Whether they know it or not, many of my Democratic colleagues have become ardent supporters of federalism because of this plan.

For too long we have had people coming back here addressing us dealing with special interest groups, as opposed to simply people.

I would think it would be a good idea to limit the application of this tariff to the greatest extent possible in order to accomplish these ends.

Mr. Speaker, this bill involves 80 acres of land controlled by the Forest Service but not in the actual national forest. Over the past 50 years, this land has been used by the Space Dynamics Laboratory, by NASA, by the Naval Research…

I have done something now that he has not done and that is I have spent a couple days out to the CIA actually reading the raw intelligence, actually reading what we were basing this on. And when we release that report, we're going to be…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4465) to maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2023, to require a report on the implementation of those…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, today we are considering my bill, H.R. 4465, the Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017. This bipartisan bill extends efforts to promote the dual goals…

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Curtis) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4465. The question was taken…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1800) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain Federal land to facilitate scientific research supporting Federal space and defense programs, as amended. The…

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Curtis) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1800, as amended. The…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3469) to designate the bridge located in Blount County, Tennessee, on the Foothills Parkway (commonly known as ``Bridge 2'') as the ``Dean Stone Bridge''. The Clerk read the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Curtis) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3469. The question was taken…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4266) to clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 4266…

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Curtis) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4266. The question was taken…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1350) to modify the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, Voyageurs National Park, established in 1975, is a 218,200-acre national park located on the northern border of Minnesota. The name ``Voyageurs'' commemorates the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Curtis) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1350. The question was taken…

When we allow the law to be enforced by people who are accountable at the local level, good things happen.