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I have no further speakers. I urge passage of H.R. 5238, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have no further speakers at this time. I urge passage of H.R. 4890, and I yield back the balance of my time.

So you'd like to get people out there in the field ----

So your funding was decreased.

Because many tribal communities are economically reliant on development of energy resources on their lands, but face barriers to using those resources, I am glad we are devoting a hearing that will address continuing concerns, and air…

Sure, because we are still a democracy, are we not?

But listening to my colleagues, it would seem that if anyone has a personal opinion about someone, that it should automatically exclude them from working in the FBI or working any place else and that justice should not be blind anymore.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois will be postponed. Amendment No. 29 Offered by Mr. Johnson of Louisiana The Acting…

I would hope that in the future, Congressman Roskam, the gentleman from Illinois, as well as Mr. Blumenauer would consider that no law should be different for the States and the territories, to allow the territories' people to be treated…

May I ask how much time do I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I think that the island of St. John, where we are actually about to rebuild our school, would be a great place for you to try another pilot out for these young people.

My great concern is that this commit does what it needs to do to hold the Federal Government accountable.

I think it is really important for us to do these assessments now as we are coming up to the hurricane season.

You arrived, you said, about a week after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico.

Are we prepared for a hurricane in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, or one or two?

In October, bipartisan members of this committee sent a letter to DHS and have been requesting from FEMA response for that letter related to these hurricanes.

Part of the oversight and government reform purpose is to oversee and ensure that operations of the government are working smoothly and efficiently.

I want to extend my thanks to you for the work that you do, not just in this last horrendous wildfire.