I strongly support allowing counties and tribes to utilize proceeds from timber sales to take additional steps to work together and protect our Federal and non-Federal lands.

But as I have said before, just throwing money at a problem such as wildfire and forest thinning doesn't work unless you are actually doing the project and the project gets finished. It has to be expedited.

No, it does take reforms. I mean, in California, we enjoyed a $100 billion surplus in our state budget.

We can streamline reviews for these projects and still respect our nation's environmental laws.

Unfortunately, Mr. Chair, we have a name for these people, angel families.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me the time. I also thank Representative Cherfilus-McCormick and Representative Jackson for hosting this Special Order hour. Mr. Speaker, I can tell you that as a member of a family whose…

That is not a legitimate asylum claim, is it?

I do not believe that he has.

I would like to thank you for being here. I do try to get around my district and I have a lot of small towns in my district.

This bill simply directs the Forest Service to do what they used to do, to direct resources to suppress wildfire and to do prescribed burning with a higher level of planning.

I look forward to your questions and the continued partnership to address the pressing crisis of out-of-control wildfires.

Mr. Speaker I thank the chairman for hosting this discussion on the ESA tonight, it could not be more timely to deal with this issue. Mr. Speaker, 50 years ago the Endangered Species Act was created to protect endangered species by taking…

I am concerned that it is the wrong approach.

Home prices are skyrocketing because regulations and supply chain disruptions have made it too difficult to build new homes.

It seems broadly unfair.

Homeownership is getting even further out of reach for countless Americans.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Education and the Workforce be permitted to file its report to accompany H.J. Res. 45 at any time today, May 18, 2023. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 12 o'clock and 31 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Monday, May 22, 2023, at noon for morning-hour debate…