the guidance from our health experts over the past year has been conflicting and inconsistent, and that heightens the distrust in these institutions.

I think all of us can agree that students suffer when they are not in school.

Hopefully, that answered your question.

Mr. President, the debate on President Biden's massive plan to expand social programs has focused primarily on its enormous cost. Remarkably, little attention has been paid to the content of those policy changes. Yet the expensive…

Any estimate at all on what the actual eligibility demand would look like if every logging contractor that needed help ended up getting some?

We shouldn't build a public school in Maine that doesn't have also some kind of biomass boiler or something built into it.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses about how policies can be put together here in Congress that will help them to be successful businesses.

One of the obstacles, as I see it, to wildfire risk reduction is the lack of markets for small diameter wood.

I really appreciate the fact that you bring so many years of experience and understanding into this job.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that, following my remarks, Senator Lankford and Senator Scott of South Carolina be recognized to speak and to complete their remarks prior to the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection…

One bill out there, H.R. 2612, the RESTORE Act, introduced by my friend, Congressman Doug LaMalfa of California.

The lobster industry has taken a big hit, and weaponization of the courts is, I think, the perfect way to put it.

Congress must work in bipartisan fashion to help better serve the forestry industry.

Protecting our environment doesn't have to be bad for business, and I think our witnesses proved today that that is certainly not the case in places like Maine and Minnesota and a lot of others.

I know in Maine, we are really looking at policies that could turn our State into a bit of an energy island...

I believe it is our responsibility to support industries like those that we have in our forested States and communities.

I think it was clear from the testimony today that the military, or at least the two Generals that were in front of us believe that maintaining some presence in Afghanistan would be a good idea. The President obviously rejected that advice.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to support the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act. I am so grateful for the leadership of Chair DeLauro, who I know has worked tirelessly on this critical legislation, and for the…