These policies may be making environmental law firms rich, but they are killing our national forests.

Thank you for doing a second round of questioning. I want to publicly acknowledge the input we have had from Democrats on this bill.

If we truly want clean air, clean water, better wildlife habitat, more biodiversity, thriving rural communities that can supply renewable, American-made building products, energy, paper, and packaging products, then we will pass this bill…

I have stated before that the forests need industry much worse than industry needs forests today.

NAHB strongly supports Representative Westerman's Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017.

I commend Chairman McClintock for holding this hearing today and taking steps to discover what barriers the Administration is facing.

I will ask them, do you like trees? Do you like healthy forests? And Republicans, Democrats, Independents alike like healthy forests.

I applaud this bill, and I support continued action on it.

I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak as in morning business for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Honoring Lieutenant Patrick Weatherford

I believe that without the types of services that the VA provides, you cannot find those in the private sector.

We need to do that with whatever it takes in the future or we are going to get ourselves in trouble.

If you could craft a situation where you could actually increase the medical school classes and then also the residencies, which are a huge problem too, that would be a great deal.

The idea of increasing--well, first of all, I agree that the fact that we can reward people for going in is a great idea, and I think it actually would work.

I rise today to pay respect to a law enforcement officer in my home State of Arkansas who lost his life in the line of duty yesterday, Monday, June 12, 2017. Lieutenant Patrick Weatherford of the Newport Police Department joined other…

today, I speak in favor of the Iran sanctions bill. I am an original cosponsor of the bill, so it should come as no surprise that I support it. My only concern is that we did not pass it sooner. As I stand here today, I cannot help but…

Did Donald Trump or any of his associates in the campaign collude with Russia in hacking those e-mails?

I think Mark Green is an excellent choice for USAID, and I congratulate you on your choice there.

I believe that you change the world through relationships.