At the same time, I agree with Senator Cassidy and with your own comments, Mr. Schultz, which is that people have a legal right to form a union.

We commend Chair Tom Tiffany, Ranking Member Joe Neguse, Vice-Chair John Curtis and the Federal Lands Subcommittee for taking steps to advance legislation.

thanks in large part to the work of Congressman Curtis

This legislation is important and timely given proposed actions under consideration by federal agencies.

This legislation would protect sustainable and historic recreational uses of wilderness.

Thank you. And, Mrs. Peltola, you have prompted me just to take a minute of personal privilege.

It is incredibly important to recognize the historic nature of climbing in wilderness areas.

the SOAR Act takes a good swing at the appropriate access without too much work for people.

No accountability.

Conservation is an issue that all Americans care about.

The bill also clarifies that federal agencies must provide an opportunity for public notice and comment.

If Medicare is allowed to run its course and we merely finance it by borrowing against our children's future, Medicare will add over $17 trillion to the national debt over the next 25 years just in additional interest payments.

The program has been, for lack of a better word, a wild success.

This bill will make it easier for Americans to safely recreate, assist more generally in our efforts to recruit a new generation of conservationists, and also improve the condition of our public lands.

I am grateful that the House Natural Resources Committee is holding this hearing today to consider my Range Access Act, which will help us accomplish this important goal.

By establishing appropriate shooting ranges, we can clean up pollution, and the litter, and improve the conditions of the land that we all love.

CSF would like to thank Reps. Moore and Panetta for their commitment to sportsmen and women.

I would like to first address one of my bills, the PARC Act, P-A-R-C Act.