Political Quotes

First, let me thank the Speaker and the minority leader for their introductions. I have been in the House for 45 years, with nine Speakers and nine Presidents. I have been in this House with 2,000 Members who have left. I love this body. I…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 17, strike lines 17 through 23 (and redesignate the subsequent quoted clauses). Page 23, strike lines 20…

This is a simple amendment. The Clinton era Roadless Rule applies a one-size-fits-all approach to areas where those policies rarely work, especially the federally locked lands in Alaska. At 16.8 million acres, the Tongass National Forest…

I reserve a point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Gomez moves to recommit the bill H.R. 200 to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to…