Thank you for the opportunity to testify during the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Hearing.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Tom Nichols for his distinguished career in broadcast radio. For over 65 years, Tom Nichols has been in the radio business in Arkansas. Since 1958, when he got his start with the Hot Springs DJs, Tom has…

So, I just wanted to give you an opportunity to explain some basic economics in a free-market capital system that gets manipulated by cartels and countries that join together to set oil prices when we don't have enough production.

It seems clear that the Park Service is failing to keep the three legs of the stool in balance.

It is clear that we need to face the reality that the Park Service is falling short of this goal.

I was stunned to find out that the Park Service is inflating its backlog by 35 percent, or roughly $3.7 billion, with absolutely no justification.

It seems clear that the Park Service never really understood the real scope of the problem.

I believe everybody in this room shares a common goal. We all want to improve our parks and leave them in better condition than how we found them.

I am also deeply concerned with findings that the National Park Service is not adequately monitoring completed deferred maintenance projects, particularly projects that immediately affect the health, life, and safety of members of the…

The bottom line is, I asked for a report just in the Little Rock and Tulsa Districts over a 2-year timeframe. These two provisions cost $18 million.

I think this is her last WRDA, so, we need to make it a good one.