An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and if we will manage these forests and spend some money to do that properly, then we will save a lot of money on the back end.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, after serving on a school board, in my State legislature, and now in Congress, I have witnessed firsthand that government works better when it is closest to the people. That is why I rise…

American workers and American businesses are the most innovative and productive in the world. This is no more evident than in our oil and gas fields--the ones in my district, in my State, across our country, and offshore. Mr. Speaker, in…

scientific intellectual integrity is an important thing to everyone across these party lines, and it is something that we simply just cannot tolerate.

I believe the number one way to move people from poverty to self-reliance is not a government program. If we want to make a difference in the lives of the impoverished, we must help them find a pathway to employment. In my hometown of Hot…

In 2012, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture began the Arkansas Century Farm Program. This program honors those Arkansas farm families who have owned and farmed the same land for at least 100 years. Since 2012, 297 Arkansas farms and…

What seems like a good idea from a building in Washington, DC, has real impact out on the ground across the country.

When we look at poverty, the number-one anti-poverty program has always been a job, and it is the local entities, it is the tribes, it is the businesses that create jobs.

So, you were using good forest management to keep your forest healthy. But for your neighbor, a Federal forest that may not be managed as well, the insects, the disease, the fires, it does not recognize your boundaries.

When I ran for Congress--and I am in my first term--my campaign slogan was 'less hassle, more freedom,' and it was about this very kind of issue where Americans want to live their lives with less hassle from the Federal Government, and…

There is not a downside to having healthy forests, and that includes on the environmental side.

Where I am from, we say actions speak louder than words. The words I hear from this Administration is it is all about protecting the environment.