the gateway communities were heavily impacted by flooding.

the Great American Outdoors Act, unquestionably has been a significant step forward

We have to think about maintenance backlog as debt that is held by our parks.

One of the communities that got a little less attention, but was greatly impacted, was West Yellowstone.

we can't rely on Congress to every so often bail out the parks with another big bill here addressing...

As they say, you get what you inspect, not what you expect.

It is simply unsustainable. And grow, I think, is probably an understatement. I mean, massively--virtually doubling.

As they say, you get what you inspect, not what you expect.

the total deferred maintenance backlog was $12 billion. Remember that figure?

This is an unprecedented indefinite hold on military promotions that has frozen over 60 nominations and can affect as many as 650 by the end of the year.

It sends a terrible signal to our soldiers, our sailors, airmen, Marines around the world when we do these CRs.

the Great American Outdoors Act was a very important, monumental achievement here in Washington

This Congress, I have been vocal about the Administration's refusal to adhere to the Mineral Leasing Act's requirement to hold quarterly lease sales.

I noticed in the budget as well, on the same line as housing construction, you have included $4 million for climate change studies.

One of the important ways to recruit and then retain staff is to ensure they have adequate housing.

This bipartisan permitting bill must be included in any package that comes before the U.S. Senate.

this Administration's lack of seriousness in creating a cleaner, more independent energy infrastructure right here in America

if we keep seeing flat to--with inflation, really, declining investments in maintenance, it is going to be a recurring discussion here in this Committee.