the multiyear procurement, the National Security Supplemental that will invest in our defense industrial base is hugely important.

So, it is a win-win; very good.

The Defense Industrial Base in Camden, Arkansas, remains at the forefront of critical munitions production for our National defense.

Westerman Blasts ESA Rules That Reverse Critical Reforms.

the ``Not One More Inch or Acre Act'' would bar any citizen of China, or any entity subject to Chinese jurisdiction, from purchasing real property in the United States.

the distinction between developing standards and using those standards in a nefarious way

And I do want to make a clarification here. The idea of valuing our natural assets I don't think is a bad idea, and I think the US is probably behind in that, in creating standards.

I am concerned that we are getting behind, and we are allowing people who don't have our best interests at heart to develop these standards, where the US has generally been a leader in standards development around the world.

Chair Westerman's bill would repeal $700 million in funding allocated to the NOAA under Section 40001 of the Inflation Reduction Act.

Clawing back $700 million of Inflation Reduction Act funds designated for coastal resilience funding at NOAA, as Rep. Westerman's bill attempts to do, would move us in the wrong direction toward preparing our coastal communities for…

So, it is really not about a species, it is about habitat. And this bill is focused on restoring habitat, not somehow magically waving a wand and recovering a species. It all comes back to habitat.

this is actually extremely more innovative than just saying, oh, we are going to pull $1.3 billion out of the air from our kids and our grandkids and shove it down to the states with no responsibility.

Many people claim that conservation and economic success are mutually exclusive. However, I believe the two do go hand in hand.

We are borrowing it from our kids and our grandkids. And with no offsets to it, that is pretty irresponsible.

Congress dedicate up to $1.3 billion annually in existing revenue from the development of energy and mineral resources on Federal lands and waters to the Wildlife Conservation Restoration Program.

It was once said some of my colleagues across the aisle aren't always trying to mislead people or mis-state facts, they just know so much about just what isn't so.

However, we greatly appreciate Chairman Westerman's commitment, and his passion for voluntary cooperative conservation.

I would like to thank Congresswoman Dingell and the other Members of the Subcommittee who supported that legislation for your efforts on this important issue.