. Section 6. Each day during the period addressed by section 2 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar or legislative day for purposes of clause 7c1 of rule 22. Section 7. Each day during the period addressed by section 2 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule 15. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york is recognized for one hour. Mr. Morelle madam speaker, for the purpose of debate only, i yield the customary 30 minutes to the distinguished gentleman, my friend from pennsylvania, mr. Reschenthaler, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. During consideration of the resolution, all time yielded is for the purpts of purposes of debate only, and i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Morelle madam speaker, yesterday, the rules committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 1289, providing for a motion by the chair of the committee on science, space, and technology to concur in the Senate Amendment to the house amendment to the Senate Amendment to h. R. 4346. It provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on science, space, and technology. Finally, the rule provides standard floor recess instructions for the august district work period from august 1 to september 12. Madam speaker, this rule provides for consideration of an historic package, a long overdue legislative action that will strengthen our economy and reignite our competitiveness on the global stage. Throughout our work in congress, we have focused on fighting for and uplifting families on creating opportunity and settling our community on a setting our community on a path toward a Bright Future. It will deliver on the promise of a better tomorrow. It means jobs, real jobs to keep Families Together and ensure our children can access the american dream. Lower cost for essential everyday items that will lessen the burden on families. It means america will strengthen its competitiveness against countries like china and reestablish its place as a Global Leader in innovation. It will reaffirm our leadership around the world by stren strengthening and promoting human rights and economic engagement. Im proud this bill is the result of comprehensive bicameral and bipartisan negotiations which i had the privilege of participating in as a member of the conference committee. America has always been goan known as the land of known as the land of opportunity. We are the nation that took stot stars and landed on the moon. The birthplace of inventions like the internet and home to some of the worlds greatest scientist. Technological advancement is in our d. N. A. We need to continue fossering its longterm growth fostering its longterm growth. And opens the doors for limbless potential. Federal investment in Regional Innovation hubs will uplift communities across the country that already leading the way in hightech advancements. Communities mike liek my home of rochester, already doing groundbreaking work in this field. No longer will Silicon Valley be the only area synonymous with innovation. With this legislation we are making investments in collaboration across public, private, education, and Civic Centers that will be Game Changers for communities across the country, transforming underutilized cities in kruse bills offing americas global competitiveness. Furthermore this legislation addresses our deep concern that americas losing its Competitive Edge in Semiconductor Manufacturing, a clear economic and National Security concern. Over the past few years china has invested more than 150 billion to build their necessaryic chip suffering necessaryic chip manufacturing capacity while we invested nothing. We have fallen behind but not anymore. This act will bolster our supply of semiconductors to put us on pace to match china while reducing our reliance on foreign supply chains and lower costs for everyday families. This legislation harnesses the spirit of ingenuity that has always guided america and turns the page on a new chapter in our history. One that creates Economic Opportunity for communities across the country and ensures our nations back on track as the Global Leader we have always been. I want to extend the heartfelt thank you to all my colleagues who helped make this legislation a reality. It has been an honor to collaborate with so many leaders, particularly the honorable chairwoman johnson of the science, space, and Technology Committee on Regional Innovation provisions. As a member of the u. S. A. America competes process, i encounter a strong commitment from fellow conferees and staff to ensure this final package reflects the needs of the country and provides a meaningful path forward for innovation and growth. No legislation is perfect. But this package sends a clear message to the world that when it comes to our global competitiveness, we will setaside our differences and get the job done. Today we are taking Decisive Action to ensure our leadership remains strong, our economy remains robust, and our future remains bright. Yesterday afternoon this legislation received broad bipartisan support on the senate floor, with 17 republican senators voting for final passage. I hope we see similar outcomes when it comes to the house floor. I ask my colleagues to join me in passing this legislation. Madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The chair will receive a message. The messenger madam speaker, a message from the president of the United States. The secretary madam speaker. 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 thats crushing American Families and small business. The government should not be spending hundreds of billions of dollars to provide subsidies benefiting one industry. This legislation comes to the house just one day after Senate Democrats announced the do2, tax american manufacturers and Energy Producers which will increase the cost to American Families and worsen our supply chain crisis. They also want to hire 87,000 new i. R. S. Agents. Lets be honest about this. Those agents will do nothing more than target American Families and Small Businesses. They also want to spend 369 billion on their radical far left Green New Deal agenda. There can be no doubt that this latest iteration of bidens build back broke agenda will cause inflation to skyrocket further. The Biden Administration is deflecting on our nations recession. They are classifying bidens economic crisis as, i quote, a transition to slower growth. While they are doubling down on their disastrous policies, they are devastating everyday americans. Its time my colleagues across the aisle abandon their socialist pipe dream and actually work with republicans to get our economy back on track. I therefore urge my colleagues to oppose this rule and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Morelle thank you, madam speaker. Let me just reflect on what my good friend and colleague in the rules Committee Said about a single industry. It is hard to imagine any industry in the United States and the world, in fact, that doesnt utilize Semiconductor Chips. Its in everything. Chips run everything. So whether its your cell phone, your laptop, your automobile it really doesnt matter. Childrens toys have chips in them. And the fact is we have lost our Competitive Edge. Thats what this is all about. This affects every industry in the United States. Take for example, again General Motors they have 95,000 automobiles awaiting chips. Want to increase the supply of goods to people and help bring down inflation, this is about increasing supply of goods all over the United States in every single industry. In my home in rochester, new york, we specialize in optics and integrated circuits, everything involves chips. We can no longer wait. By the way, in addition to our Economic Security, our National Security depends on this. If you want to not only compete with china economically, but from a National Security and defense perspective, we must, must do this. This isnt about a single industry. Its about every industry. Its like saying water is used to drink. Water is in everything. And this is, we could not be clearer about this. This is about our competitiveness on every level. It is about the future. Its about our children. Its about our grandchildren. Its about what kind of country we want to have and what kind of economy we want to have and are we going to be in a position to defend the United States, democracy, and our interests around the world. I appreciate my friends comments. I have to say it would be narrowminded to look at this and simply say it affects the Semiconductor Industry only. It affects everything. With that id like to yield three minutes to my very good friend and another distinguished member of the rules committee, the gentlewoman from North Carolina, ms. Ross. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Ross thank you, madam speaker. I rise today in support of the chips in science act. Our nation has long been a Global Leader in science and technology. But we cannot afford to take that position for granted. Our global standing rests not just on the ingenuity of our people but also on our governments bipartisan commitment to supporting innovation. At this moment of unprecedented international competition, we urgently need an unprecedented investment in the groundbreaking research that powers americas Economic Growth. Thats why the chips in science act is so timely and so important. In addition to bolstering Domestic Production of semiconductors, this landmark legislation will authorize more than 81 billion for the National Science foundation. Crucially, the bill also Funds Research that will yield the cutting edge Clean Energy Technologies of tomorrow. Cutting Carbon Emissions and helping combat Global Climate change. Madam speaker, my district includes much of the research triangle. Our nations Largest Research park. Which is home to hundreds of Companies Breaking new ground in medicine, energy, telecommunications, and more. We are also proud of our leading Research Universities like n. C. State university, hbcus like shaw and st. Augustins, and our states Largest Community college, wake tech. And then we have a Womens College specializing in stem, meredith college. Our investments in publicprivate partnerships afforded but the chips in science act will provide these North Carolinabased companies and educational institutions with unprecedented funding and research support. Companies in my district, particularly startups, have struggled to cope with the consequences of the Global Semiconductor shortage. To meet that need this bill includes more than 50 billion in chips funding which will mitigate current Semiconductor Supply Chain concerns, incentivize Domestic Production, and prevent another chips crisis in the future. Im also pleased that this package includes several bipartisan bills i led with members of the Science Committee, including the energizing Technology Transfer act, a version of the n. S. F. Technology Research Institutes act, and the National Science and Technology Strategies act. These bills will help facilitate the commercial application of Clean Energy Technologies by universities and private companies. The development of a National Science and technology strategy. And investment in research and training chip programs for graduate students. The chips and science act embodies the investment needed to empower innovation in North Carolinas Second District and across the United States. The speaker pro tempore the gentleladys time has expired. Ms. Ross i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields. The gentleman reserves. The gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. Mr. Reschenthaler thank you, madam speaker. I dont disagree that these chips are important to the u. S. Economy and many manufacturers. What i take issue is the fact we are putting more money, billions of dollars into an economy is already suffering from record high inflation. Its even unsettled whether this will make a difference. It can be argued that chips were already going to come back anyhow. Thats not me saying t i have an atticle right here, an economist, not a rightwing publication published on 10july this year. When the chips are way down after a turbo charged boom, our chip manufacturers in for a super sized bust. Thats the headline. It goes on saying, surging supply and softening demand are bringing the pandemic superstar industry back to earth. My question is if this industry is already coming back, if its already important as we think it is, why do we need to inject billions of dollars in the economy thats going to further the economic crisis we are already in. I know my colleague from North Carolina was talking about how to spur research and development. I can tell you how to do t you cut taxes. You cut regulation. If you look at a tcja, this was a huge win for u. S. Research and investment. 25 higher than in the years prior reaching all time high in 2019 of 584 billion and 3 of g. D. P. If you want to stimulate the economy, you can do it by reducing taxes and reducing regulation. Not by picking winners and losers. To talk more about this point i yield three minutes to my good friend and fellow rules committee member, dr. Burgess of the great state of texas. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Burgess i thank the gentleman from pennsylvania for yielding. This morning we are here to talk about the rule for the chips act that provides 76 billion for Semiconductor Manufacturing and authorizing 200 billion over 10 years for research and innovation programs. According to a longterm budget outlook released by the Congressional Budget Office just yesterday, our National Debt sits at 24 trillion and will rise to 138 trillion over the next three decades. Thats equivalent to 370,000 for every man, woman, and child in the United States. Our mandatory spending is over the same period would grow from just over 4 trillion per year to over 18 trillion per year. The chips act includes billions of new mandatory spending and billions more that is authorized for appropriation. We are experiencing the look, were experiencing the highest inflation in 40 years. Multiple Interest Rate hikes widely reported that the Federal Reserve hiked Interest Rates again and with the statement that they have no choice but to try to slow the economy in order to tame this inflationary pressure. And then heres the ironic part of all of that. The chips bill also is the key that unlocks the door for getting the longstalled build back better act going over to the United States senate. And what does that do . Provides additional billions of dollars of stimulus spending in the economy. But the Federal Reserve said they have no choice but to slow the economy. So which is it . Is it a stimulant or a depressant . As a medical professional, i tell you if you combine those two activities, youre going to end up with something thats just goofy. But then on top of that, the tax increases at a time of recession. And even the Obama Administration in 2009 and 2010 said we cant undo the bush tax cuts. We have to continue the bush tax cuts that they long hoped to undo because they could not raise taxes during a recession. And yet, now we have the other body poised basically their Green New Deal is to tax america back into the stone age. Look, i agree that semiconductors are a critical component of likely everything we use, but we cannot put our fiscal future in further jeopardy, especially when this funding will benefit one specific industry. I am also concerned that the time required to ramp up the Semiconductor Production will be late in trying to alleviate current supply chain constraints, as my friend from pennsylvania just pointed out. When this industry selfcorrects, the likelihood is there will be too many. Rather than providing funding to large corporations, that are already taking developments, lets incentive all industries and continue to promote research and development and not raise taxes during a recession. I yield back. Mr. Reschenthaler reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Morelle thank you, madam speaker. Im a little surprised by the conversation here as though we dont recognize the importance of semiconductors and the entire Semiconductor Supply Chain to literally every activity were involved in. Whether transportation, as i already mentioned, or communications or medical devices or our satellite technology. Literally every single thing we do depends on it. And the notion that we should somehow stand pat and allow other nations to invest and to build their supply chain to me is is hard to hard to understand, hard to process. If we do nothing over the next decade, china will be producing about 40 of Semiconductor Chips worldwide. The United States about 6 . So if we want to put our reliance on the hands of foreign suppliers and supply chains, i guess we do nothing. But we need to invest and thats why this bill is so critical. Thats why i expect it received the support of over 17 republican senators on the senate floor yesterday. This is critical. And as i said earlier, china is investing 150 billion in their Semiconductor Supply Chain. This is not just chips. Its packaging, its assembly. This is the whole thing. And anytime theres a gap in a supply chain, we rely on those who fill that gap for us. So do we want to be in a position where our economic for turns are depend fortunes are dependent on foreign competitors for a critical part of our supply chain . Do we want to put our National Security in jeopardy because those things which we need to be safe and secure are dependent upon foreign supply chains . I dont think so. I dont think thats what the American Public wants. And frankly, im glad to have this debate because i think it shows a divide. I think it shows a contrast between what we want to do to invest in not only this generation but next generations. I also want to say one a couple other observations. One is just about Market Forces and just allowing things to happen, according to the market. But i would note and while working on this bill, i talked a lot earlier and continue to talk about Regional Innovation. I also want to talk about federal investments. Two points. First i would make is our r d investment by the United States government has fallen to. 61 of u. S. G. D. P. Thats the lowest mark since the 1950s. The one point we were investing nearly 2 of g. D. P. In research and development. And what came out of things like our investments in the Space Program as material science advances, advances in telecommunications, advances in weather satellites. It advances in so many different things. Even fuel cell development. All those things came out of an r d investment which we havent kept pace with. We talk about our competitiveness with china. This is vital to the national interest. I cant think of many things that are more vital to our National Interests over the next several decades. And when you look at where were making those investments, right now if youre privileged to live in five innovation hubs. If you live in boston, if you live in the Silicon Valley, if you live in seattle, washington, if you live in austin, texas, those areas account for 90 of private investment and venture capitalists will spend in those areas. But what about the rest of the country . I live in a place, rochester, new york, which is home to the Rochester Institute of technology and university of rochester, both Great Research facilities. There was a book recently written, jumpstarting america, two m. I. T. Economists. They rated 130 different communities across the country that are falling behind despite the fact that they have Great Innovation ecosystems but they lack investment. And the public investment, which were talking about making through our Regional Innovation hubs, will drive private investment because priechlt private investments in advancing our interests for the long term. We have to do this. This isnt something we could decide to wait a year, two years. This is an investment we must make now. Weve fallen behind and we can no longer afford to fall further behind. So our economic interests, our National Security interests are intimately tied together. Thats why this legislation is so vital and thats why i hope we will have a strong bipartisan support when the bill comes to the floor and with that i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. Mr. Reschenthaler thank you, madam speaker. Just a point of clarification, this is just an authorization. We will still wait a year anyhow to appropriate these funds. So trying to act like we have a gun to our head right now and this is a do or die moment is completely illusiary. This is an authorization. I agree with my friend from new york on two points. Number one, we got to be competitive with china and, number two, the Semiconductor Chips are important for the economy. But the way to compete with china is not to immolate the policies of a communist police state. The way to compete with china is to unleash the American Economy, to get back to our western roots of free market capitalism. If we want to bring more businesses onshore, if we want to fix our supply chain crisis, we can start by reducing the burdensome regulation thats crippling american businesses. We can reduce our income tax and our Corporate Income tax to make us more competitive globally and do something to have cheap, reliable, Abundant Energy resources such as exporting our natural gas reserves and perhaps investing in nuclear power. To say well compete with china by doing what the chinese do and having some bureaucratic monster in d. C. Pick winners and losers for a particular industry is not a winning proposition. To beat china and be competitive with china is to make this country have free market capitalism. Lets talk about inflation because, again, this is going to put billions of dollars into the economy which will make this situation worse. Americans are facing the highest inflation in over 40 years. This is literally the worst inflation in my lifetime. And this morning we learned that g. D. P. Has decreased for a Second Quarter in a row. Yet, the secretary treasury secretary wants to downplay bidens economic crisis by redefining recession which for decades, for decades recession has been defined as two quarters of negative Economic Growth. But instead, secretary yellen and the leftists across the side of the aisle want to play orwellian and change it to a period of transition. Even the extreme liberal think tank, the brookings institute, acknowledge were in a recession. But seems, again, my colleagues across the aisle have forgotten basic economics. But House Republicans want to set the record straight. Thats why if we defeat the previous question i will personally offer an amendment to the rule to immediately consider House Resolution 1290, a resolution affirming the long standing definition of a recession. Madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment into the record along with any extraneous materials immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Reschenthaler thank you, madam speaker. Here to explain the amendment is my good friend from arizona, the sponsor of this resolution, representative david schweikert, and i yield him five minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Schweikert thank you, madam speaker pro tempore. And my friend from pennsylvania 14. I got to tell you, being on the ways and Means Committee and never actually engaging in some of your rules debate, you guys are really polite with each other. But simple question what are the two times in life you think you know everything . When you turn 13 years old and the day after you get elected to congress. And im going to argue the arrogance of this place right now doing a piece of legislation like this. Why is this bill, the underlying bill, the underlying rule here so dangerous and why this resolution actually fwits this . Youre basically the underlying bill is industrial policy. Lets face it, some of the scoring is saying this is 400 billion. And its the politicization funct functioning a category of an important industry. Grants, you saw the president talk about a couple days ago, now you have to come in front of me. Do you understand how dangerous that is for an economy . That arrogance of the Political Class thinking you understand what the next disruption is. The controlling of intellect. The controlling of taking risk. If you actually gave a darn about american competitiveness where chips and who knows quantum and all the other possibilities of data manage. Justice, Data Movement of processing are going, you fix the tax code. You fix the regulatory code. If you care about china, deal with the made in america tax where the fact they refund the vat and when we export they put the vat back on and makes us not competitive and you now have deal with the reality. When the economist is writing articles that were heading towards a glut of chips. And look, im from arizona. On the side of my district i have a 16 billion investment from taiwan semiconductor. Down the street, i have intel i think theyre spending 18 billion. Its coming. But the brain trust around here, were going to do industrial policy. Were going to control the money. It will be great for fundraising. And the concept once again is, we politicized everything. So think of the debate we had now the last couple days. Is two quarters of negative g. D. P. Well, thats not a recession. Ok. Technically it might not be because the definition of recession is a committee thats politicized. Could we at least have some benchmarks here in congress, here in washington that we know what the rules are . I dont mean your type of rules. I mean rules for society, the rules for tax policy, the rules for how we allocate capital. Because youre offering right now functionally 400 billion of subsidies, controls, management, industrial policy, government why dont you nationalize the chip industry because youre pretty much heading in that direction . This is a simple amendment. In some ways its actually very symbolic of we cant even agree anymore on what a recession is. Ok. Fine. Lets just make it a rule. Instead of making it a committee of individuals that get to express their opinion and their feelings, you know, i would love to actually offer something more complex. Maybe we should go back to the misery index debates of how many people cant afford living anymore. You do realize the inflation from the last 12 months, you, my constituents i represent the highest inflation in the nation. You get to work about six weeks without compensation. The purchasing power of your life has crashed so much you now work a month and a half for free. This is the brilliant policies this place has brought. Its time we actually start to set some benchmarks on what the rules are. Simple amendment. Just saying, hey, well call it a recession when we have two consecutive quarters and we can stop the politicization of everything, everything here in washington. And with that i yield back. Mr. Reschenthaler reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from arizona yields. The gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. And the gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Morelle ill admit, madam speaker, im mystified about what im hearing here. Let me try to unpack a lot of what i just heard. In the first instance a number of my colleagues have repeatedly suggested that regular order in the house is for the authorization of legislation and appropriators to identify how much money can be spent to those things authorized under law. Thats exactly what we are doing here today. We are authorizing much under the chips legislation. But that is the way we do regular order. It is identifying those things that we authorize. And then identifying the dollars necessary to meet that authorization. Let me just read from the actual report on the bill. Division a, chips act of 2022, section 101, short title, this act mate be cliet cited as the chips act of 2022. Section 102, creating helpful incentives to produce semiconductors for america fund, chips fund. In order to support the rapid implementation of the semiconductor provisions included in the fiscal year 2021 national he Defense Authorization act, this division would provide 52. 7 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations. Appropriations. This bill has nearly 53 billion included in it. 50 billion al lowe kateed over five years for a chips america fund. Coy go on and list it. This is exactly what we are talking about. Authorization to move forward over the next several years to strengthen americans competitiveness in the world. By the way, its not just all the industries i talked about. Try to order a refrigerator without a chip. Or microwave often. Or dishwasher. Or tv, or a laptop, or cell phone. Will i go on and on all day. There isnt a consumer device, there is not elech tropic devic. Farm equipment. Everything we use has chips in t we are falling behind chinese and others and relying on Foreign Investment and foreign supply chain. I cant imagine something more american than passing this bill. This is vital to our national interest. This is one of the most vital things we will do. So we are following the way that we are supposed to do it. Authorization, appropriation, but there are emergency appropriations of over 50 billion to move not just one industry forward, to move all industries forward. To move our economic and our National Security interest forward together. By the way, just so if people tune in and wonder what is this all about . Let me just say, all the things i just mentioned, 50 billion in emergency appropriations, the desire and need and the will of the American People as represented by the senate and the house to move forward on economic and National Security interests we should put that aside, my friends are suggesting, dont do any of that today. So we are not going to authorize, we are not going to spend money, we are not going to move ourselves forward from Economic Security and National Security perspective. This is what they would like us to do instead. And im reading from their bill. The thing they just said we should do instead of doing all the things i just mentioned. Resolve that its the sense of the house of representatives that two consecutive quarters of negative growth and Gross Domestic Product constitutes a recession. Thats what theyd like to do. Wed like to move america forward. Wed like to build a supply chain that works for all americans. We want to make sure our economy is strong now and in the future. We want to make sure our National Defense is strong. The American Public is protected. That democracy is protected across the world. Thats what we are doing. Thats what our partners in the senate are doing. They want to define what a seetion resession is. Thats what a recession is. Thats their plan. I ask america, should we stop what we are doing . Put an end our desire to make sure we are competitive in the world stage . Should we not protect americas National Security interest . And define in the house of representatives what a recession is . Thats what we want to do . Thats their plan . I think most americans watching would be scratching their heads. I think they would wonder why is it people dont want to make us competitive here in the house of representatives. We do. And the majority and i suspect a fair number of their colleagues will vote for this too. They know its good for america and its good for the future, for not only my generation, my childrens generation, my grandchildrens generation and generations to come. With that i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york reserves. The gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. Mr. Reschenthaler thank you, madam speaker. Just to clarify this is not an eitheror choice. If we defeat the previous question we can consider the resolution of my good friend from arizona to actually define recession, and then we can take up the underlying bill. Again, this is a false choice saying its one or the other. We can do both. People ask why is it necessary to define recession . Its necessary because the party across the aisle are trying to they are trying to redefine recession. I shouldnt be surprised because, remember, this is the same party that tried to tell us that women are now known as birthing people. Its the party that all during the summer of 2020 told us violent rioting and looting was mostly peaceful protesting. And now they are trying to tils that a recession, which has been defined for decades, as two consecutive quarters of negative g. D. P. Growth. That that is now called a transitionary period. It is absolutely necessary thought we define recession so we have clarity in language. I yield three minutes to my good friend, Ranking Member on the House Administration committee, mr. Rodney davis of illinois. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Davis thank you, madam speaker. I thank you my good friend, mr. Reschenthaler from pennsylvania. Hes right. This information disinformation. We should defeat the previous question so we can go back to what defined a recession and what has defined a recession for decades. Democrats have to stop playing games. Play games with misinformation and disinformation and now we got another game being played with this rule today. Many this is a rule, as my good friend from new york talked about, thats going to allow a bill to come to the floor that has some very good bipartisan provisions. I think many republicans would support a lot of the provisions in this chips bill. The problem is why in the world do they have to . Why does the majority have to continue to play games instead of actually working with us and doing anything in a bipartisan manner. Tucked into this rule, tucked into this rule is a provision that will completely eviscerate the intent of a rule that was negotiated in a bipartisan way by republicans and democrats that if a member of congress was able to secure over security over 290 cospopsors on a bill cosponsors on a bill, he or she would have been given right as a member of this institution to have that bill debated and voted on on the floor of the house of representatives. I remember democrats and republicans standing up and touting this provision. This is going to bring power back to every member of congress. Until today. M until today when the rules committee decides to turn this provision off to deny the 294 cosponsors of the Social Security fairness act that is in place because all 294 of us, we want fairness for our retired teachers, our retired firefighters, our retired Police Officers. They are turning off this rule for one reason and one reason only. To not have a hearing to not have a vote on the floor like they promised us they would do. We followed their rules. What do democrats do . They change the rules in the process. Do you want republicans to vote for legislation in a bipartisan way when you play games like this . Well, dont be surprised when there is a lot of noes popping up on the board today for a piece of legislation that i think a lot of republicans would normally support. Its games like this that hurt the retirees the most. Democrats for decades, democrats for decades have promised retired teachers, firefighters, Police Officers, and other Public Employees they promised those individuals that they would do something to fix these egregious provisions, the government pension offset and windfall elimination provision in the Social Security code. This is their shot. This is your shot, madam speaker, to get the majority, to get the majority mr. Roasht i yield an additional minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Davis this is the majoritys shot. To live up to the promises the democrats have made for decades to those who have been begging for a solution. All you got to do, take this rule back, remove this turn off provision, allow the consensus calendar to continue as it was intended to continue when this rule change was negotiated. If i was a bipartisan member of the problem solvers caucus, i would be coming to the floor screaming. What i want to do is i want every single cosponsor of h. R. 82, the Social Security fairness act, i want you to consider all 293 others besides me, i want you to consider voting against this rule. Because if they can turn this off and they can change the rules mid game, then why celebrate a bipartisan Success Story that was put in place in 2019 . Stop playing politics. Madam speaker, members of the majority quit playing games, vote down this rule. Change this provision. I yield back. Mr. Roasht reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from illinois yield. The gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. And the gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Morelle thank you, madam speaker. I do worry sometimes that the public sometimes doesnt understand whats being said here. It is curious that my distinguished friend, the gentleman from illinois, would scream about the consensus calendar. Let me just be clear. Folks back home, we created the consensus calendar. Didnt exist in the past. The democrats created it to try to create more bipartisanship. What we are doing here is simply pausing as we have done on both sides, when both sides were in the majority, pause during the august district work period. This is something that i just find fascinating. We didnt even have a consensus calendar when republicans were in charge. We are causing it for the next six weeks. I appreciate the distinguished gentleman. I want to assure the American Public what they should be focused on is the work we are doing today. The work that is actually getting done to strengthen our resolve around the world. To strengthen our economic position. To build jobs for families across america. To aid Consumer Electronics and Business Electronics and all the things we want to do around quantum computing and quantum communications. And the taking American Ingenuity. American innovation which has been the hallmark of our growth as a nation for two centuries, and doubling down on and say we are not going to stand aside and let others take leadership position in this world. Americas going to stand up. We are going to da we have always done. Invest in smart people and we are going to build our Economic Future and we are going to build our National Security future. It starts here today. Thats what we should keep our eye on. Everyone should pay attention. This is what we are doing. I am expecting and hoping that we are going to have a substantially bipartisan bill, a vote on this bill when it comes to the floor as it did in the senate just yesterday. With that i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york reserves. The gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. Mr. Reschenthaler thank you, madam speaker. For the purpose of rebuttal i would like to give my good friend from illinois another two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Davis thank you, madam speaker. I have the utmost respect for my friend and colleague from new york. But hes dead wrong in the information and advice that he got from the rules committee. The shear fact this socalled turn off provision is nonchalantly just used as a, well, wasnt part of the consensus process, lets pound our chest and say, we created the consensus calendar process to begin with. We are great. When you disrupt the consensus process, youre not great. You are changing the rules mid game. And really heres the kicker. Theres talk about us having to come back to do a few votes while we are in the midst of august. The way this rule is written, those days wont even count toward the consensus calendar. Rest assured there is no other reason that the democrats and the majority and the rules committee, there is no other reason they are doing this than to stop the progress of actually addressing the Social Security fairness act. 294 cosponsors. We played by the rules. Democrats changed the rules mid game. You trust, you trust this majority to actually put a bill together thats going to stop china from dominating the chip Production Industry in the globe . When they play games like this. Thats what the American People are sick and tired of. Thats why thats an outgoing majority. Thats why we are going to have a new majority. Its games like this that have to stop being played when you talk about bipartisanship but you dont actually govern in a bipartisan way. Todays another shining example of that. Again, 294 cosponsors. We played by your rules. We played by the majoritys provisions. And you changed the rules mid game. I certainly hope our umpires tonight at the congressional baseball game are better at actually codifying the rules that exist. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. The gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Morelle thank you, madam speaker. While i have just a moment, i want to share with those who tuned in some comments about the bill that is the that the rule the underlying bill under this rule. It would kickstart the production of semiconductors in a way that will prevent the vulnerability of our supply chain. One other benefit to this bill, it will create roughly 185,000 jobs every year as these new facilities are constructed. That was said by john cornyn from texas yesterday on the floor of the u. S. Senate. Or from roy blunt, republican senator from missouri who said this bill includes targeted investments in Technological Developments and manufacturing that will strengthen our position in the Global Economy. The bill expands the successful manufacturing u. S. A. Program by creating new innovation hubs and helps ensure we have the right federal policy in place to support the research and development of emerging technologies. I was proud to be a part of this effort and i urge our house colleagues to get this bill to the president s desk. Shelley moore capito, republican from West Virginia said this america can never be replaced as a Global Economic and innovation leader. Winning the future means making the necessary investments to address issues like the micro chip shortage, prepare the next generation of workers in science and Technology Fields and keep us up with our competitors, including china. This legislation not only bets on American Ingenuity but it also authorizes funding that can be utilized by our institutions of higher education. How about todd young, republican from indiana . Its time to go on the offensive and that is exactly what this legislation, which has gone by many names, from the endless frontier act to the u. S. Innovation and competition act to chips plus will do, said senator young. This bill will unleash private Sector Innovation while significantly boosting federal, National Security investments. Its been a long journey to get to this point but history will show that by passing this bill were confronting the challenges of today and building a prosperous and secure tomorrow for all americans. Rob portman, republican from ohio. Todays passage of the chips act is critical in the effort to bring Semiconductor Manufacturing back to the United States, protect our National Security and create thousands of highpaying jobs in ohio. I was proud to help lead efforts in the senate to pass this legislation and ensure that intels planned Semiconductor Plant in central ohio remains on track and reaches its full potential. I urge the house to act quickly on this Bipartisan Legislation so the president can sign it into law. I look forward to attending the groundbreaking for this transformational project in the months to come. The reviews keep coming and theyre all positive and weve got to move this today in the house. We got to get it to the president s desk. We have not a moment to lose in the race for americas future and to make sure that we are secure for generations to come. With that i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york reserves. The gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. Mr. Reschenthaler thank you, madam speaker. Im prepared to close and ilid like to yield myself the and id like to yield myself the balance of the time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Reschenthaler thank you, madam speaker. My good friend from new york was talking about jobs and the promise of more jobs with this act. Weve heard this before. The American Rescue plan. We sat here and debated that and we were told by the leftists across the aisle this will create four million new jobs. You know what didnt happen . We didnt create four million new jobs. Thats a study from the American Enterprise institute which found that the American Rescue plan failed to create any of the four million new jobs that Big Government democrats had promised. What were talking about while were talking about stats and figures, lets put a real cost to the inflation and pain thats being caused on the American People by injecting billions of dollars into the economy. So lets put real numbers on it. Inflation will cost the average American Household more than 6,000 a year. Thats so high that if youve had a constant salary for the last year, youve essentially worked for more than a month without pay. So let me ask this if youre sitting here watching at home, could you take one paycheck from one of your from this year, one paycheck and just throw it out the window . Probably not. Now, if youre part of the coastal elite and wokupy yuppy woke yuppy class, you might go to two pilates class instead of four, might scale back at whole foods. You have that luxury if youre part of the woke democratic base. If youre somebody in pittsburgh whos a retired steelworker thats on a fixed income, this hurts you. You dont have that disposable income. If youre a natural gas driller in oklahoma that has to drive to a drill site every day to actually produce something, you have to fill your tank with gas. You dont have the option to sit at home and pretend youre working on zoom. If youre a woman that has to drive, for example, to a diner to work a shift, you dont have the luxury of not doing that. You have to bear the burden of the inflation, again, the inflation thats being caused by the radical left policies of the democratic party. Yet, despite this real economic pain, democrats continue to want to put billions of dollars in the economy, billions in corporate handouts. They want to undo republican tax cuts and policies that actually led to the lowest unemployment rates weve had in 50 years. So rather than forcing americans to pay for their radical socialist agenda, my colleagues across the aisle should use the time to work with republicans on policies that American Families will benefit from and allow American Companies to actually compete in the Global Economy. And we can do that all by simply reducing regulation, reducing taxation. And how about we unleash our Domestic Energy supply . So i urge my colleagues to vote no on the previous question and no on the rule and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Morelle thank you, madam speaker. And i want to thank my great friend and colleague. I always appreciate the opportunity to engage in a thoughtful conversation about issues where we may agree and may disagree but always appreciate him. And i would just note, though, all the conversations ive had over the last many, many months about american competitiveness has largely been with my chamber of commerce, with business leaders, c. E. O. s of companies who are desperate that we continue to move forward in repairing the challenges of our microelectronic supply chain. And so i havent heard from any socialists about it. They may have different communication with people, but ive heard from the business community. Ive heard from economic drivers. Ive heard from innovators. Ive heard from entrepreneurs about the need to make this go. So madam speaker, i want to, first of all, thank my colleagues who have spoken in support of the rule. I want to thank those who have put this bill before us. Support for this rule showcases a commitment to American Leadership in research, manufacturing, and innovation for decades to come. It showcases a commitment to lowering costs for families, creating Job Opportunities and building longterm economic stability that will uplift families across this country. It showcases a commitment in investing in Regional Innovation and leveraging the significant Untapped Potential that so many communities hold, including my own in rochester, new york. We cant afford to wait any longer to make these critical investments. We must join our colleagues in the senate and show the American People we are committed to taking on china and reestablishing our place on the global stage as a force to be reckoned with. Its a Pivotal Moment in our nations history. We must meet it headon and deliver investments that will ensure every family in every community has the opportunity to achieve the american dream. This legislation will do just that. Madam speaker, i urge a yes vote on the rule and the previous question and i yield back the balance of my time and i move the previous question on the resolution. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york yields. The question is on ordering the previous question on the resolution. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise . Mr. Reschenthaler id request the yeas and nays, madam speaker. The speaker pro tempore ok. The yeas and nays are requested. Those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. 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 20, the chair will reduce to five minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of adoption of the resolution. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned 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 texas seek recognition . For what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Weber mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. John carter from the great state of texas, i inform the house that mr. John carter will vote no on the previous question. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by dr. Joyce of pennsylvania, i inform the house that dr. Joyce will vote no on ordering the previous question. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Stewart from utah, i inform the house that mr. Stewart will vote no on h. Res. 1289. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Joe wilson from South Carolina, i inform the house that mr. Wilson will vote nay on the previous question. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mrs. Mcbath of georgia, mr. Rush of illinois pursuant to h. Res. 8, i inform the house that they will both vote yes on the previous question. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Babin and also van taylor of texas, they will vote k no on the previous question. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does gentlelady from New Hampshire seek recognition . Ms. Kuster mr. Speaker, as the member designated by ms. Stevens, i inform the house that she will vote yes on the previous question. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition . Ms. Wasserman schultz as the member designated by mr. Crist of florida, i inform the house that mr. Crist will vote yea on ordering the previous question. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . As the member designated by miss cori bush, i inform the house that representative bush will vote yea on the previous question. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Rice of South Carolina, i inform the house that mr. Rice will vote nay on the previous question. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Ruppersberger and mr. Brown of maryland, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the previous question. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Correa mr. Speaker, as the member designated by Congress Members kahele, bourdeaux, vargas and levin, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the previous question. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . Mr. Gaetz mr. Speaker, as the member designated by dr. Gosar of arizona, i inform the house that dr. Goeser will vote gosar will vote no on the measure. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition . Mr. Fleischmann mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Green of tennessee, i inform the house that mr. Green will vote nay on the previous question. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Guthrie from kentucky, i inform the house that mr. Guthrie will vote no on the previous question. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition . Ms. Velazquez madam speaker, as the member designated by representative meeks from new york, pursuant to House Resolution 8, i inform the house that representative meeks will vote yes. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mrs. Walorski of indiana, i inform the house that mrs. Walorski will vote no on the previous question. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Sires, mrs. Kirkpatrick, and mr. Mcnerney, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the previous question. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from coloradoseek recognition . Mr. Neguse as the member designated by ms. Williams, mrs. Cherfilusmccormick, ms. Bass, mr. Boyle, ms. Strickland, i inform the house that those members will vote yes on the previous question. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition . Mr. Beyer mr. Speaker, as the member designated by ms. Porter, mr. Evans, mr. Blumenauer, mr. Thompson of california, mr. Desaulnier, ms. Moore of wisconsin and mr. Jones of new york i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the previous question. The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 218. The nays are 208. The previous question is ordered. The question is on adoption of the resolution. So many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Reschenthaler thank you, mr. Speaker. On that i request the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. Those favoring a vote by yeas and nays will rise. A sufficient number having arisen, 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 closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore this is a fiveminute vote. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . As the member designated by dr. Joyce, i inform the house that dr. Joyce will vote no on the rule. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . Mr. Bishop mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mrs. Mcbath of georgia, mr. Rush of illinois, pursuant to House Resolution 8, i inform the house that they will both vote yes. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition . Mr. Fleischmann mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Green of tennessee, i inform the house that mr. Green 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 mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Mcnerney, mrs. Kirkpatrick and mr. Sires, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h. Res. 1289. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Rice of South Carolina, i inform the house that mr. Rice will vote nay on the rule. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Correa mr. Speaker, as the member designated by Congress Members kahele, bourdeaux, vargas and levin, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h. Res. 1289. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mrs. Walorski of indiana, i inform the house that mrs. Walorski will vote no on the rule. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by ms. Bush, i inform the house that representative bush will vote yea on h. Res. 1289. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Joe wilson of South Carolina, i inform the house that mr. Wilson will vote nay on the rule. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition . Mr. Trone mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Ruppersberger and mr. Brown of maryland, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h. R. 1289. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the representative from florida seek recognition . Ms. Wasserman schultz mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Crist of florida, i inform the house that mr. Crist will vote yea on h. Res. 1289. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from New Hampshire seek recognition . Ms. Kuster mr. Speaker, as the member designated by ms. Stevens, i inform the house that she will vote yes on h. Res. 1289. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Stewart of utah, i inform the house that mr. Stewart will vote no on h. Res. 1289. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition . Mr. Beyer mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Evans, mr. Thompson of california, mr. Desaulnier, mr. Jones of new york, ms. Moore of wisconsin, mr. Blumenauer, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h. Res. 1289. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Guthrie from the commonwealth of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. Guthrie will vote nay on the rule. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition . Ms. Velazquez mr. Speaker, as the member designated by representative meeks from new york, and pursuant to House Resolution 8, i inform the house that representative meeks will vote yes on the rule for h. R. 1289. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition . Mr. Neguse mr. Speaker, as the member designated by ms. Williams, mrs. Cherfilusmccormick, mr. Bass, mr. Huffman, mr. Boyle, mr. Carter, mr. Sablan, i inform the house that those members will vote yes on h. Res. 1289. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . Mr. Gaetz mr. Speaker, as the member designated by dr. Gosar of arizona, i inform the house that dr. Gosar will vote no on the measure. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Weber as the member designated by mr. Carter, van taylor, i inform the house that they will vote no on the rule. The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 216, the nays are 208. The resolution is agreed to. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The house will be in order. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition . Ms. Johnson i call up h. R. 4346, with the Senate Amendment to the house amendment to the Senate Amendment thereto and i have a motion at the desk. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk designate the Senate Amendment to the house amendment to the Senate Amendment and designate the motion. The clerk h. R. 4346, an act making an appropriation for legislative branch for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Senate amendment to house amendment to Senate Amendment. Ms. Johnson of texas moves that the house concur in the Senate Amendment to the house amendment to the Senate Amendment to h. R. 4346. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to House Resolution 129, the 1289, the motion shall be debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on science, space and technology, and their respective designees. The gentlewoman from texas, ms. Johnson, and the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. Lucas, each will control 30 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas. Ms. Johnson thank you, mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous materials on h. R. 4346, the bill now under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Members, please take your conversations off the floor. Ms. Johnson mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. I stand before you today to strongly urge support for the chips and science act. The chips act, and the bipartisan science, space and Technology Committee provisions that form this package are vital to ensuring a bold and prosperous future for American Science and innovation. Maintaining our International Competitiveness and bolstering our economic and National Security. These provisions were built with vigorous input from the scientific community, industry, academia, and other stakeholders on what they need most to succeed in the 21st century. This final product is the result of months of bipartisan negotiations. It is also the result of dedicated efforts and long hours put in by the committees staffment and i want to staff. And i want to thank each of them for helping us get to where we are today. With this legislation, we will bring about solutions for the climate crisis, enhance our Semiconductor Research and manufacturing, create jobs, increase Regional Innovation, and so much more. We will also take historic and muchneeded action to build a strong and diverse stem work force and ensure that were able to make use of all the brain power and talent we have. In have in our great nation. With bipartisan stem pieces in this bill, we will create a Bright Future for all of those who wish to pursue stem, no matter their race, gender or zip code. Were you shalleering a were ushering funding at nist, n. S. F. And d. O. E. We also authorize important activities at nasa and address other discreet Research Topics across the governments scientific agencies. The United States has long been a beacon of excellence in science and innovation, and it is far past time that we revitalize federal support for the initiatives that the government federal government has supported for the initiatives and have enabled us to lead. Im proud of this package, and im especially proud of the bipartisan provisions in division b that began in the Science Committee. I want to thank Ranking Member lucas for his partnership in this effort. I know that this package does not have everything that everyone wanted. It doesnt have everything i wanted, but in the nature of compromise and the result of urgency of this situation, we must pass this legislation immediately to ensure that the United States remains a Global Leader in science, technology, and innovation and to bolster our economic and National Security. I urge all members to put aside politics and support this thoughtful and balanced bipartisan package. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Lucas mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Lucas thank you, mr. Speaker. Just 24 hours ago i expected my remarks on chips and the science act to be very different. I have worked on this bill for more than three years. When i first took leadership of the House Science Committee as Ranking Member in 2019, developing legislation to strengthen American Science and technology was my highest priority. After extensive work in january of 2020, i introduced a comprehensive bill that created a longterm strategy for investment in basic research and infrastructure to protect the economic and National Security of the United States. Our committees chairwoman, Eddie Bernice johnson, shared my desire to refocus, revitalize, reinvest in American Science, and so we worked together for two years gathering extensive Stakeholder Feedback and technical advice. While holding multiple hearings with expert witnesses to chart a path forward, this has been an exemplary and bipartisan process. Chairwoman johnson and her staff have put in countless hours of work with my staff to find strong consensus policies to support federal r d. Id like to thank the chairwoman for her partnership and leadership and her staff for their diligence. I also want to thank my Committee Staff members who put long hours and hard work to craft what i believe could be a transformational science policy. I particularly want to thank jennifer wicker who led this process for us from the very beginning. The Science Committees efforts over the past nfew years and th Bipartisan Legislation we produced is truly an incredible example of what we can achieve when we Work Together as responsible legislators in regular order. Unfortunately, not everyone shares our commitment to that process. Mr. Speaker, i was frustrated last year when democratic leadership put off conferencing our competitiveness legislation with our colleagues across the hill in favor of focusing on the doomed build back better act. I was frustrated when the proposed funding for the Semiconductor Manufacturing jumped from 24 billion to 52 billion with no explanation. I was frustrated when, after finally starting on a conference negotiation, the other body tied our Research Policy to reconciliation. I was frustrated when negotiations were shut down, and i was even more frustrated when the house was shut out of discussions once they picked back up. So maybe i shouldnt be surprised, but im frankly, in all fairness, disgusted by the developments over the last 24 hours. House republicans have been working in good faith this entire time to come to consensus legislation that could be passed by both chambers. But time and time again weve been thwarted by democratic leadership that has moved the goal post, shut down the process, chosen their divisive partisan policies over a smart bipartisan bill that would benefit our country for generations. I understand why people on my side of the room are furious. I share those concerns. And ive been around here long enough to know that this is not the way to do things. For better or for worse, its very clearly for the worse, i would note, the chips and science act has been irrevokably tied to a massive tax hike and spending spree in reconciliation. The decisions on how to pursue scientific policy have out of the hands of this committee, and at this point, particularly, out of the hands of this chamber. Mr. Speaker, i remain incredibly proud of the good work weve done to strategically strengthen American Research and development. And yet, i cannot ignore the fact that the immense tax hikes and irresponsible spending in the expanded reconciliation package changed the calculus when it comes to supporting spending bills. Particularly, a bill thats been tied to reconciliation. This is one of those occasions that as a statesman and responsible member of congress i have to put aside my own pride in the Science Committees work and cast a vote that represents the best interest of americans and particularly the good people of the Third District of oklahoma. So regrettably, and its more regrettably that you can possibly imagine, i will not be casting my vote for chips and science act today. I want to emphasize that this is in no way a reflection of my feeling about the Transformational Research policies in this bill. Im grateful to chairwoman johnson for working with me every step of the way to create a strategic bipartisan forwardthinking policy. I just wish other legislators in both chambers would follow our examples instead of forcing indefensible votes like we have today. With that, mr. Speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from texas is recognized. Mr. Johnson mr. Speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlelady from california, the distinguished speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. The speaker thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today in praise of this legislation as the house prepares to pass the chips and science act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that will wellequip our nation to meet and beat the challenges of the 21st century. With Monumental Investments in this legislation, we take key steps to strengthen our fa families and our nations Economic Future, unleash research and investment in every corner of america now and for generations to come. Let us salute the outstanding leadership of the house negotiators who tirelessly fought and secured many major victories for American Families and the American Economy in this package. Thank you, in particular, to two terrific champions, chairwoman Eddie Bernice johnson of the science, space, and Technology Committee, chairman Frank Pallone of the energy and commerce committee, as well as other chairs who were involved in this legislation. I want to also acknowledge the leadership of the Ranking Member, mr. Lucas. Mr. Lucas, it was a joy and inspiring to behold your very informative and impressive presentation in favor of this legislation at the rules committee yesterday. The fact that six half a dozen of the bills contained in this legislation are republican bills. I want to particularly join you in commending the staff on this and pay special tribute to jen wicker who has been remarkable in building bipartisanship in this legislation. My understanding, shes recovering at home. I send her best wishes and prayers for a speedy recovery. But deep gratitude for her bipartisanship in putting this legislation together, which you also so eloquently supported in the rules committee yesterday. For generations, americans have offered a beacon of excellence in science, inowe nation and eng innovation and engineering. Weve had ground changing discovers. Our industry has powered prosperity. Our technology has altered the course of history. And our workforce has been the envy of the world. Im so happy that in this legislation, there are 100,000 davisbacon jobs that will be created. But in recent years, many other nations have followed our blueprint, investing in r d and manufacturing and education. Their rise not only threatens americas status as the world leader in innovation but also the Economic Security of americas families. That is why, with the landmark legislation that well passed too, we will put america back on the path to preeminence so that we can compete and win in the 21st century. When i mention those 100,000 davisbacon jobs, that means the prevailing wage for our workers, i want to salute chairman bobby scott for his work on that regard. Our chips and science act, as its called, and im so happy because a week ago, mr. Lucas, i thought it was just going to be the chips act, but fortunately, with your help and in negotiations of our distinguished chair, Eddie Bernice johnson, were able to get it to be the chips and science act. Chips for now thats important. Make it in america. Keep us preeminent. The science is about our ongoing preeminence. And well talk some more about that. Again, because of the persistent, patriotic negotiations and the congress can take great pride in this result. I want to say about Eddie Bernice our chair, Eddie Bernice johnson, she has been a respected leader as chair now of the science, space, and Technology Committee, respected in the science and Research Community for her ongoing commitment, her knowledge, her vision, her values about keeping america number one. Thank you, Eddie Bernice. The package includes more than 50 billion to bolster americas manufacturing of semiconductors, seizing the pivotal opportunity to restore our status as world leader in chips. Make it in america, as mr. Hoyer would say. Doing so is an economic imperative creating, again, nearly 100,000 goodpaying union jobs and lowering costs for American Consumers while producing a crucial component of nearly every Major Technology we enjoy, including the cars we drive. 1,000 in a car. 2,000 in an electric car. And its also a National Security necessity. Reducing our dangerous dependence on foreign manufacturing, especially amid growing aggression from the Chinese Communist party. Crucially, the bill contains strong guardrails, ensuring these transformative negotiations goes straight into the American Economy. Not just stock buybacks or dividends or into facilities overseas. Mr. Speaker, just as importantly, this legislation will reinvigorate American Innovation nationwide with robust investments in research and technology. This bill takes a giant leap toward building a more diverse and inclusive stem workforce so that our nations brightest minds, wherever they are and whatever communities, ethnically, geographically, generationally, are solving problems with science and driving american entrepreneurship. This bill delivers jobcreating hubs in every corner across the country so that more communities can participate in research and development. And this bill empowers our nation to push the boundaries of science with investments that powers americas preeminence in both basic research and next generation technologies. In doing so, american dominance in the industries of the future for decades to come. Mr. Speaker, let me be clear. This legislation is a resounding victory for the American People. Indeed, the final package contains a number of key provisions from our america competes act on the democratic side, which were not included in the senate bill. It was House Democrats who secured ironclad guardrails on the chips investments so that the federal funding benefits American Workers and interests, not our competitors overseas. It was House Democrats who delivered historic funding to transform our Nations Research capacity, powering decades of discovery at the National Science foundation, department of energy, and National Institutes of standards. It was House Democrats who want smart, Strategic Investments in clean energy in industries of the future, supporting renewable energy, combating the climate crisis, and developing cutting edge technology. It was House Democrats who fought to bro broaden participan in the stem economies. While bringing we compete grants, thank you, mr. Kilmer, to persistently disdressed communities across the nation. I thank our distinguished chairwoman, Eddie Bernice johnson, for making so much of that possible. Thank you, madam chair. To add the process of crafting the chips and science act, the congress approached this work in a proud, bipartisan spirit. As was witnessed by mr. Lucas beautiful presentation to the rules committee yesterday. This legislation was assembled, then put in with negotiations from both sides of the aisle and both sides of the capitol. It was a product of the committees. In the senate the bill earned 14 republican senators votes for final passage. Here in the house, our america competes act was rooted in bipartisan bills with broad support in the congress and in the country, as i mentioned, six intact republican bills are part of this legislation. It is my hope that this vital legislation will pass today it will pass. It would be my hope that it would pass with a broad bipartisan vote that America Needs and america deserves. As we send the landmark legislation to President Bidens desk, we participate in a Great American tradition. In one of his final speeches, president john kennedy addressed the National Academy of sciences where he delivered a powerful case for science as our north star. His words have stood the test of have with stood the test of time. He said, i believe that the power of science and the responsibility of science have offered mankind a new opportunity. Not only for intellectual growth, but for moral discipline. Not only for the acquisition of knowledge, but for strengthening of our nerve and our will. He knew then and we know now science serves as our nerve and our will to boldly seize the opportunities and tackle the challenges of our time. With this legislation President Biden and the democratic congress, and i would hope in a bipartisan way, proudly charge ahead in this allamerican spirit, with science, science, science and science leading the way. People say to me, well, science or faith . I said, i believe that science is an answer to our prayers. With that, i urge a strong and bipartisan vote for the chips and science bill. I thank all who are involved in this, including mr. Lucas. And our distinguished chair and other chairs on both sides of the capitol and members on both sides of the aisle. With that, i yield back the balance of my time. And i urge an aye vote. Thank you. Ms. Johnson i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from texas reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Lucas mr. Speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, the Ranking Member of ways and means,mr. Brady. Mr. Brady thank you, Ranking Member lucas. Thanks for your leadership. It is official, we are in a recession. Joe bidens economy is a cruel economy. Americans are finding this out more and more each day. This mornings economic report shows negative Economic Growth, infleations crushing our inflations crushing our families, our Small Businesses and our entire economy, and now democrats have confirmed that chips is a green light for higher taxes, corporate really fare and even worse inflation in the corporate welfare and even worse inflation in the future. Tax increases on companies that build and make in america. Theyre insisting on unleashing 80,000 new i. R. S. Agents on American Families, farmers and Small Businesses. Who in their right mind raises taxes as you are interest entering as you are entering a recession . Even now republican sponsors of the chips bill in the senate are urging a no vote. You know, good people can disagree on the contents of semiconductor issues here. My view is that the original bill misses the mark on National Security and provides tax subsidies that arent warranted. China is targeting 10 of our American Technologies and industries, including robotics, biotech, artificial intelligence, on and on. Its a mistake and a missed opportunity to subsidize one and help one, while ceding nine of our industries and technologies to china. I believe our approach should be to lift all of our industries up so they can compete and win against china. I also believe we have the strongest Semiconductor Industry on this planet. No one sells and ships more around the world than we do. We sell nearly half of all the chips. The sales of chips, we sell nearly half of it. Our productions been growing for 20 years. It is one of our biggest exports and we have reliable supply chains because almost half of our chips for america are made here in america. I think theres a smarter way to tackle this issue. I am, like others, stunned by the turnaround. I think the deceit amongst Senate Democrats on taxes and tying it unfortunately to this bill. With that, mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from texas is recognized. Ms. Johnson i yield two minutes to the gentleman from new jersey. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. I want to thank the gentlewoman from texas, the chairwoman, for all her work on this bill. I rise in support of h. R. 4346, the chips and science act, that will lower costs for consumers, create good paying american jobs, and end our dangerous dependence on foreign manufacturers of critical goods. Id like to focus on two key initiatives from the energy and commerce committee. The American People may not know it, but semiconductors are integral to their everyday experiences. They are microchips that are used in automobiles, Consumer Electronics, like washing machines. Over the past 30 years, americas share of Semiconductor Production has plummeted, jeopardizing our National Security and economic welfare. The covid19 pandemic laid bare the vulnerability of our Semiconductor Supply Chains. As a result automakers, medical supply companies and manufacturers of heavy machinery face severe disruptions which drove up prices. The chips and science act appropriates over 5dz 2 billion 52 billion to ensure more semiconductors are produced right here in the United States. Ending our reliance on other countries and lowering costs for consumers. But our competitiveness faces challenges elsewhere. Domestic vendors of Communications Network equipment have dwindled, while the proliferation of networks built using huawei, a Chinese Communist company, have grown. Just this week there were reports about how huawei strategically deployed their equipment in u. S. Networks to maximize their espionage capabilities. This legislation invests 1. 5 billion in the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund for the deployment and promotion of open radio access or open r. A. N. Networks. This deals with 5g technology. This investment will help bring more iovation to huaweis supply chains while also countering the spread of harmful Network Equipment like huawei here and around the world. So, mr. Speaker, this bill is a winwin for our global competitiveness, for our economy, and consumers. And i urge all my colleagues to support it today and i yield back. Ms. Johnson reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from texas reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Lucas mr. Speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from washington state, the Ranking Member, Cathy Mcmorris rodgers. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Mrs. Rodgers thank you, mr. Speaker. China is the biggest threat facing america today. The Chinese Communist party uses its centrally controlled economy to pick winners and losers through massive government subsidies. And handouts that benefit the ruling partys political allies. They do not adhere to free market principles or the high labor and Environmental Standards that we have here in america. This is not a model america should embrace. We succeed when we reward hard work, creative thinking, risk taking and innovation. And ensure that a companys success isnt contingent on the approval, direction or spending by the federal government. I support making chips in the United States, but we cannot lead a new era of innovation through massive government subsidies. We cannot beat china by trying to outspend them. The chips bill unlocks the democrats radical tax and spend spree and will make President Bidens inflation crisis worse. American competitiveness is suffering today as a result of harmful regulatory barriers and record Government Spending. This has resulted in unaffordable high prices on every family, supply chain issues, and as we learned today, the u. S. Is entering a recession. Meanwhile, democrats new reconciliation package spends hundreds of billions of dollars and raises taxes to achieve their grand socialist agenda for more control and more iflaition inflation. To win the future, we need a reliable regulatory and permitting environment that unleashes innovation, secures our supply chains, and ensures American Companies are creating jobs right here at home in the United States of america. Instead of more radical spending, lifting these barriers must be central if we want to secure American Leadership and beat china. I urge a no vote on h. R. 4346. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from texas is recognized. Ms. Johnson mr. Speaker, i urge i yield three minutes to the gentlelady from california. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Mr. Speaker, i rise today in support of the bipartisan chips and science bill. Just over two years ago i joined congressman mccaul to introduce the chips for america act, to reassert American Leadership in the strategically important Semiconductor Industry. Ms. Matsui ill admit, when senators cornyn, warner, and congressman mccaul and i started this effort, a lot of members asked me, why are they so important . Well, i think its clear. This bill answers that question. Semiconductors are fundamental Building Blocks of the 21st century economy and we simply cannot live without them. But since we started this effort, the global shortage has only grown more severe and the need for legislation, more pressing. Thankfully, by passing the chips bill today, were sending a clear message. The United States is still the Gold Standard for innovation. Im glad were acting today because other countries arent waiting. Theyre making aggressive investments to try to surpass us. The European Chips act sets a goal to reach 20 of worldwide Semiconductor Production by 2030. In asia, korea and india offer 50 design credits and taiwan offers a 15 r d credit. So passing chips gives us the tools we need to stay ahead of the pack. Bringing manufacturing and Research Back to the United States will have positive benefits in the short and longterm. As new fabs funded by the chips act come online, they hold the potential to anchor Regional Technology clusters, creating well paying jobs and spreading out americas base of skilled workers. This in turn can provide a more secure, resilient supply chain for the commission critical components our National Security apparatus needs to succeed. This makes america safer and more secure. Im also thrilled to help author legislation included in this package that supercharges americas 5g networks with more is he sill yent supply chains resilient supply chains. This new technology will pave the way for American Companies to enter the Telecom Market and compete. As an author of both chips and funding bills, i know these critical economic drivers will drive innovation and create american jobs, Job Opportunities for years to come. I urge my colleagues to support the chips and science act. With that, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Lucas thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield two minutes to the gentleman from nebraska, a member of the ways and Means Committee, mr. Smith. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from nebraska is recognized. Mr. Smith thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today in opposition to this legislation. When i recently visited with a manufacturer in my district whose products are highly dependent on the access to chips, they told me that chips only comprise 5 of their supply chain challenges. Chips are one of 10 sectors where china is taking seeking to break american dominance. This bill does not address our issues with china, it certainly doesnt address issues with the the other nine issues that also chinas seeking to break american dominance. For the same cost of these chips provisions, we could enact better r d policy, ensure interest expensing and bring i. P. Back to the u. S. Broadbased policies would help all sectors of our economy. Im disappointed also by whats not in this bill, as i am disappointed with what is in it. Im disappointed this bill doesnt include reauthorizations of noncontroversial trade policies which waive tariffs on manufacturing inputs for our domestic merchandizes and ensures fair treatment of products when we export them to developing countries. Renewing these longstanding policies would help address our supply chain crisis, yet House Democrats refuse to bring reasonable reauthorizations to the floor. This bill falls short. Its the wrong bill at the wrong time and i will be voting no. I urge my colleagues to do the same and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from couroklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from texas isis is recognized. Mr. Johnson the speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. Mr. Johnson i yield to the gentleman from massachusetts. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Neal were here to lower costs, create jobs, and supercharge our domestic manufacturing. Domestic manufacturing from time to time has lagged and in this legislation well reinvigorate our chip production nationwide. Well incentivize further research and development and bring 100,000 jobs, goodpaying jobs, to the american family. I dont understand how the other side can be opposed to this. This is an argument about National Security. Thats 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. Lets 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 act. This will bring transformational investments to my district in Central New York and will take long overdue steps to shore up our domestic supply chain for semiconductors. Significantly, this measure has the support of pillars from the Previous Administration on National Security and economic matters. Mike pompeo, former secretary of state, supports it. Wilbur ross, former secretary of commerce, supports it. Mark esper, former secretary of defense, supports it. Robert lighthizer, former u. S. Trade representative, supports it. And robert owe bryan, former National Security advisor, supports it. Thats impactful to me and it should be to all americans. All these former Administration Offi officials recognizing ceding ground on Technological Development to the malign Chinese Communist party. And like me, im sure none of these officials will support the partisan reconciliation package that democrats are cooking up to raise taxes. We cant control that. Were not in the majority. This is a separate bill. And we need to focus on what were voting on today, not tomorrow, not next week, not next month. It is vital we pass this. And i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting chips plus. I will note this in closing, whatever we invest today well get back many times more by the private investment and all the Economic Growth its going to spur. And with that i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from texas is recognized. Mr. Johnson i yield 1 1 2 minutes to the gentlelady from new york. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Mrs. Maloney i rise in support of the chips and science act, a historic bill that should have strong bipartisan support because it will lower costs for American Families and restore American Leadership in industries that are critical to our economic and National Security. This bill is a strong response to countries like china that aim to threaten our industrial base, supply chains, intellectual property, and technology security. This bill will help ensure that america cannot be threatened and will no longer accept the outsourcing of critical industries. We took an important step to address this in the president s infrastructure act, which included an important measure i championed to ensure personal protective equipment is made in america. Never again will new york Health Workers be forced to wear trash bags to protect themselves from a deadly pandemic because china was blocking shipments of personal protective equipment. The chips and science act ensures were making it in america, creating 100,000 goodpaying jobs to manufacture Critical Semiconductor components right here in the u. S. Employing americans. It also turbocharges our research and Development Investment and workforce to ensure americas leading in next generation innovations. I am so proud of the work of the oversight and Reform Committee to support this legislation and proud to cast my vote for it today. I thank you and i yield back. 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 oklahoma, mr. Hern. Mr. Hern mr. Speaker, id like to thank my good friend, a member of my delegation and my colleague, mr. Lucas, for his leadership on this bill. No one has worked harder on this issue and the fact hes willing to stand up against it today is a testament to the importance of stopping the build back broke mrab. America is plan. America is in crisis. Even obamas Economic Advisors agrees that wasteful Government Spending is what got us in this mess. Yet, democrats continue to push for more. Were staring down the barrel of another useless, wasteful build back broke plan that will make us worse. We need to have a bill that lowers taxes and unleashes American Energy and gets americans back to work. When the government spends more, the American People have less. The time to fight is now. I hope all of my colleagues will join me in the opposition to this legislation, and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from texas is recognized. Mr. Johnson mr. Speaker, i yield one minute to our distinguished majority lea leader, leader from maryland. The speaker pro tempore the majority leader is recognized. The majority leader is recognized. Mr. Hoyer thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I regret that we find ourselves in this position of being divided on this bill. This, like every piece of legislation we pass, is not perfect. And very frankly, if we made a judgment on every piece of legislation that we consider that i dont like some other bill, wed be in real trouble. Maybe we are in real trouble. It was a manifesto put out by xi and putin when they put some months ago. Essentially, what that manifesto said, the dictatorships, the authoritarian regimes are going to win because democracies cannot make decisions. Youre too divided, youre too slow. This is what they were thinking about. This is a good piece of legislation. Its not the piece of legislation that i would have written. But it is a good piece of legislation that does good things for america. And more importantly, good things for our competitive status in the world. Mr. Speaker, the pandemic has taught us many lessons. One of those lessons reinforced by Vladimir Putins criminal war against ukraine is that we cannot and must not rely on the unreliable. Let me repeat that. America must not rely on the unreliable. We saw in the pandemic how reliable we were for some of the things we needed to meet the crisis of the pandemic. The minority leader, who told us all that he was going to urge all of his colleagues to vote no on this bill, talked about inflation. One of the reasons we have inflation is because we have shortages. Thats what drives prices up, when demand is high and supply is low. You dont have to be an economist to get that lesson. This bill seeks to address that issue because as we all know chips are ubiquitous in almost everything that we have that has anything to do with electronics. Every day americans see examples of why we must take the next steps to make our supply chain more reliable. This deals with that. But yet, my republican friends urge a no vote. Not because they think this bill is bad. They may. But because they dont like another bill. Thats what xi and putin are counting on. Thats what the autocrats and authoritarians around the world are counting on, that democracies come to a halt. Because as democracies, they debate and they differ and they cant make decisions. Even when a significant number of the Minority Party is for this bill. A third of the United States senate, republicans, voted for this bill. Because they thought it was good for competition between us and china, but between us and everybody else. And thats its so sad for me to come here seeing this division on a partisan basis because of another bill. And so america, if we dont prevail on this bill, will see our Competitive Edge squandered because, as the secretary of commerce says, there are a lot of other countries that will put money on the table and say come to me, im ready. You build your factory here. You build your chips here. And if America Needs chips, if our manufacturers need chips, well, they can come to us. Not good. Good for putin. Good for xi. Not for us. We must not rely on hostile foreign competitors to supply critical components that sustain americas manufacturing base. Chips are at the heart of that. Thats what this bill is about. Thats why we bellied up to the bar. Thats why were putting a lot of money on the table. This is not the reconciliation bill. This is about america, not about republicans or democrats. This is about america. Americas workers, americas competitiveness, americas manufacturers, american technology. I thank the chair for the extraordinary investment she has led in making our research and development compete with china in a way that we will win and we winning, our workers and our people will win. Microchips. In 2022, microchips are in every product from phones to cars to childrens toys. Advanced semiconductors are becoming more and more integral to hightech advanced manufacturing process, making them critical to our economy. Yes, we can wait maybe tomorrow, tomorrow. Maybe until january when the Minority Party takes over, so they think. Maybe well wait until then. Maybe that wont happen and well wait 24 months. And xi and putin will say, hey, yeah, you go to it. Theyre lobbying against this bill. They are lobbying, paying to defeat this bill. Do not be their handmaiden. America needs a unified congress if its going to compete. Indivisible, one nation. One of the best ways for us to ease inflation and bring costs down for American Workers and consumers is to remove the supply pressures by making more of these critical components here in our country instead of relying on importing them from abroad. Thats what we heard over and over and over again from the United States senate. We are making materials here at home, creating jobs and streamlining our supply chains with this bill. This Bipartisan Legislation. 17 republicans, a third of the United States Senate Republicans voted for this bill. This Bipartisan Legislation, the chips and science act, which will always be for me a make it in america act, represents the most significant investment in easing inflation and promoting american manufacturing, innovation that weve seen in a generation. This samake it in america this is a make it in america bill. Every time i say that to an audience, no matter how red or conservative or how blue or how liberal, they all shake their head. Yes, we need to make it in america. Thats what this bill is about. Its not as broad as i and others in the house hoped for, the bill achieves so many of our goals. Dont look a gift horse in the mouth and say no. Makes good on promises that our majority made in the American People to govern responsibly and build a postpandemic economy that works better for americans. But this was a bill that was fashioned in a bipartisan way. And nobody said at the time, well, it will be for this bill if we like every one of the bills youre supporting. What a what a negative way to perceive legislation to approach how you vote. This legislation contains substantial new investment in science, research, and innovation. Again, thank you, Eddie Bernice johnson, which will help us maintain our Competitive Edge, commercialize new discoveries and train our workforce to succeed in a Global Economy. The investments we are making in the legislation are not only a ma major victory, a major victory for american businesses and workers, they achieve a big part of the make it in america plan which ive talked about since 2010. That is making supply chains more resilient. When we make microchips and semiconductors in america, more of our workers and entrepreneurs will surely make it in america. Across america, were now observing made in america week. Isnt that ironic . This is made in america week. And yet we have a bill on the floor who invisits in which invests in making it in america. And the minority leader said on this floor, urging all of my republican colleagues to vote no. Surely not because theyre against making it in america. But because they dont like some of the bill. And theyre going to stamp their feet and have a tantrum about the other bill. This legislation truly looks forward, ensuring our workers and businesses will continue to have opportunities to make it in america, long into the future. This is not about today, its not about tomorrow. Its about the next year, the next 10 years, the next generation. Thats what this bill is about. I plead with my colleagues, dont reject this bill based on a political perception of it. I want to thank again chairwoman Eddie Bernice johnson for her leadership on the houses similar legislation, as well as all the members that had the policies that were incorporated into this bill. Today we have a chance to deliver our promise to enact a major priority from President Bidens economic agenda, and i would suggest a Major Economic agenda of republicans in the United States senate. As articulated by the chairman of their commerce committee. I hope some across the aisle will still vote for this bill. As their republican colleagues in the senate did and as they have signaled they would do for a long time. The politics changed. But the challenge we have has not. And the reality has not. Let us not lose this opportunity. Its disappointing that some in this house have decided to whip against this bill because of its leaderships opposition to the agreement announce agreement announced yesterday in the senate, to move forward with the inflation reduction act. Whether you like that bill or not, do not pay the price of this bill. Do not pay the price of setting our competition with others aside. One would hope that all of us would be for investment in american competitiveness and for reducing inflation in the deficit. Sadly, that seems not to be the case. Nevertheless, i hope well have a bipartisan vote today on this bill. Its come together. To make our supply chain stronger, protect our National Security, invest in our innovationdriven economy. And advantage American Workers so they can make it in america. My colleagues, we talk about the loyal opposition. The loyal opposition need not be loyal to the other party. It does need to be loyal to the country. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Lucas mr. Speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Kelly. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Kelly mr. Speaker, i thank my friend from oklahoma. The distinguished leader was exactly right from in his in his comments. But every single problem we face today globally emanated right here from the same floor. Tax policy, regulation policy drove most of these businesses offshore. They didnt leave because they didnt like america. They left because it looked like america didnt like them. We have seen the erosion of so much of what it is that we are, all because of policy that emanated right from this same floor. And now were trying to do something to correct bad policy in the past. Im in the automobile business. We cant finish building cars because we dont have the product necessary to finish them. Most of the people you talk to said, we didnt leave america by choice. We were forced offshore by policy. And the speaker and i know this because we both are big fans of the steel business. The only thing i would ask my friends on this side, and my colleagues on the other side, there are consequences for past performance. This bill in no way is perfect and mr. Hoyers exactly correct about that. But the question is, what is it that were trying to fix and whose problem is it . The answer is, its our problem because its happening realtime on our watch. We have to do something. Doing nothing is not answer to how we fix this bad situation. But we cant do everything from the house. We have to rely on the senate to participate. And then we look at what we had initially started and say, what did they do to the piece that we were trying to get done . I know the debate can get heated and we can talk about how patriotic we are, we can talk about what the future is not only for ourselves but for our children and our grandchildren and our greatgrandchildren. Every single problem we face today i would suggest mr. Lucas i yield the gentleman another minute. Mr. Kelly i would suggest that all of us need to take a good long look in the mirror and see who it is that can change the future. Theres no sense in talking about what happened in the past. The past is the past and we cannot reclaim it. We can just deal with it. We have a huge problem on our hands today because weve allowed the technology to leave, weve allowed the production to leave, weve allowed the product to leave, and then we come back and say, now weve got to do something to get it back. This may be the bill that does that. I dont know. I dont know. I know from certain states this is a musthave for some of our colleagues. Its a musthave for us to remain competitive. We are in a Global Economy and i can tell you this. I wish this was the same bill that we had proposed back when General Motors was facing bankruptcy because we know then this body, not us, we werent here, we lent them the money to stay alive. They paid it all back in full with interest. This is not that same process. And thats why were so caught trying to figure out what should we do to save this part of the business . What can we do here . Collectively, i just want you all to think, not just over here, but on this side too the speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. Mr. Lucas 30 seconds to the gentleman. Mr. Kelly it comes down to this. Look. Were not republicans and democrats, libertarians or independents in this house. We are truly the American People. Its up to us to fix problems that are bad. Even if we started them ourselves. I just would hope that all our colleagues sit back and take a long look at what it is thats being proposed today and try to figure out, not for yourself, but for the people they represent, the most most of us represent three quarters of a Million People, what is in the best interest of the people you represent, what is in the best interest of the nation that you live in and what is in the best interest of the future of america . With that, i yield back. Mr. Chairman, thank you so much. Mr. Lucas i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from texas is recognized. Ms. Johnson mr. Speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from oregon. Ms. Bonamici thank you. Mr. Speaker, i rise in strong support of the chips and science act. I thank chairwoman johnson for her leadership to bring this bill to the floor today. The pandemic has underscored how important our domestic Semiconductor Supply Chain is. To transportation, the energy sector, National Security and Scientific Achievement and advancement. And with this bill we will make a vital investment in domestic manufacturing and in workers, in oregon and across the country. Im also grateful that this legislation includes two of my bipartisan bills. Im the cochair of the house oceans caucus and my coastal and Ocean Acidification research and innovation act will help protect the health of our ocean, while supporting coastal resiliency, acidification of the ocean and estuaries destabilizes coastal communities, causing longterm economic harm. This bill will strengthen investments in research and monitoring, provide resources to mitigate and increase our understanding of the socioeconomic consequences of inaction. And my building Steam Education act will expand resources and grant opportunities to integrate art and design into Stem Education programs which will better engage students, prepare an innovative work force full of creative and critical thinkers, and enhance the diversity of the stem work force. And overall, mr. Speaker, the chips and science act will grow u. S. Leadership, strengthen our scientific enterprise, Bolster Research and development, grow our domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing base, and onshore critical supply chains. Importantly, it will also support workers and create many quality jobs in oregon and across the country. Thank you to the tireless Committee Staff also for all of their work to bring this bill to the floor today. Mr. Speaker, i strongly urge all of my colleagues to put American Leadership above politics and support this important bipartisan bill. And i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york controls the time and will reserve. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Lucas reserve. At this time, mr. Speaker, i have no additional speakers so i would reserve my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Tonko thank you, sir. I yield myself two minutes. Im excited to advance this legislation that will ensure our nations Economic Growth and security for generations to come. And its a major response to and a solution for inflation. For over 30 years our nations share of Global Semiconductor manufacturing has steadily declined. Declined to dangerously low levels. This Technology Powers our cars, our phones and Critical Infrastructure like traffic lights and military communications. The global chip shortage is not only a National Security concern, but it continues to drive inflation when industries cannot secure the chips necessary to get their products to market. The chips and science act tackles two pressing issues of the day. Strengthening u. S. Comettive competitiveness and lowering costs for consumers. I am proud of the role the house has played in the development of this legislation, tireless work in the house that has secured meaningful guard rails that would guardrails that would prevent companies from investing in our overseas competitors and funds from being used for stock buybacks. These are very critical improvements. I also want to thank chair johnson and the House Science Committee for its work on division b of this package, to support muchneeded boosts to United States research and development. This includes the bipartisan micro act, which compliments chips funding by accelerating micro Electronics Research at the department of energy. I want to recognize ben of the Science Committee staff and darian of my staff for their hard work to develop and enact this critical legislation. Now is the time to recommit to boldly and strategically invest in our nations future, to promote americas economic strength, the wellbeing of our communities, our National Security and our leadership around the world. This transformative legislation will indeed ensure that america can outcompete any nation for decades to come. Lets fight inflation, lets grow jobs, lets make certain that we respond fully to the needs of the day. With that, i yield back, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore does the gentleman reserve . Mr. Tonko ill continue to reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Lucas mr. Speaker, i continue to reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Tonko yes, mr. Speaker. I yield one minute to the gentlelady from michigan. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Mrs. Dingell thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today in strong support of the chips and science act. Semiconductor chips help power nearly every sector of our economy and i have witnessed firsthand how the global chip shortage has led to idle plants and layoffs and continues to hurt the auto industry, Union Workers and our nations competitiveness by the hour. The rally is that we need to make more chips and we need to make them in america. Were at an inflexion point where we can and must cement u. S. Leadership and keep america at the forefront of innovation and technology. The chips and science act will support longterm investments in domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing, including 2 billion for Semiconductor Chips that are critical for the oosk industry automotive industry. Advanced research and development and create good paying american jobs. These provisions will assist in revitalizing our states economies that have been constrained by supply chain vulnerabilities. Reducing production and driving up prices. This isnt just a manufacturing jobs issue, its a vital its of vital importance to our National Security and i urge my colleagues to support this legislation. The speaker pro tempore the gentleladyim