Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2430, the FDA user fee reauthorization bill that I worked on with my colleagues on the Energy & Commerce Committee. Without Congress' swift action to reauthorize this bill, the FDA would not be…

Mr. Chair, I rise in support of Mr. DeSaulnier's amendment to H.R. 23. Recycling projects provide sustainable water sources that help make our communities drought-resilient. In Sacramento, we are working to build a project that would use…

Mr. Chairman, I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 23. Yet, again, it seems that instead of addressing the issues underlying California's water supply, some of my colleagues are more…

It is my hope that you will take this as a signal of our intentions to continue providing funding in the years to come.

I would like to thank you for your decision in May to release the long-awaited grant agreement for Caltrain's Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project.

Mr. Chairman, I think we need to have good, sound policy. I think it is time for the Governor and our Senators to play a role in this as well. This bill has been passed. We have gotten some things passed, and I know that my friend across…

I personally have had to deal with adjacent jurisdictions trying to come in and dictate how my city should be run.

the IRA's goal was to, and I quote, "rehabilitate the Indians' economic life, and to give him a chance to develop the initiative destroyed by a century of oppression and paternalism."

The return of land to the tribes was and continues to be critical to restoring the tribal way of life.

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle E of title XVI, add the following new section: SEC. 1673. MODIFICATION TO…

Mr. Chairman, if anything, my former chairman, when I was on Armed Services, is consistent. He is right. He has continued to oppose this amendment in the past. But what I ask is: Why not have a 30-year estimate? We have one for the Navy…

Mr. Chair, for decades, our Nation's nuclear weapons and triad have provided us with strategic deterrence against nuclear war and the existential threat it represents. And as is often said, it is essential that these weapons and delivery…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No…

This is why the Carcieri decision has been so troubling in Indian Country.

the purpose of the IRA provisions for fee-to-trust acquisitions was to address energy projects, housing, infrastructure (hospitals, schools, etc.) and reduce checkerboarding.

I think it is really important for us to move forward on a clean Carcieri fix, and I hope that we can work together in a bipartisan way to move forward and continue with our work.

We must ensure that tribes are treated with the fairness and dignity they rightfully deserve.

Mr. Chairman, I want to begin by thanking also my friend, Representative Pearce from New Mexico, for offering this amendment with me. Mr. Chair, during our committee work on portions of this bill, I raised this issue and offered a similar…