I was pleased to be a part of a bill with Senator Lummis giving the agriculture community assurance they would not be subject to PFAS liability claims.

I was pleased to be a part of a bill with Senator Lummis giving the agriculture community assurance they would not be subject to PFAS liability claims.

It is, again, a pleasure to be here.

The People's Republic of China (PRC) has been seeking to increase its influence in the Freely Associated States and other Pacific nations.

Guam has and continues to be strategically important for not only U.S. security, but also peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.

I am in favor of actions that lead to the safety and protection of Guam, an island that I call home.

Guam is the 'Tip of the Spear' when it comes to the Defense of the United States.

That 'siloed' thinking plagues most bureaucracies and agencies.

Our segmented view of the landscape has led us to tragedy after tragedy.

Let us all go forth from this hearing determined to evangelize to save our forests.

This saved the city of South Lake Tahoe from the Caldor Fire just 2 years ago.

We have created tragedy after tragedy across the West, and we need solutions.

I invite any legislator or regulator, state or federal, to come with me to this devastation. Leave your photographer behind, put on boots and let's go.

I think after 50 years we are entitled to ask how the forest environment is doing.

I agree, this should not be a partisan issue.

It is easier to blame the cow. Look up. Watch nature. She will talk to you.

Congress has an important role in this effort, both by providing equitable funding to Tribes and by creating a legal framework that enables Tribal stewardship not just on Tribal lands, but across the landscape.

We need to fix that.