Madam Chairwoman, I argue for wildlife, for water, and for a better environment, and it is because of these reasons that I encourage my colleagues to vote against H.R. 823.

Madam Chair, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Chair, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 1373, the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act. This bill is very cleverly named to imply that it is safeguarding the Grand Canyon…

Thank you, Mr. President. I say a special thanks to Senator Capito and all she has done, not only in this area but in so many things that affect rural America, certainly, being the cochair of the Rural Broadband Caucus. The list goes on…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, in closing, with the numbers we are facing--trillion- dollar deficits and $23 trillion in debt--what is another $10 billion? Mr. Speaker, it is obvious that Congress…

Mr. Speaker, I am reminded of an old saying, and my dad, who grew up on a Yellow County, Arkansas, farm says it to me often. He says: Son, when you find yourself in a hole, quit digging. Mr. Speaker, if we pass H.R. 2440, we will have…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the bill, to no surprise of my friend from Oregon. Let me help him a little bit with how I give opposition in context. As the ranking member of…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds. Mr. Speaker, in our process, it is not as simple as ``just spend the money.'' It has to go through a process. We call it the appropriations process, Mr. Speaker. You are well aware of it, having…

Madam President, Army CPL Jerry Garrison was reported missing in action on December 2, 1950. After all these years, Corporal Garrison is on his way home to be laid to rest with full honor due to a member of the U.S. Armed Forces. Corporal…

I want to be clear--I understand the charged nature of this proposal and the potential for environmental disruption that can occur when mining operations are present.

Alaska is a beautiful place, and we certainly want to keep it a beautiful place.

As a matter of fact, this is my third term in Congress, and this isn't the first hearing I have had on the Pebble Mine.

Today would be better spent discussing how to move forward the next Water Resources Development Act, a traditionally bipartisan effort.

The facts are that there is a process that is underway, a process that has been established by Congress.

Madam Speaker, this cloak-and-dagger impeachment process is unprecedented, uncalled for, and unfair to the American people. When I, a Member of Congress, am turned away from reading testimony from Chairman Schiff's closed-door hearings…

Mr. Chairman, I want to thank my friend from New York for her working with me on this amendment. I thank her for accepting it. And I want to thank the Chair of the full committee for its report. I want to just close and emphasize that…

Madam Speaker, Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution reads the House of Representatives ``shall have the sole power of impeachment.'' This Speaker does not have that sole power. The full House of Representatives does. Modern precedent…

I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. McHenry). Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Chair, I appreciate my colleague for yielding. I do believe, notwithstanding the lack of warrant or subpoena, the gentleman's…

Mr. Chairman, may I ask how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Arkansas has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.