Raúl Grijalva

Instead, this hearing is part of a campaign to score political points by attacking the Antiquities Act.

Today House Republicans are taking a short break from their crusade to make our air and water dirtier so they can now take the time to make it easier to kill bear cubs and wolf pups on our national wildlife refuges in Alaska. The rule that…

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 time.

The use of the Congressional Review Act has been categorized as reckless and extreme. The CRA was going to cause significant and lasting harm. If successful, two things are going to happen: the regulation is void and the agency is…

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 to this bill. They write: ``This long awaited rule…

If there is a war on coal, it is being led by the natural gas industry who produces a cheaper product at a lower cost. And if there is any trouble that coal is in, it is directly attributed to the free market and that competition. Mr…

It should be noted for the record that the Republican majority conducted a 4-year investigation into the development of this rule, holding 12 hearings, issuing two subpoenas, collecting 25 hours of audio recordings and 13,500 pages of…

Given what the nominee for Secretary of Education and her opposition to any reasonable regulation for charter schools or for-profit schools, is there a Federal role in insuring that taxpayer funds are not being abused? Is there?

Is there -- and I will ask Mr. Kubacki and Mr. Williams for a response -- don't you feel that the reaction to, I think, the proposition that many of us have, that people should play by the same rules...

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.

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 Arizona will be postponed. The Acting CHAIR. The Chair understands that amendment No. 15…

I appreciate the comments of my esteemed colleague. We have to get past the point where we are just talking about repeal. As the President so eloquently said last night, if there is something that is going to improve the health and…

Today, this Republican Congress is taking a short break from trying to destroy our healthcare system to try to destroy the rest of the Federal Government. H.R. 5 is nothing more than Republicans seeking to micromanage the regulatory…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 42, strike line 7 and all that follows through line 3 on page 45. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House…

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 Arizona will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Ms. Castor of Florida The Acting…

It should be noted that the REINS Act is one sweeping piece of legislation that does not take into account public health, does not take into account clean air, clean water, and the effects of constituents and the American people, the…

For years my Republican friends have been trying to convince everyone that Federal agencies are scary and unpopular. In reality, Americans support Federal rules that protect them from injuries, diseases, and death. They always have and…

I regret that, once again, we are here today to discuss a divisive, last-minute attempt by House Republicans to jam through destructive legislation that favors House Republicans' special interests, industry friends at the expense of…

This month marks the end of a year of celebration. Over the past 12 months, hundreds of millions of people from our country and from around the world have joined together to celebrate one of the most valued and uniquely American ideas: our…

Can CEQ, the Interior Department, the Agriculture Department, or any aspect of our Federal Government possibly claim to be living up to the goals set forth in NEPA if we continue to deny climate science and ignore climate change in our…

If climate change is indeed real, and I believe it is, as you do, and if the impacts of climate change are those we just discussed, would you say we are currently living up to the goals set by Congress in NEPA?

It appears to me that our changing climate is playing a role in the prolonged and more severe drought...

Yes, climate change is real, and we are experiencing the impacts and paying for them right now.

So, the bottom-line question is, is climate change real?

But this hearing is about whether we should close our eyes and hope that climate change goes away. I promise, it won't.