when it comes to talking to mr. garamendi, i would also use the word tenacious. he was a wonderful partner to try to actually get something done. there are so many members of congress that are more interested in complaining about problems or about having the hot tweet of the day. but in john garamendi, there is a member that actually wants to get things done. what a delightful characteristic to have in a member of congress. and so our version, h.r. 4996, of course, i thought it was a perfect piece of legislation, but, you know, the senate is entitled to their own opinions. and so we'll bring up their version. but i think it's worth us reminding ourselves, how did we get here? we talk about a supply chain crunch. we talk about a supply chain crisis. how did we get here? and will this bill actually help? the influx of federal dollars injected in the economy and the way in which the pandemic shifted consumer spending has faced, has forced u.s. ports to face unprecedented cargo -- volumes of cargo. just stuff incoming, nonstop at a level at which this country has not

garr meppedy -- garamendi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. garamendi: thank you, madam speaker. i've heard over and over again we ought to hard owrn schools, we ought -- harden our schools, we ought to have every teacher have a gun. one question needs to be asked as that argument goes forward. why? why do we need to do that? we need to do that because an 18-year-old was able to buy two ar-15's, go to the school and shoot up all of the students and teachers. 19. that's presumably why we have to harden our schools. maybe it's time for us to come to the reality. that it's time for us to pass commonsense gun safety legislation. this particular piece of legislation does just that. it doesn't take away the second amendment rights, but what it does is to provide every american with the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. and not to have to worry about whether their school has been hardened sufficiently to prevent an 18-year-old with two military-style weapons to enter that school. it's time for us to act. pass this legislation. the

mr. beyer: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. garamendi of california, ms. barragan of california, mr. suozzi of new york, ms. moore of wisconsin, mr. mceachin of virginia, mr. evans of pennsylvania, mr. ryan of ohio, mr. lowenthal of california i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 2377. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. jim cooper of tennessee, i inform the house that mr. cooper will vote yes on h.r. 2377. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from delaware seek recognition? miss blerg: madam speaker -- ms. blunt rochester: as the member designated by miss base of california, mr. lamb of pennsylvania, and pl r mr. torres of new york, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 2377. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. johnson of south dakota, i inform the house that mr. john

mr. garamendi: thank you, mr. speaker. a big thank you to defazio, napolitano, graves, rouzer and their incredible staff they put together. the water resources development act of 2022. there's always talk about congressional dysfunction and that's certainly true in the senate but not here in the house of representatives. this is the fifth consecutive biennial wrda the house has brought to the floor since 2014. the resources development act provides key provisions for solano and yolo county, the bay area san joaquin delta and all of california's third congressional district. specifically the water resources development act directs the army corps of engineers to direct the economic and national security benefits of drenling the strait channel which has not been studied since 1999. this is the first step in my ongoing efforts to increase federal investment at the island and ship facile nirs u.s. navy and coast guard including the private investment announced by the dry dock company. it authorizes $50 million for environmental

garr meppedy -- garamendi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. garamendi: thank you, madam speaker. i've heard over and over again we ought to hard owrn schools, we ought -- harden our schools, we ought to have every teacher have a gun. one question needs to be asked as that argument goes forward. why? why do we need to do that? we need to do that because an 18-year-old was able to buy two ar-15's, go to the school and shoot up all of the students and teachers. 19. that's presumably why we have to harden our schools. maybe it's time for us to come to the reality. that it's time for us to pass commonsense gun safety legislation. this particular piece of legislation does just that. it doesn't take away the second amendment rights, but what it does is to provide every american with the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. and not to have to worry about whether their school has been hardened sufficiently to prevent an 18-year-old with two military-style weapons to enter that school. it's time for us to act. pass this legislation. the