Unleash American Energy — Congressional Record, House, May 16, 2022 (H5006)
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Congressional Record, House, page H5006, dated May 16, 2022. It includes one-minute speeches, among them Rose on gas prices under the heading Unleash American Energy, Burchett congratulating Lisa Wilkins on retirement after 32 years of teaching, and Grothman on inflation. It also prints a letter dated May 16, 2022, from Barbara Childs Wallace, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, to the Speaker, transmitting a Notice of Issuance of Final Regulations under the Congressional Accountability Act. The letter states that on May 10, 2022, the House passed House Resolution 1096, approving regulations on unionizing and collective bargaining rights in House offices. The House adjourned until Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at 9 a.m.
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H5006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 16, 2022
UNLEASH AMERICAN ENERGY At a weak moment, she married her NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF FINAL
INDEPENDENCE husband, Kent, and 31 wonderful years REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO
(Mr. ROSE asked and was given per- later, they have raised two daughters, THE CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNT-
mission to address the House for 1 Morgan and Madison, along with their ABILITY ACT
minute and to revise and extend his re- two dogs, Baylee and Brentley. Kent MAY 16, 2022.
marks.) adores his wife, as he should, and says Hon. NANCY PELOSI,
Mr. ROSE. Madam Speaker, today, I she is the best mother, wife, and teach- Speaker of the House of Representatives,
rise as average gas prices across the er anyone could ever dream of. Washington, DC.
I congratulate Lisa on her retire- DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: On May 10, 2022, the
country approach $4.50. The average
ment. I wish her all the best in the House of Representatives passed House Reso-
American household will now have to lution 1096, thereby approving the regula-
spend an extra $2,000 per year thanks to next chapter of her life. I can’t imagine tions adopted by the Board of Directors of
President Biden’s war on American en- her retiring, since she is 1 year younger the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights
ergy. than I am. that were promulgated under section
On his very first day in office, he can- 220(e)(1) of the Congressional Accountability
celed the Keystone pipeline. He has f Act (CAA), 2 U.S.C. § 1351(e)(1), to the extent
since raided the Strategic Petroleum such regulations are consistent with the pro-
visions of the CAA. The approved regulations
Reserve, leaving us unprepared for na- THE INFLATION CRISIS govern unionizing and collective bargaining
tional security emergencies. He has (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was rights in the House offices listed in section
made it more difficult and expensive to given permission to address the House 220(e)(2) of the CAA.
drill for oil. And just last week, Presi- for 1 minute.) Section 304 of the CAA, (2 U.S.C. § 1384) pro-
dent Biden canceled drilling permits in vides that, after congressional approval of
Mr. GROTHMAN. Madam Speaker, substantive regulations, the Board shall sub-
Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. It is ap- we just got back from our home dis-
parent that he wants gas prices to con- mit the regulations to the Speaker of the
tricts, and we all heard different House of Representatives and the President
tinue to rise. I don’t know how else to things, but I am sure I talked to doz- pro tempore of the Senate. Accordingly, on
say it. ens, maybe over 100, people over the behalf of the Board of Directors of the Office
The folks of middle Tennessee know of Congressional Workplace Rights, I am
weekend. The number one topic of con-
exactly who to blame for rising energy transmitting the enclosed Notice of Issuance
cern is inflation.
costs: President Joe Biden. of Final Regulations, together with a copy of
In particular, I ran across someone
Madam Speaker, President Biden the final regulations.
whose house sold for probably 50 per- The CAA further specifies that the en-
must do better. The President’s energy
cent more than I would have thought closed notice be published in the Congres-
policies are crushing middle Ten-
that house would sell for a year-and-a- sional Record on the first day on which both
nesseans while the answer to this crisis
half ago. I am sure it was good for the the House and the Senate are in session fol-
lies right under our feet. We can’t af- lowing this transmittal. Because the ap-
person who sold the house, but I feel so
ford to wait for the next President to proved regulations only govern rights in the
sorry for young people today.
unleash America’s energy independ- House offices listed in section 220(e)(2) of the
Now, why is the cost of housing up so
ence. CAA, the Board requests publication only in
much? The same reason the cost of gas the Congressional Record for the House.
f is up and the same reason the cost of Sincerely,
CONGRATULATING LISA WILKINS food is up. It is because we have a BARBARA CHILDS WALLACE,
(Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given greatly increased money supply. Chair of the Board of Directors,
permission to address the House for 1 I encourage all Americans to get on Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.
your computers, look at M2 and M1, Attachment.
minute and to revise and extend his re-
measure of the monetary supply. That NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF FINAL REGULATIONS
marks.)
is not something that has anything The Congressional Accountability Act of
Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I
whatsoever to do with the war in 1995 (CAA) was enacted into law on January
rise to congratulate my friend Lisa 23, 1995. In general, the CAA applies the
Wilkins—I used to know her when she Ukraine. It is simply overspending on
rights and protections of 14 federal labor and
was Lisa Morgan—on her retirement the part of this Congress. employment law statutes to covered congres-
after 32 years of teaching in the Knox The American Rescue Plan Act, the sional employees and employing offices. Sec-
County school system. first big spending act of the new ad- tion 220 of the CAA addresses the application
Lisa started teaching in 1987 as a ministration, is one of the most fis- of chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code
first-grade teacher at Karns Elemen- cally irresponsible things I have ever (chapter 71), relating to Federal Service
tary School, and she held that position seen. Labor-Management Relations. Section 220(a)
But I encourage all Americans, when of the CAA applies the rights, protections,
for 17 long years. After that, she took
and responsibilities established under sec-
a job at Rocky Hill Elementary School you talk to your Congressman, tell
tions 7102, 7106, 7111 through 7117, 7119
as a teacher for third and fourth grad- them: ‘‘Government is big enough. through 7122, and 7131 of chapter 71 to em-
ers, then became a literacy coach for Please don’t spend any more.’’ ploying offices, covered employees, and rep-
Chilhowee Intermediate School, May- resentatives of covered employees.
nard Elementary School, and Sequoyah f Section 220(d) of the Act requires the
Elementary School. She then returned Board of Directors of the Office of Congres-
sional Workplace Rights (Board) to issue
to teaching first graders for the last 8 LEAVE OF ABSENCE regulations to implement section 220. The
years of her career at Rocky Hill Ele- By unanimous consent, leave of ab- Board adopted final regulations under sec-
mentary School. sence was granted to: tion 220(d) on July 9, 1996; Congress subse-
Lisa’s favorite thing about teaching Mr. GRIFFITH (at the request of Mr. quently approved those regulations; and they
these little kids was the joy she could MCCARTHY) for today on account of became effective on November 30, 1996.
see on their faces, Madam Speaker, Section 220(e)(1) of the CAA further re-
family matters. quires that the Board issue regulations ‘‘on
every day. She loved seeing their sweet
little faces light up every time they en- the manner and extent to which the require-
f ments and exemptions of chapter 71 . . .
tered her classroom, and she took great should apply to covered employees who are
joy in seeing the proud looks on their employed in the offices listed in’’ section
faces when they finally understood a ADJOURNMENT
220(e)(2). The offices listed in section 220(e)(2)
difficult concept. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. include:
SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE
Lisa had a positive impact on so ROSS). Pursuant to section 11(b) of (A) the personal office of any Member of
many students and teachers, Madam House Resolution 188, the House stands the House of Representatives;
Speaker, throughout her career. She adjourned until 9 a.m. tomorrow. (B) a standing, select, special, permanent,
temporary, or other committee of the House
had a special talent for mentoring new Thereupon (at 7 o’clock and 56 min- of Representatives;
teachers and helping them find their utes p.m.), under its previous order, the (C) the Office of the Speaker of the House
footing, and that talent will surely be House adjourned until tomorrow, Tues- of Representatives, the Office of the Major-
missed. day, May 17, 2022, at 9 a.m. ity Leader of the House of Representatives,
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