Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Beyer), a member of the Natural Resources Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Tsongas), a member of the Natural Resources Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, it is time to face the facts. Congressional Republicans do not value our Nation's public lands the way everyday Americans do. I know this because they opened the 115th…

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Arizona has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, our opposition to this action being proposed by the Republicans to eliminate the stream protection rule is, indeed, an action that goes against fundamental science, goes…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would like to read a few lines from letters of opposition to this resolution. The first comes from a coalition of 75 national and local environmental groups who are strongly opposed…

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. McEachin), the ranking member of the Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Mr. McEACHIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in…

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Yarmuth).

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Brown), a member of the Natural Resources Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``no'' vote. I think the arguments have been made. The precedent being set tonight by this House is a dangerous and extreme precedent that we will all come to regret. I urge a ``no'' vote. I reserve the balance of my…

I think the States are in very good stead to be able to protect our citizens, and do so in a way, that is quite laudatory.