Madam Speaker, listening to the other side, and listening to my friend from Pennsylvania, I hear a lot about uncertainty; that we are not sure what we are here for; we are not sure what we are going to bring up on the House floor. Well, I…

Madam Chair, again, I support the amendment. It is going to be needed as these fires continue to rage, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Madam Chair, I rise in support of the amendment. Madam Chair, Leader McCarthy's amendment presents a commonsense solution. As he knows all too well from his efforts resolving water issues, communities in California and elsewhere in the…

Madam Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Herrell).

Madam Chair, I claim time in opposition to this amendment, even though I might not necessarily oppose it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Arkansas is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chair, I am glad we are finally here on the floor today talking about an issue that is important to our whole country. I appreciate the gentleman from Colorado and his concerns…

Madam Chair, I know the distinguished gentleman, Mr. Hoyer, has left the Chamber, but I did want to personally thank him for putting the Senate NEPA streamlining bill on the suspension calendar today. I hope we can work on more issues like…

Madam Chair, as the designee of the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy), I offer amendment No. 1. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 135, line 9, strike…

Madam Chair, I rise in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Arkansas is recognized for 5 minutes.

Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I know there is a lot of talk about the IIJA and what a great bill it was. It was the largest infrastructure bill passed in the history of the world. It was so important that it never…

Madam Chair, more and more of or forests are going up in flames. More forests are being categorized as subject to catastrophic wildfire. We are losing this fight. We need a new game plan. We need work on this in a bipartisan manner. There…

Madam Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. McClintock). Mr. McCLINTOCK. Madam Chair, this is the Democratic equivalent of fiddling while our forests burn. They call it the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency…

Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to Schrier amendment No. 2 which would fund additional research for post-fire weather assessments. This amendment suffers from the same shortcomings…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Marine Sergeant Major Randal S. Jernigan, the United States Marine Corps JROTC from my alma mater, Catholic High School for Boys, in Little Rock on a very happy and healthy retirement. Jernigan…

Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I just want to point out those weren't my words. That was the information we got from the U.S. Forest Service that said there is no funding in this bill. If this bill passes without…

Madam Chair, many of the water and power users in the Colorado basin were not consulted on this $500 million Colorado River provision and don't even know what it would be used for. That is another reason why we should actually work on…

Madam Speaker, I really don't understand this debate, talking about the PACT Act, my friend from Massachusetts. That has passed the House. Let the Senate do its work. We supported it here. Let's be serious here. I voted for the bill. The…

Madam Chair, this is a commonsense, good amendment that the leader has offered. I urge its adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr…