At this point in time when the United States is trying to reduce our reliance on Russian companies for space launches...

Thank you, Chairman. I wanted to just take this opportunity to thank Chairman Bishop, Chairman McClintock, Ranking Member Lowenthal, and other Members who have traveled here today.

If there are two words that describe the process, I would say those two words are 'broken trust.'

If you want to understand why so many people distrust the Federal Government, this is a good example of it.

The presumption is that I am a Republican, therefore I hate the environment and I want to destroy it. I think that is absurd.

I am going to make sure that the law simply says this is what will happen.

We are going to insist they actually have hearings in Washington.

That means there has to be a transportation alternative in every one going forward.

If it is not in the management plan, there is no way it is going to be in the transportation plan.

I am dedicated to making sure that that loose language is now eliminated.

I find that sad and improper. That is why you are on the hot seat here.

The testimony we usually get from BLM is pretty weak.

If it is not going to be in the management plan, it is kind of disingenuous to say we will do it later?

I have to re-emphasize the rules of the House. Everyone who is here is on a time limit.

We're here today to examine what seems to be overly restrictive draft land use plans for Washington County.

This is not a town hall meeting. This is a congressional hearing.

I believe it is true that more than half of that $1.2 billion in taxpayer-backed loans received by the failing CO-OPs we talked about, the $1.2 billion that I would argue is essentially wasted taxpayer money, was actually disbursed after…

Mr. Fanning, we have seen that Active Protection Systems (APS) for military forces have been deployed by Russia and Israel.