Bruce Westerman: “I thank the gentleman for bringing this to our attention, I urge adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time.”

I have no further requests for time. I am prepared to close, and I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

The Endangered Species Act has consistently failed to achieve its intended goals and has been warped by decades of radical environmental litigation into a weapon instead of a tool.

As a forester, I can say that the only clear-cuts that are happening on Federal lands right now are wildfires. That is nature's way of clear-cutting. When we see these devastating wildfires that burn everything off of the landscape, that…

Mr. Speaker, once again, I thank Representative McGuire for his leadership on the Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act. Again, the bill addresses a clear safety risk with a narrow 30-foot-wide easement and a practical solution. It allows a…