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Raúl Manuel Grijalva is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district since 2003. A member of the Democratic Party, Grijalva has been an advocate for environmental protection, education, and healthcare reform throughout his tenure in Congress. He has played a significant role in various legislative initiatives, particularly those aimed at addressing climate change and promoting social justice.
This amendment and the existing authority in the base bill would also give unprecedented power to the Forest Service to shield future final agency actions from any judicial review. This is an extremely dangerous power to give any agency…
I urge a ``no'' vote on the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arkansas will be postponed. Amendment No. 14 Offered by Mr. Young of Alaska The Acting…
Alaska recently lost in Federal court on this very issue. The Supreme Court refused to hear the State's appeal of a ruling that struck down the Tongass exemption. This ended the case. This amendment attempts to run around that ruling and…
This amendment significantly alters critical environmental review requirements and limits opportunity for the public to challenge forest management projects. Restricting NEPA analysis to two alternatives may seem like it will save time and…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alaska will be postponed. Amendment No. 15 Offered by Mr. Pearce The Acting CHAIR. It is now…
I oppose the farm bill. It would hurt low- and middle-income families, take breakfast and lunch from children across this country, and fail hardworking farmers. It also undermines one of the Nation's most successful and popular…
I include in the Record a letter of opposition from Governor Kate Brown of Oregon, a letter of opposition to the legislation from Governor Inslee of Washington, 140 undersigned businesses from the region in opposition, the Nez Perce Tribal…
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 225, nays 189, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 153]…
NEPA is effective in providing the public and public officials with the information we all need to make better decisions.
Here we go again: another Republican attempt to undermine the National Environmental Policy Act so that companies making big private profits on our public lands can do so more quickly.
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