The fact remains that thinking ahead, special places, and intended and unintended consequences should be the drive in this decision.

I would implore USDA and your agency to conduct effective, meaningful consultations with the tribes in Arizona.

If projections are accurate--and I believe they are--in terms of what the recently-passed budget on the part of the Majority, the Republican Majority, here in the House, what impact would that resource issue that seems to be central to the…

I hope that as the Committee moves forward on this legislation, we are able to do it in a truly bipartisan manner.

I am a little bit puzzled. Under Republicans' own House Rules, any new program or funding has to be offset by cutting a program or funding elsewhere.

When President Clinton designated the Giant Sequoia National Monument over 20 years ago, he said, and I quote, 'We are here because we recognize that these trees, though they live to be very old and grow very large, like life itself, are…

It is encouraging to see so much attention, passion, and effort to preserve native plants and protect our public lands from the worst effects of climate change.

Thank you very much.

And the factors that are really needed right now to continue the ongoing work and to scale up?

I again want to recognize Speaker McCarthy and Representative Peters, who are co-leads of the legislation, who are about as passionate about giant sequoias as I am and many others in this room are.

I thank the gentleman for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, the default on America act is foolish. It is harmful. It is a harmful piece of legislation offered to appease the Republican Party's most extreme fringe. The Republicans' plan to handle…

In particular, their concerns about the Chinese government potentially benefiting from the policy decisions we make here in the United States.