I thank the gentleman from Mississippi for yielding. I happen to represent every border community and every port of entry along the Arizona-Mexico border. It is my home, where I grew up, and that is where I live. That is where I have…

I strongly support modernizing and reforming the 1872 Hardrock Mining Act.

I thank Mr. Thompson for yielding me time. All to further hardship and accept ethnic and racial prejudices as criteria in our immigration laws and policies, bringing to life those echoes of the past. The values and the common ground that…

I think Congress has to recoup its power of the purse and balance this baby off.

I again want to recognize Speaker McCarthy and Representative Peters, who are co-leads of the legislation, who are about as passionate about giant sequoias as I am and many others in this room are.

Thank you very much.

And the factors that are really needed right now to continue the ongoing work and to scale up?

I support Representative Bost's bill to provide dedicated Federal resources to improve existing parking infrastructures and to increase capacity.

Moving freight into and through Arizona is an essential part of our economy and our Nation's supply chains.

I would implore USDA and your agency to conduct effective, meaningful consultations with the tribes in Arizona.

When President Clinton designated the Giant Sequoia National Monument over 20 years ago, he said, and I quote, 'We are here because we recognize that these trees, though they live to be very old and grow very large, like life itself, are…

I hope that as the Committee moves forward on this legislation, we are able to do it in a truly bipartisan manner.

I am a little bit puzzled. Under Republicans' own House Rules, any new program or funding has to be offset by cutting a program or funding elsewhere.

I disagree with that because I think there can be bad data if it distracts or, in some cases, even distorts...

I think there can be bad data if it distracts or, in some cases, even distorts the import.

If projections are accurate--and I believe they are--in terms of what the recently-passed budget on the part of the Majority, the Republican Majority, here in the House, what impact would that resource issue that seems to be central to the…

I think it would be wonderful if, not just in this committee, but in all of the Congress, we could concentrate more on policy and less on politics.

It is encouraging to see so much attention, passion, and effort to preserve native plants and protect our public lands from the worst effects of climate change.