Farmers are the best environmentalists in the world, and we are tired of the EPA bureaucrats telling us how to farm.

Mr. Speaker, it is this last letter from Virginia's attorney general that makes an important point. I am quoting directly from the letter, ``Unfortunately, due to the proximity of our communities, D.C.'s crime problem has become Virginia's…

When I voted for the Great American Outdoors Act in 2020, I was voting for Voyageurs to receive deferred maintenance funding.

To me, that is unacceptable.

It is imperative we pass H.J. Resolution 49 to undo this uplisting and return some sanity to the Endangered Species Act while we can.

I look forward to showing this country and the world, frankly, how we can operate in a bipartisan manner.

I don't think any of us on this panel and this Congress wish to support or enrich Assad in any way, shape, or form.

History will judge harshly those who choose to be on the side of dictators.

The people of Syria continue to suffer under butcher Assad. There is no solution so long as the Assad regime remains in power.

the United States needs a holistic, comprehensive, serious strategy that is realistic based on U.S. national security priorities and rooted in a commitment to the Syrian people.

I do not think any of us on this panel and this Congress wish to support or enrich Assad in any way, shape, or form.

The Endangered Species Act is half a century old. Its intended use was for listing species, conserving the species, and then returning that species back to responsible management.

As I said earlier, small businesses are the engine and the innovators in our economy and we have to treat them as such.

You were, sir.

You have been an incompetent cop on the beat, doing nothing to protect everyday Americans, and pushing American firms into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The Fish and Wildlife Service chose to uplist the northern long-eared bat to endangered, a misguided decision that will have lasting consequences.

The answer, sir, is zero.

Do you think that is good for small businesses? As a former small business owner myself I thought the regulations, any regulations that were not necessary would be detrimental to us.