Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. For the record, this bill will not affect LWCF funds at all. All the money for the fund comes from existing oil and gas activities in the central and western Gulf of Mexico. The Land…

Madam Chairwoman, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Castor), an original cosponsor-- along with Mr. Rooney--of this legislation before us, H.R. 205.

Madam Chair, again, the amendment is not necessary, and it is an attempt to delay and to put further risk to the Florida Gulf Coast, and I would urge its defeat. More importantly, I think concrete, real policy initiatives to enhance…

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous material on H.R. 205. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, H.R. 205, the Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act, would permanently protect the eastern Gulf of Mexico from oil and gas drilling. Nearly all of the eastern…

we would be mandating issues in legislation and codifying, mandating the points that the Ranking Member brought up about data sharing.

salary parity is an impediment to recruitment and retention.

I think there is a great deal of interest on the part of the Committee, and certainly the Chairman and Ranking Member, to have as much information as available from these areas in order to continue to not only be informed but to know what…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. But I think your statement and the statement of the Ranking Member, and the bipartisan approach to accountability with regard to this issue, is enough said.

I think we need to look at that.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.