This en bloc consists of four amendments: Amendment No. 3, offered by the gentlewoman from Texas; amendment No. 7, offered by the gentleman from Georgia; amendment No. 6, offered by the gentlewoman from Washington; and amendment No. 1…

I encourage my colleagues to support this en bloc package as well as the bill upon final passage, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1170, the previous question is ordered on the…

I have no more speakers, and I am prepared to close. Madam Speaker, I appreciate the debate and the conversation, but for me and I think for Congresswoman Dingell, and certainly for Congressman Meijer and anybody else who has grown up…

Before recognizing my colleague, I would like to talk about these costs and address the fact that dollars invested properly do save dollars. I note that the droughts in the American West cost $8.6 billion just last year, according to NOAA…

I say to my colleague, I deeply agree that these fires are horrific in what they are doing to our natural resources and our habitat, but that is why this bill is so important. It is not Washington telling the States or the Native lands or…

I thank the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Dingell) for offering this very important piece of legislation and to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Meijer) for his support on the amendment that I am offering and all of our dedication to the…

I say to my colleague, we have worked in good faith. We will continue to work in good faith. The Senate, which doesn't work together as closely at times the way we do, has negotiated a legacy fund that is a bipartisan negotiated provision…

En bloc No. 2 consists of two good- government amendments offered by my Republican colleagues: amendment No. 2 offered by the gentleman from Oregon and amendment No. 8 offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin. Amendment No. 2 stipulates…

I appreciate the gentleman's comments, and I agree that we ought to do everything we can to address this issue of invasive species. I just happen to believe that this bill is a very appropriate approach to this. Coming from the Great…

I would like to note that hunting and angling collectively support over $200 billion in economic activity annually, including over 1.5 million jobs as well as almost $15 billion in Federal tax revenue. My home State of Michigan, the Great…

To close. I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for the constructive debate and input that we have had to date on Recovering America's Wildlife Act. This legislation is historic, and our shared efforts today will help move us…

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I would strongly disagree. I have heard some members in this committee say you know we should celebrate.

Clearly there is no crisis at border. We do not have a public health crisis there, why do we have a public health crisis?

With all of the spending, all of the programs, all of the incentives to keep people out of the workforce and on the couch, it is $3,100.

If companies, if employees at a company want to join a union, they should have the right to.

I'll personally take employment over unemployment insurance any day.

I say that in good humor, but I say it in reality, especially when I just read a recent survey that says at least 83 percent of Americans ascribe their view of the U.S. economy negatively.