Mr. Speaker, I encourage passage of this bill. I have friends back in Arkansas who, like Representative Matsui, at a young age, were in some of these internment camps, and they are great Americans, very patriotic. We owe it to them to…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1931 extends the authorization of the Japanese American Confinement Sites grant program and establishes a new competitive grant program to award grants to Japanese…

While the subject of today's hearing is important to me and many who are on this WebEx, there is a subject that is being ignored that is far more important that we should all be discussing.

But at some point, somebody has to be able to make the decision.

I mean, sure, it would be great, but I don't want to trade one dependency for another.

So, in the short run, we need the oil and gas that is available, whether it is on tribal lands or on Federal lands, and we need it now.

If we would work more closely with tribes, if we would truly adhere to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, if we would be more aggressive with the Tribal Forest Protection Act, then we would see not only better…

the natural gas that we produce here in the United States is 40 percent cleaner than the gas that Putin produces.

I request that we start having hearings on domestic energy production and how this Committee can be proactive in getting more of our energy resources--and not just energy, but minerals and elements, as well--into the marketplace.

We are getting ready for another unprecedented fire season, and we are to blame for that.

I urge my colleagues to defeat the previous question so that our legislation can be considered immediately by the House of Representatives. {time} 1245 Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we…