The Waters of the United States rule, or WOTUS, issued by the EPA in 2015, amounted to one of the biggest federal overreaches in modern history.

We all want to be good stewards of the environment. We also want to be good stewards for the people we are here in Washington to represent.

It's absurd to consider a dry ditch 'navigable.' Our Nation depends on the hard work of farmers and ranchers.

I applaud the Administration for heeding the calls of Americans.

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for his remarks, and I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gohmert).

I thank the gentleman from Florida and I appreciate his remarks. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Jordan).

I appreciate the gentleman being here and speaking tonight. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Jody B. Hice), my good friend who has been waiting like patience on a monument.

I stand tonight with a number of my colleagues to shed light and ask questions and discuss the conflicts of interest of Mr. Mueller and several others in the previous administration. As I recall the events of the past 2 years, it becomes…

I thank the gentleman from Ohio for his eloquent comments. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Meadows).

I thank the gentleman from North Carolina for his remarks, and I am grateful to have him here tonight. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Franks).

I thank the gentleman from Arizona for his remarks. It is my pleasure now to yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry).

I thank the gentleman from Texas, my friend, for his leadership on this issue. I appreciate his giving his remarks tonight. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Smucker). The gentleman from…

I thank my friend from Georgia. Mr. Speaker, how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 4 minutes remaining.

I will do my best to sum up. What you have heard tonight, those who have been listening, are the outlines of the scandal of our lifetime--the scandal of our lifetime that began in 2009 and proceeded forth even to revelations in the last 36…

I thank my friend from Colorado, Mr. Buck, for yielding to me. I am grateful for his leadership as a conservative. It has been my honor to serve with him this past year. I appreciate him sharing some time with me tonight as I share several…

In closing, I want to mention how I came to really be converted to the cause of right to try. I served in the Arizona State Legislature with Laura Knaperek, who was also serving in the legislature when I first met her. By 2014, she was no…

I thank Mr. Fitzpatrick; I appreciate all that he has done and continues to do in this cause, this important cause. He is a great leader in this, and I am grateful for all of his effort here. At this point, Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to…

Every November we commemorate Native American Heritage Month. I am honored to share a long-standing partnership with Indian Tribes located in Arizona and across the United States. This includes our most recent efforts to extend the AMBER…

I thank the gentleman from Florida for his impassioned speech, his position, his comments regarding the bill, and his desire to see it altered, but I do appreciate his support of the bill. Mr. Speaker, I am certainly grateful to have this…

I am here this evening, along with my friend and colleague, Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, as we advocate for the passage of the Right to Try Act. This bill, which we introduced together, has dozens of bipartisan cosponsors, including…

I thank all of my colleagues who have joined us tonight to champion the cause and inquire how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Arizona has 15 minutes remaining.

I thank Mr. Smucker; I appreciate his comments and his willingness to participate this evening. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar).

I express my gratitude and thanks to my colleague and good friend, Trent Franks, for yielding and for his leadership and tireless work on behalf of the unborn. Congressman Franks' fight to save each and every life is one that we should all…

I will continue to carry on Laura's fight, not just for her but for all those brave patients across this country who are battling against the odds every day.

I urge you to join in that fight. We must act further without delay.