I thank Mr. Obernolte for bringing his expertise in water to the House floor. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Newhouse), the chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus, someone who is no stranger to…

I thank the gentleman from California, and I also agree with him that we haven't taken action. D.C. is fiddling while the West burns again. Here we are, getting ready to break for August recess with nothing to show, nothing to tell the…

I thank the gentlewoman for highlighting how the drought is affecting the Midwest, not just the West, and for pointing out that our colleagues across the aisle and the administration not only have not taken any action and don't have a…

I thank the gentleman for his comments and for his work and for his solutions approach to what we can do to intervene in these drought situations. Next I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Obernolte), who is no stranger to dry…

I thank the gentlewoman for reminding us that we do need to have our priorities in order, that there are important things that we are failing to address here in Congress. We are getting ready to break for the August break, and nothing will…

I thank Mr. Stauber for his leadership on the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources and his participation in all the things we work on trying to do conservation through the Natural Resources Committee. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the…

I offer this motion to recommit for one simple reason: so our defenders, the National Guard and the Capitol Police, can have the funding they need to continue protecting Americans day in and day out. This motion does what Congress has been…

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Womack of Arkansas moves to recommit the bill H.R. 4346 to the Committee on Appropriations. The…

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. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 202, nays 218, not voting 10, as…

Mr. Bonnie's prior service and work in the private sector should be helpful if he is confirmed as FPAC Under Secretary.

What we do not want to do is have producers sign up and then, with subsequent lawsuits, all of this, you know, being thrown up in the air.

Today we welcome former Congresswoman Torres Small, the administration's nominee for Under Secretary of Rural Development, and Robert Bonnie, nominated to lead the Farm Production and Conservation, or FPAC, mission area.

Her knowledge will prove valuable as the Under Secretary for Rural Development, as it oversees three agencies: the Rural Utility Service, the Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business Cooperative Service.

I am concerned that the Department has announced inflation-adjusted CRP soil rental rates.

As a testament to the gentleman's amendment, I am a proud cosponsor of that particular amendment and I am pleased that he has offered such. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I misspoke earlier…

I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from New Jersey (Ms. Sherrill).

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. Amendments En…

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from San Angelo, Texas (Mr. Pfluger), a very distinguished member of the freshman class of this Congress, a member of the Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security Committees. I am proud of his…