I think that's necessary; that innovators have to have that certainty out there.

This should be the year that this passes.

It would have really a very harmful impact, not just on the recreation industry but on our conservation practices as well?

I am proud to be a vice chair of the congressional Sportsmen's Caucus. And I am very happy to be a co-sponsor of the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act.

It is time for this committee and the U.S. Senate to act.

We have a proposed rule that's going to infringe on the state's authority to protect and manage our water resources.

I'm very concerned about the regulatory authority that we may see coming because of this proposed rule.

This rule effectively resurrects that concept where if a migratory bird, such as the Sandhill crane, stops at a pond or pothole along the way for a visit, that pond or pothole becomes jurisdictional.

I have serious concerns about the process that EPA and the Corps used to draft this rule, and its disregard for states, small businesses, and local authorities.

Issues concerning the expansion EPA's jurisdiction over additional waters in the United States are absolutely critical to Nebraskans.

Instead, we need to explore policy options that promote growth and enable our job creators, communities, and especially our families to prosper.

I have and will continue to support every legislative opportunity to force EPA and the Corps to withdraw this dangerous proposal.

I think it's also important that we base public policy that will affect the citizens of our State and the citizens of this country on fact and based on science.

This proposal is a massive expansion of Federal jurisdiction beyond congressional intent.

In Nebraska, we rely on our public power. It is a strength for our State.

To have a requirement, a mandate to have those implemented, I think in an unreasonably short period of time, will affect families.

It will hit every family in Wisconsin and across this Country.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Human Trafficking