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I encourage the majority to put their estimates to the test. Let's make this a bill with a 7-year sunset like the amendment that I proposed. Let's come back, look at it, and see if it really did save money. If it really did save species…
I thank the gentleman from Idaho for making a point that it is really the underlying reason that we should be--or the underlying question we should be talking about is, Why do we need to recover America's wildlife? It is because we have…
I know that we all like the idea of dynamic scoring, and I spend a lot of money on hunting and fishing myself, as do a lot of other Members of Congress. But CBO, unfortunately, does not take that into account. I know we all think that this…
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed. Amendment No…
In closing, I just want to go back through the facts as we know them. We know that we need to do better habitat management, whether it is forest, rangelands, oceans, rivers, or lakes. We know there are areas where we need to manage better…
I also rise in support of this amendment en bloc. None of the amendments included in this amendment en bloc would add more spending to this bill. Three of the amendments in this en bloc amend title I by adding more flexibility for State…
There are some wonderful groups out there that do great work, but this bill is not about funding private groups or nonprofit groups. This bill is about funding State and Tribal entities. It is what it was originally about. It has changed…
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 231, nays…
Once again, we all have invasive species that we deal with. It is something we should be focusing on. We just don't need another duplicative Federal program to do that. Madam Speaker, I encourage a ``no'' vote on the amendment, and I yield…
I will point out that even though there is a reporting requirement in the legislation, once you approve mandatory, permanent spending, then Congress loses our leverage. Creating a permanent program doesn't bode well for oversight from…
Again, I support this group of amendments en bloc and encourage a ``yes'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time.
I again encourage adoption of these amendments, and I yield back the balance of my time.
This amendment would actually make the bill worse by authorizing nonprofit organizations to receive funding under title I. This amendment is in direct contravention to the original intent of this legislation, which is to empower States and…
Like Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, who at least is honest. He says the U.S. the most heavily incarcerated country in the world has an under incarceration problem.
voters will vote for somebody who is strong and wrong over somebody who is weak and right.
I think you`ve got to be able to talk about the AR 15 style weapons and whether that`s an 18 or 21 age, you have to at least have a conversation about that.
My job as president is to take care of the American people. And I have done my best to take good care of this country. We are safer, we are more secure, we are more prosperous. But in the end, what we stand for? The values we embraced and…