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What I would like to say is, I would like to appeal to my Democrat colleagues. Don't force us, don't force the American people, to rely on Communist China by taking over our private market and forcing the American people to have to rely on…
A large metropolitan law enforcement agency with the consent of the governed has the ability to purchase whatever equipment they need, but the bottom line is the civilian authorities get to decide, and the taxpayers pay for it. But there…
Rather than defund police, this amendment restores civilian authority over law enforcement. And I will submit to you that a small law enforcement agency doesn't need a military-grade tank to rescue stranded individuals due to a hurricane…
A small law enforcement agency being able to order massive amounts of military equipment directly from the battlefields of this country and to do it without consent of the governed is wrong, and that is what this amendment will get at. Mr…
That needs to be taken as seriously as any other violation at the airline.
I would say, actually, I have been recently made aware of the actions of American Airlines to hold these townhalls...
What happens in our communities comes to our aircraft, and the more that we can do to lift up people of color...
Rage has become the defining emotion of our times, and we witnessed rage from Trump and Members of Congress when Trump lost the election.
I am dedicated to protecting my constituents from verbal and physical abuse, and disruption as they continue to do their jobs and serve our travelers.
A recent American Forests Foundation methodology that Congressman Bishop mentioned during the September 23 hearing is aimed specifically at allowing smaller forest owners to engage by offering a platform for them to access carbon payments.
Some of the risks associated with carbon markets as they are currently structured is that the early adopters... could possibly be excluded from participating.
I also helped secure $60 million in this year's budget for the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program.
It is indeed very timely with the climate challenges with which we are faced, and as indicated, our farmers are among the greatest stewards of our environment.
I can go to, say, my timber growers and encourage them to engage in markets in which they would likely only receive a very small percentage of exactly the value of what they are creating.
I am skeptical of this whole business because a lot of folks make a lot of money.
And that is why I introduced H.R. 3442, the National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021, an increase in Federal investment in prescribed burns as a preseason wildfire mitigation strategy.
If you could put out some type of a rule about what we can address and what we can't address so that we can hold both sides accountable, I think that would be in order.
That is what scares me about the application of this to agriculture is that the people who are ultimately responsible for America's food supply may be signing up for something that in some cases has a 100 year requirement on it.