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 thank my colleague and friend from Michigan for this amendment. This bipartisan amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan and cosponsored by the Republican gentleman from northern Michigan makes it clear--or western Michigan, not…

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…

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 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…

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 29, line 18, insert ``and efforts to manage, control, and prevent invasive species, disease…

I encourage my colleagues to support the en bloc package as well as the bill upon final passage, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Jackson Lee). Pursuant to House Resolution Number 1170, the previous…

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…

I am glad we found an area of agreement this afternoon. I think we have more agreement than people realize. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), the author of one of these very critical amendments.

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…

Today, I celebrate the memory of Greg Mudge, a longtime community advocate and businessowner in Detroit, who we tragically lost last year. Greg was a beloved member of our community, and his sudden death was a shock to us all. When he…

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…

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 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…

From Oxford, Michigan, to Uvalde, Texas, Americans have seen more than 240 mass shootings in just 158 days. In the past week, a pregnant woman was shot at a picnic in Saginaw, Michigan, and a young boy was shot in Flint. It does not have…

It is inhumane, colleagues, to allow the killing of children. I do have one more question for so many that I have asked over and over again: Is doing nothing really going to save lives? Is it going to actually result in change? How many…

For the information of Senators, at 4:30 p.m. today, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Harper and Loyd nominations, in the order listed.

Mr. President, I have seen requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…