H.R. 215 overrides the Endangered Species Act and reinstates the Trump administration's blatantly unlawful biological opinions.

H.R. 215 violates and preempts state law, undermines critical protections for salmon and other fish and wildlife.

I would like to, once again, remind everyone that H.R. 1 is the pinnacle piece of legislation for the Republican majority. This bill, as the debates have shown throughout these last few days, is a boondoggle. It is a giveaway. H.R. 1 puts…

On this Transgender Day of Visibility, I want to speak about a young constituent of mine, an 11-year-old girl from Mesa, Arizona. She wrote me a few days ago to say that one day she wants to grow up to be a doctor or maybe even President…

Let me remind everyone that Big Oil giants reported their largest profits in history in 2022, together making over a trillion dollars in sales, all while American families were struggling. We can't continue to rely on the decades-old…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 225, nays 204, not voting 6, as follows: [Roll No. 182] YEAS--225 Aderholt…

Let me just give one important example of what this amendment addresses. In my home State of Arizona, at Oak Flat, an area sacred to the Apache people and other indigenous Tribes in Arizona and in New Mexico, there was a deal made to give…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment No. 32 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Arizona is recognized for 5 minutes.

The underlying legislation would already roll back all the positive reforms Democrats have made to the oil and gas leasing program in the Inflation Reduction Act. For too long, Big Oil paid the taxpayers a pittance for publicly owned gas…

There is a way to speed up and deal with the backlog. We, Democrats, in the Inflation Reduction Act fought for and included $1 billion to deal specifically with NEPA and the review process to bring it up to capacity and staff it. The same…

I concur with much of what Chairman Westerman said. I support the amendment. I don't think it goes far enough. I think that as we confront the question that he brought up of Chinese communism and their influence and their participation in…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Jersey will be postponed. Amendment No. 36 Offered by Mr. Van Drew The Acting CHAIR. It…

This amendment requires the Government Accountability Office to study the sufficiency of the current environmental review process for offshore wind projects. I think we can all agree that offshore energy projects, including offshore wind…

As we finish the amendment process under the jurisdiction of the Natural Resources Committee, let me just close by saying that the polluters over people act, H.R. 1, has one distinct and sole purpose, and that is to dismantle, weaken, and…

This amendment says that if the Secretary of Defense takes any action under the Defense Production Act related to solar panels or electric vehicles, it can't be treated as a covered project under FAST-41. I have my own concerns about…

I would be remiss, after the chairman's acknowledgement of his staff, not to do the same. I thank the Democrats on our committee for their hard work and their effort to keep the worst from happening with H.R. 1. Their work has been…

I oppose this amendment. While I recognize the amendment's underlying goal is to make it easier to obtain a Clean Water Act permit, not all permits have the same potential impacts on water quality. We need to take care to distinguish…