Raúl Grijalva

If current trends continue, we could see the right whale go extinct in the next 15 to 20 years.

That language was added at the last minute, did not go through any process, and enshrines regulations that don't do enough to protect right whales from fishing entanglements.

The bill helps to ensure the survival and recovery of the North Atlantic right whale by repealing the language in last year's appropriation bill that undermines the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

These resolutions elevate pure politics over science-based wildlife management.

H.J. Res. 46 uses the CRA to hamstring NOAA's designation of critical habitat.

H.J. Res. 49 applies the blunt instrument of the CRA to the endangered northern long-eared bat.

H.J. Res. 29 would do this for the lesser prairie chicken, delisting it and effectively blocking future listings.

Using the CRA to repeal ESA protections is an extreme measure.

Today, the only thing more endangered than the species we will be talking about in this hearing seems to be Republican environmentalists.

The Great American Outdoors Act permanently authorized annual mandatory funding of $900 for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

H.R. 215 overrides the Endangered Species Act and reinstates the Trump administration's blatantly unlawful biological opinions.

H.R. 215 overrides state law in order to authorize and appropriate funding for the enlargement of Shasta Dam.

H.R. 215 violates and preempts state law, undermines critical protections for salmon and other fish and wildlife.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 225, nays 204, not voting 6, as follows: [Roll No. 182] YEAS--225 Aderholt…

I oppose this amendment. While I recognize the amendment's underlying goal is to make it easier to obtain a Clean Water Act permit, not all permits have the same potential impacts on water quality. We need to take care to distinguish…

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 New Jersey will be postponed. Amendment No. 37 Offered by Mr. Graves of Louisiana The Acting…

As we finish the amendment process under the jurisdiction of the Natural Resources Committee, let me just close by saying that the polluters over people act, H.R. 1, has one distinct and sole purpose, and that is to dismantle, weaken, 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 New Jersey will be postponed. Amendment No. 36 Offered by Mr. Van Drew The Acting CHAIR. It…

This amendment requires the Government Accountability Office to study the sufficiency of the current environmental review process for offshore wind projects. I think we can all agree that offshore energy projects, including offshore wind…

I would be remiss, after the chairman's acknowledgement of his staff, not to do the same. I thank the Democrats on our committee for their hard work and their effort to keep the worst from happening with H.R. 1. Their work has been…

This amendment says that if the Secretary of Defense takes any action under the Defense Production Act related to solar panels or electric vehicles, it can't be treated as a covered project under FAST-41. I have my own concerns about…

There is a way to speed up and deal with the backlog. We, Democrats, in the Inflation Reduction Act fought for and included $1 billion to deal specifically with NEPA and the review process to bring it up to capacity and staff it. The same…

This amendment requires the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to do very basic reporting on funding that the agency would start receiving under the bill from outside groups for processing permits. The agencies would only…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Arizona is recognized for 5 minutes.

I concur with much of what Chairman Westerman said. I support the amendment. I don't think it goes far enough. I think that as we confront the question that he brought up of Chinese communism and their influence and their participation in…