westerman: madam speaker, we're ready to close. again, i urge adoption of this measure, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlewoman from florida is recognized. ms. leger fernandez: madam speaker, i am grateful for this bipartisan legislation. i also think it gives us a path forward on how -- what we might need to do for all tribes who encounter this issue. but for now, i am very much in support of s. 108 and urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass senate 108. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules -- the gentleman from virginia. >> request a recorded vote, please. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this que

i flew to west berlin with the security people who work out security with the westerman's members of the oppressed office and check the camera angles and i went to gather materials. first stop is where the president would speak and it's very difficult to convey how momentous the place felt. just a few feet away is the water had damaging the second world war i climbed and observation platform to look over the wall into east berlin behind the westerman modern city and on the other side of the wall color listeners, more soldiers and pedestrians, on one side life, the other side twilight. next i went to the office of the american drinking diplomat of what present reagan should not say it east west relations should not say no bashing don't mention all there used to it by now and then i was given a ride in u.s. army helicopter over the wall and from the air it looked even worse from the ground because you can see the guard runs dog towers a killing zone or no man's land. then that evening i broke away from the american party to go to a residential suburb from west berlin were at dinner par

westerman, i was reading through some of the notes on this bill. some of the bulleted points i have here, on oil and gas, the bill would permanently ban new offshore oil and gas lines, raise onshore royalty rates 18.75%. al-shabaab to 14%. -- offshore would go to 14%. you don't have to be a genius to note that is bad for the oil and gas industry and the coal industry as well. could you talk briefly about what impact this would have on our energy security? >> thank you. it is not really bad on oil and gas, it is not on american oil and gas, it is going to benefit russian oil and gas, middle east oil and gas. opec plus, venezuela. we have already seen the administration asking opec, their production, -- opec two up their production while telling the u.s. to stop production. i went to the gulf of mexico in the summer and saw many drilling rigs anchored in shallow water. they're shutting down -- this administration is shutting down oil and gas development in this country while asking our many times adversaries to fill in the gaps. it is an attack on am

chairman rachel the and ramp -- ranking member westerman. yes. i think more than twice five minutes. >> 400 pages. >> is representative titus, you go first. all right. ms. titus? >> thank you, mr. chairman, members of the committee. i'm here to add might voice of support for hr 56, i appreciate you holding this late-night hearing in moving this forward so we can get to the present cycle desk to benefit the american people. as a senior member -- president's desk to benefit the american people. i'm here instead of chairman defazio. i thought for investments in infrastructure that are in this bill, to support the -- improvements on our transportation and water infrastructure in ways that will bring cleaner and better outcomes for our constituents. from tackling climate change and addressing racial and environmental injustices of the past two ensuring our infrastructure can stand up to stronger and more frequent extreme weather events, the stakes are norma's. the opportunity -- the stakes are enormous. the opportunity to adjust them is now. the nearl

westerman, for five minutes. mr. westerman: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor the life of dick antoine, a wonderful man and beloved local radio personality in my hometown of hot springs. dick served in the u.s. air force during the vietnam war and in 2018 retired from his daily talk radio program "talk of the town", where he informed and entertained his faithful listeners for 31 years. dick is not only known for his inciteful interviews and witte commentary but also his leadership. a few of his many projects include the veterans memorial of garland county, hot springs annual christmas parade for over 25 years and the veterans day parade for 17 years. families will cherish the memories of dick's characteristics of santa claus, the world's tallest leprechaun and also in a chicken costume. dick's legacy will live in the minds and memories of hot springs residents and his presence will be sorely missed. my condolences to dick's family and many friends as we grieve his passing and celebrate his life. mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the work