Thank you for the opportunity to testify and I look forward to your questions.
I thank this committee for its continued dedication to this issue.
Human trafficking is a heinous crime.
this is a huge challenge for us
I am excited for the House Committee on Natural Resources to visit Hot Springs on Monday.
I would like to go down the panel and have you give me your Number one improvement you think could be made to the Historic Leasing Program.
You are always welcome in Hot Springs, as well as all of my fellow Members of Congress.
And also welcome my colleague from Little Rock, Representative French Hill, who is joining the Committee today.
It is a program I am eager to explore, improve, and potentially provide to other Americans across Arkansas and across the country.
Without the innovation provided by the Historic Leasing Program, our town would not be as successful as it is today.
I am eager to hear from our witnesses about the good work they have done promoting this program.
I was especially glad to see us mark up the bill last week that looked at addressing the maintenance backlog.
Thank you for being here. And welcome everyone to Hot Springs, which is also my hometown.
I am eager to explore, to improve, and to potentially provide to other Americans across Arkansas and across the country.
I also want to welcome my fellow Committee member, Amata Radewagen, from American Samoa.
It is an honor to have you here with us today, and I appreciate your service, not only to the Members in your district in Utah, but to the c...
We need bilateral trade agreements or let us get back into--let us reopen the discussions with TPP.
They understand, you know, that we need not only free trade but fair trade.
