"In the name of making things better for the wood products industry, this bill would actually do the opposite."
"The facts are when President Biden came into office, he undid every policy that was there that was aimed at securing our border and opened up the border."
"I don't see who benefits from that."
"Thank you for what you do. Much of what our Committee works on deals with rural America."
"These are hearings that we try to do across the country, in many different places, to address the concerns of the Natural Resources Committee."
"This year's budget request is $17.5 billion, a 6 percent decrease from the fiscal year 2024 enacted level of $18.7 billion."
"I am concerned about the mandatory use of the project labor agreements, which can result in cost overruns and higher construction costs."
"In my more than 20 years working on veterans issues in both the House and the Senate, I can't recall a single year when the budget request for veterans health care went down."
"Guam is an important strategic hub we all agree that plays a crucial role with INDOPACOM."
"I think we could agree that the Budget Request can reasonably be characterized as tight and that's not your fault."
"Great opportunity for veterans. The only thing that would be bad is if we couldn't--you know, once we've said the benefit is there."
"I want to put that on the table and, you know, see if you have a response, but there's just, I think, a number of things and this is probably the biggest one of not unintended consequences but consequ..."
"I'll tell you something, I'm going to give you this election back, and if you'll give it to me, I won't be like George Bush. I'll never forget who gave me a second chance, and I'll be there for you un..."
"This committee is committed to territorial self-determination and improving the livelihoods of all Americans on the islands."
"I want to thank them for working tirelessly to bring the issues important to their districts to this committee."
"I appreciate all the help that you all provided to us in coming up with the new COFA agreement."
"But the relative amount of rise right now compared to 400 feet of rise and fall is hard to fathom."
"This is not just a break from tradition; it is a radical pivot by Secretary Haaland and Director Klein with catastrophic repercussions for our energy future."
