Raúl Grijalva

The overwhelming scientific consensus is that climate change is real. Leaders of the communities of faith, such as His Holiness the Pope, are now urging us to take this issue very seriously. No matter how often the fossil fuel industry…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Strike section 416. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 333, the gentleman from Arizona and a Member opposed each…

Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service destroyed a 1-ton stockpile of illegal elephant ivory. Most of it was seized up from a Philadelphia antique dealer named Victor Gordon. For at least 9 years, Gordon imported and sold ivory from…

I have an amendment at the desk, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Bishop of Michigan). The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Beginning at page 59, line 9, strike section 120. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House…

I thank the gentleman. I rise in opposition to House Resolution 333. The Interior Appropriations bill is a disaster, not only because it would continue the pattern of underfunding core Department of Interior programs and ignoring climate…

It's safe to update this law now.

We cannot throw away the NEPA process simply because it takes too long.

Our territories are a part of our Nation. Their residents are a part of our Nation. And, in fact, by an Act of Congress, they are American citizens.

Today's hearing will look at the relationship between Puerto Rico's political status and the economic challenges they are facing.

The 11 percent cut in Medicare only on the island, that is not an appropriate response to the economic crisis.

I think it is an important piece of legislation, because it talks about status.

Thank you for holding the hearing, and welcoming all the witnesses and former colleagues that are here with us today.

Instead of picking on clean renewable energy, which has never cost the taxpayers a dime, we could talk about the actual loss to taxpayers.

If we were interested, we could take a look at the inadequate bonding rates that go back to the Eisenhower administration.

The Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act simply reaffirms our sovereign rights, and we urge the committee to pass this legislation.

H.R. 511 simply allows tribal governments to make those decisions.

It should be the right of any sovereign government to make decisions that are best for their people.

The San Manuel decision was not only a complete reversal of the NLRB's recognition of the tribes as sovereigns, it is also an affront to Indian country.

I mentioned--I asked the question about the subsidy and the income stagnation that we are seeing in reference to Arizona.

The fact remains, though, that ongoing and not only in my state but across this country, there is a very fundamental economic problem that families are facing in this country. That is stagnant wages and income inequality across the board.

Without the safeguards that are included in the Magnuson-Stevens Act being part of this amendment, we continue to recommend a ``no'' vote on the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the…

I understand and appreciate the motivation behind the gentleman's amendment. Recreational fisheries are inherently different from commercial fisheries. The language is similar to the alternative rebuilding strategy section in the…

I am disappointed to see this amendment back again after it failed to pass in committee. I understand that recreational fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico want to be able to keep more of the red snapper they catch, but the solution is not to…

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

In closing, Congress first enacted the Fishery Conservation and Management Act in 1976, and the primary goals were two: to end the unregulated fishing by foreign fleets in U.S. waters, and to develop our domestic fleets that could reap the…