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Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 423, the Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act, introduced by my good friend from California, Congressman Issa, places approximately 721 acres of land the…
Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 548, the bill now under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…
Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 423) to take certain land located in San Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, and for other purposes. The Clerk read…
Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Fleischmann), the sponsor of the bill.
Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for closing. Again, I thank the gentleman from Tennessee for introducing this bill, and I appreciate his tireless work on it. I thank the gentlewoman from New Mexico and the minority…
Madam Speaker, H.R. 423 is commonsense legislation, just like the previous bill that we looked at. It will enable the Pala Band of Mission Indians to protect their sacred land and ensure the protection of the Tribe's timeless heritage…
Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 548, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act, introduced by my friend from Tennessee, Congressman Fleischmann. H.R…
Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 548) to take certain Federal lands in Tennessee into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the…
Mr. Speaker, the sound that America is hearing is their alarm going off. It is Groundhog Day. I feel like Bill Murray because, Mr. Speaker, when the alarm goes off every morning, the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee…
As Senator Boozman outlined, today we are in the midst of an unprecedented global hunger crisis.
I also want to reiterate my concerns with Mexico's efforts to restrict genetically engineered corn imports, which would threaten food security and stifle ag biotech innovation that benefits both the United States and Mexico.
We are in a situation now where we have drawn down the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust for the first time in nearly 20 years.
We are in a situation now where we have drawn down the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust for the first time in nearly 20 years.
This has really been an excellent hearing, and hopefully it is just the example of the hearings we are going to have in the future.
What steps do we need to take to actually get this done so that we can get poultry from these areas back in China and other countries?
I believe that together we will be able to craft the policies needed to maintain the world's safest, most abundant, and most affordable food supply while protecting the land, water, air, wildlife and rural communities that we all care…
I hope you and USTR ag chief and chief negotiator McKalip's recent confirmations are a turning point for this Administration when it comes to ag trade.