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What I want our Committee to do, which has general jurisdiction over there, is to make sure that we have the tools for the Board, and we have the tools for the government to make sure that the dreams that that kid has will be realized.
That kid is why I know that Puerto Rico is not just going to recover, they are going to succeed.
No one works harder to try to help her constituents down there than Representative Gonzalez has.
There is still a humanitarian crisis going on in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, but today we are going to concentrate on Puerto Rico.
I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Once again, I would ask our Members to reject this particular amendment. It is a core provision, one of the few creative efforts, and only a pilot project to try and find a solution. It has received bipartisan support. It has received…
I claim time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, although I am not totally opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.
I am amazed at how critical people have been about the experts of the Forest Service, as if people don't realize that these provisions in Mr. Westerman's bill weren't coming out of thin air. Somebody told us the tools they need to deal…
I thank my colleague from California for his work on forestry issues and understand the importance this bill has to forestry management in his state. It is my intent, and I believe the intent of my colleagues, that all provisions of H.R…
I fully understand the frustrations of Alaskans whose lives and whose livelihoods are subject, almost constantly, to the whims and wishes of well-connected interest groups.
But perhaps the biggest, single reason why I support the opening of the Coastal Plain is because it is widely supported by the people of Alaska.
Opening up the Coastal Plain also makes sense from an environmental perspective.
I want to add my support for the opening up of the Coastal Plain region of ANWR to responsible energy development.
Jim Bridenstine is one of the most heroic people I have ever known.
I cannot, for the life of me, understand why that would be something that would disqualify you.
I think it was entirely appropriate for you to defer and acknowledge your viewpoint that it is an issue.
Congress must look at these policies from a conservation, fiscal, and human standpoint.