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Jeff Denham
@jeffdenham· Republican · CA· Feb 28, 2016

You have our full support in your effort to remove the doubling requirement for striped bass contained in the Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Feb 28, 2016

We are listening to the American people, and their pain and their needs rather than hustling all over the country collecting millions of dollars from the 1 percent.

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Jeff Duncan
@jeffduncan· Republican · SC· Feb 28, 2016

While the Department of the Interior concludes the planning period for the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf...

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Feb 27, 2016

Real change never occurs from the top on down, but always from the bottom on up.

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Dan Newhouse
@dannewhouse· Republican · WA· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of my amendment to H.R. 2406, the SHARE Act, and urge my colleagues to support its adoption. This amendment is very straightforward. It simply requires the Forest Service to publish a notice in the…

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Dan Newhouse
@dannewhouse· Republican · WA· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I would only say that since this is a bill, the SHARE Act, about public access, about use of our treasures, our national forests and public lands, all we are asking from the Forest Service is a little bit of transparency…

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Dan Newhouse
@dannewhouse· Republican · WA· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: After section 1502, insert the following: SEC. 1503. PUBLICATION OF CLOSURE OF ROADS IN…

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Debbie Dingell
@debbiedingell· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Womack). The gentlewoman from Michigan is recognized for 5 minutes.

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Bruce Westerman
@brucewesterman· Republican · AR· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment that is a commonsense amendment that prevents discrimination against hunters on public Federal lands by preventing the Forest Service from creating their own hunting laws that are in…

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Debbie Dingell
@debbiedingell· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alaska will be postponed. Amendment No. 16 Offered by Mr. Huffman The Acting…

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Debbie Dingell
@debbiedingell· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I have nothing but the utmost respect for my colleague from Alaska. I actually think that he and my spouse share the same sportsmanship policies of hunting, but this rule just simplifies and updates procedures for closing an…

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Debbie Dingell
@debbiedingell· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chairman, with nothing but the deepest respect for my colleague from Alaska--and I even want to tell him, I was afraid to stand up without getting clearance from one of your other good friends, the resident hunter in my household--but…

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Bruce Westerman
@brucewesterman· Republican · AR· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill, H.R. 2406. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania)…

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Don Beyer
@donbeyer· Democratic · VA· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Smith). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have…

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