Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding to me. We, in the San Joaquin Valley, know that where food grows, water flows. That is not just a saying; that is the truth. It takes water to grow the food that we rely on to sustain…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title II, add the following: SEC. 204. GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY. The Bureau of…

I would really like to know the work that has been done since last year up until this point.

I think, you know, back to the medical training, yeah, I agree that the doctors that come to the VA are well-trained doctors, I don't dispute that for a second, but a 90-minute, Web-based course to me seems like it is really not deep…

Tribes need to be able to maintain their ability to have land taken into trust.

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment to H.R. 23. This amendment updates a small portion of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, or the WIIN Act, to protect endangered species and assess water storage…

Like most Members of Congress, I am very concerned about resolving the Carcieri decision in an equitable way for tribes.

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title IV, insert the following: SEC. 406. NEW MELONES RESERVOIR. The authority…

I would agree, and think that most tribes that come before this Committee also agree that much more needs to be done.

Mr. Chair, before I proceed, I wanted to take a quick few seconds to thank and recognize Chairman Thornberry and Ranking Member Smith as a freshman member of the 115th Congress. It has been refreshing to see such bipartisan tone in…

Mr. Chair, I will point out that those figures are incorrect as stated by my colleague. In 2015, the DOD paid $2.03 for 77,660 gallons of fuel at a 10 percent blend. I just wanted to correct the record because those are the accurate…

Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 3 printed in part…

I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Carbajal moves to recommit the bill H.R. 23 to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), who is the ranking member on the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2200, a bill to reauthorize $130 million in currently appropriated funds in order to continue, over the next 4 years, critical and…

Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his outstanding leadership and candor on our committee. I want to give a special shout-out to our chairman, Mr. Thornberry, who shaved an hour and a half off our deliberations a couple…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the author of this important legislation, Mr. Chris Smith; and I thank Chairman Royce for bringing it to the floor. I support this bill and I encourage my colleagues to do so as well. Mr. Speaker, I yield back that…

Mr. Chairman, here we go again. Today, we are debating a bill that many of my California colleagues and I have opposed time and time again on this House floor. This bill allows Washington, D.C., politicians to pick winners and losers when…