“I want the House to pass this bill. It makes the Department of Homeland Security practice responding to a terrorist attack during extreme cold weather.”

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3106) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a collective response to a terrorism exercise that includes the management of cascading effects on critical infrastructure during times of extreme cold weather, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows:”

“I want the House to pass this bill. It requires the Department of Homeland Security to run a practice exercise on responding to a terrorist attack during extreme cold weather. This will help our country prepare for attacks that happen during major winter storms.”

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3106, the Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025. This legislation requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through appropriate offices and components of DHS to develop and conduct an exercise featuring the participation of Federal, State, local, Tribal, territorial agencies, and private-sector stakeholders focusing on a collective response to terrorism that includes the management of the cascading effects on critical infrastructure that results from the occurrence of a terrorist attack during an extreme cold weather event. DHS must then provide an after-action report to Congress consisting of initial findings, plans to incorporate any lessons learned into future DHS operations, and any proposed legislative changes informed by this exercise. This legislation will help strengthen the United States’ ability to respond to terrorist threats, especially when they might coincide with extreme weather events. Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.”

“I want the House to pass this bill.”

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Kennedy and congratulate him on his hard work. Nobody knows how to remove snow quite like those Buffalo Bills fans, especially on game day. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 3106, and I yield back the balance of my time.”

• Little substance
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  Speech on a bill

  Signal 31 of 100

  Much of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points.

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