Mr. Speaker, the Republican party has historically been, and I believe is still today, the voice for those who have no voice. We value life and believe all people should be treated with dignity. I appreciate the gentleman from Texas for…

we have got to produce more of our rare earth minerals here, in the United States, to fuel our green economy.

I have proposed proactive natural solutions like the Trillion Trees Act that would restore our forest, promote reforestation, promote innovation, and promote market-based solutions for wood products.

We know that forests are the largest scale, most efficient system to pull carbon out of the atmosphere, and wood products like we see here on this dais are 40 to 50 percent, by weight, stored carbon.

From the Yale study, the authors stated that mass timber construction has the potential to create a vast bank vault that could store up to 68 million tons of carbon, annually.

They added that a city using mass timber construction will become a carbon sink versus a carbon source.

I hope we can work as a Committee to address those areas, but I think we have maybe a difference of opinion on the best way to address these issues.

Yes. I think we have seen that illustrated in a lot of places where we need multiple sources of energy to have that reliability.

I know you are struggling. But my time is expired, and I appreciate your participation.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hot Springs National Park. Nearly 5,500 acres of forested hills settle just above historic downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas, protecting 47 thermal water springs. Hot Springs…

Climate change is real, and 97 percent of climate scientists agree that climate warming trends over the past century are extremely likely due to human activities.