We would love to see Congress move in some of these areas and we believe that that is an important initiative to address.

I thank this committee for its continued dedication to this issue.

Human trafficking is a heinous crime.

We need to move toward requiring things like E-Verify that allows us to find out who should be here.

Thank you for the opportunity to testify and I look forward to your questions.

I think there is definitely an attempt by the administration and specifically the USCIS to evaluate the visa process.

I have found that it was a highly partisan Act, highly partisan piece of legislation that was passed back in the early 1970s.

Overall, the purpose of my bill is to update a 45-year-old law to protect the Endangered Species Act from the current abuse it receives.

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I am excited for the House Committee on Natural Resources to visit Hot Springs on Monday.

I would like to go down the panel and have you give me your Number one improvement you think could be made to the Historic Leasing Program.

It is a program I am eager to explore, improve, and potentially provide to other Americans across Arkansas and across the country.

I am eager to hear from our witnesses about the good work they have done promoting this program.

And also welcome my colleague from Little Rock, Representative French Hill, who is joining the Committee today.

I also want to welcome my fellow Committee member, Amata Radewagen, from American Samoa.

I was especially glad to see us mark up the bill last week that looked at addressing the maintenance backlog.

It is an honor to have you here with us today, and I appreciate your service, not only to the Members in your district in Utah, but to the country, and the work that you do on the Natural Resources Committee.