Mr. Chair, during rollcall Vote No. 669 on H.R. 5894, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``no'' when I should have voted ``aye.'' Stated against:

Mr. Speaker, indeed, today we have yet another extreme Republican appropriations bill that focuses more on tax breaks for wealthy tax cheats than keeping our communities safe. When asked what bothers them most about taxes, nearly…

I want to thank you for not just keeping his memory alive, but everyone else who we lost that day.

Every day is Veterans Day, and we appreciate your service to our great nation.

Well, guess what the CJS appropriations bill would do to the FBI. It would cut it by $400 million.

This bill would direct the United States Forest Service and Department of the Interior to conduct a comprehensive assessment of accessibility options.

People are getting taken advantage of. And whether it was decades ago or it was this morning, I have learned there is power in numbers.

I think that is just a reminder that the Committee not lose sight of the human component here as well as this conversation continues to grow.

I think if there is not an effort to make Spanish-first or at least bilingual in these tools, especially in specialty crops where we have predominantly Spanish-speaking workers, then the tools are unlikely to succeed.

America's public lands are for everyone, regardless of who you are and how you access them.

I would point out that in New Mexico we have some very strong cross-deputization laws in place, and it is working.

Thank you for what you do because heaven knows that laws that Congress passed aren't strong enough to keep people alive and keep people safe.

I appear before you today in support of the bipartisan Promoting Accessibility on Federal Lands Act, led by Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico and Congressman Juan Ciscomani of Arizona.

I want to thank you for that. I know that that is a tough decision, but especially as you are protecting the intellectual property, behavior, whatever it may be, or the confidence with those users as well.

I live down a long dirt road. I am sure a few of us do. It is just one of those reminders that if we are going to live up to the promise, especially in this particular space, of AI to help food production, improve profits for farmers and…

I support legislation for pay parity and retention incentives. But BIA needs sufficient funding.

However, we still have a funding shortfall of $717 million.

No one should miss out or be left behind--these lands should be accessible to all.