Mr. Speaker, I rise today to memorialize the tragic passing of Chelsey Jean Hood Russell of Denver, Colorado. Throughout her life, Chelsey displayed extraordinary strength. She gave birth to her daughter 3 days before acing the Colorado…

I think this committee has worked on a bipartisan basis, and I have the highest regard for the Chairman and the Ranking Member.

I realize I am a bit over my time, but I think it would be important for us to hear.

I hope we can avoid it.

I feel that I have to defend the Commissioner in that what he said is factual.

It's disappointing to me that we have to have a hearing to get a letter back on something that over a quarter of this body asked about.

Mr. Speaker, recently, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe watched in anger as an oil pipeline project near their homes moved forward. Sadly, the tribe's concerns about the impact on their drinking water and on sacred lands was not properly…

I for one concur in your conclusion there, sir.

I thank the gentleman from Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I actually wanted to touch on something that is a little bit different. Look, we have all seen the documents. We have all heard the argument, even this evening, on the bad acts. Now I want to…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Jordan). Under the Obama administration, the IRS has consistently proven that it cannot be trusted to serve the best interests of the American people. Unelected bureaucrats like Lois Lerner…

The United States has an interest in making sure that around the world, particularly with allied nations, human rights and democracy are respected, whether their leaders fall on the right side of the spectrum or the left side of the…

I would like to thank the gentleman from Alabama for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule and the underlying legislation, H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act. In recent years, a disturbing trend has emerged among…

I authored legislation that the Senate passed in April to address many of these concerns.

I do not know what the political will here in the United States will be to continue to support the Afghans.

The sooner they accelerate their actual actions... then the better the political will will be here.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And, General, thank you so much for your work and the Corps' work both in terms of the ongoing projects as well as the emergency situations that all of us face and you handle so very well.

However, a couple of bumps, well, let's say pipelines and property have perhaps put this project in jeopardy.

It is authorized. It is the Hamilton City project in California. It is really the first of its kind in which the environmental organizations and the Nature Conservancy are working with the Corps and the local community to establish both…