Raúl Grijalva

I wish the Majority wanted to see the ESA fully funded, enforced, and implemented instead of seeing it weakened.

I was hoping today's hearing signaled to some extent the end of my Republican colleagues' campaign to drive American fish and wildlife to extinction one species at a time.

At least in my community, it is an essential network for health delivery, an essential part of the Affordable Care Act delivery system.

The President's commitment to early childhood education, it is reflected in the budget proposal, $1.5 billion extra for early head start and for head start itself.

Investing in our country's future should be Congress' number one priority - not corporate tax breaks, or lowering the estate tax.

Before I speak to my amendment, I want to acknowledge the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Napolitano) for her input on this amendment and for her long advocacy for water reuse, recycling, and conservation, and for emphasizing that we…

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 162, line 5, strike ``into the'' and all that follows through line 15, and insert ``for projects that…

I fundamentally don't have a problem with that concept, because I believe in it.

The fact remains that you set a floor here.

Do you really care about poor people?

The Federal Government should be raising the bar, not settling for the lowest common denominator.

I believe that the Bureau of Land Management's rule for fracking is much too weak.

Let me point out some obvious points. This amendment, as I said earlier, would undermine conservation of public lands and stall efforts to ensure that our public places tell the very important diverse story of America and be representative…

This amendment would place uncalled-for restrictions and undercut any President from using their authority under the Antiquities Act to establish a national monument, an authority, I should add, that has been available to Presidents for…

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 Offered by Mr. Smith of Texas

At the inception of the debate and discussion regarding this appropriations bill, I indicated I would offer an amendment to prevent language in the bill from driving the extinction of the African elephants. I expect the administration to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: limitation on use of funds with respect to ivory Sec…

I thank the ranking member, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Grijalva). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr…

My amendment would ensure that cultural and sacred sites of Indian and Alaska Native tribes are protected by mandating that none of the funds in this bill can be used in contravention of Executive Order 13007. Executive Order 13007, issued…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill, before the short title, add the following new section: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by…

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 Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: protection of…

The redundancy comes from the fact that that flexibility has existed in BLM and Forest Service; it has existed for years. The situations of wildfires have occurred, and they have been handled. It is an unnecessary NEPA waiver. It is a…

I offer my amendment to strike section 433 regarding the availability of vacant grazing allotments and waiving one of our key environmental laws. While grazing on our public lands is an important part of our Nation's culture and economy…

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 Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: hunting, fishing…

My amendment would allow the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to continue to develop regulations designed to protect communities and the environment from the devastating effects of mountaintop removal mining. If you…