Jan 9, 2024
I think we also almost all agree that the Great American Outdoors Act was a great development, despite the fact that some members of this Committee voted against it.
Rubén Gallego
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Rubén Gallego is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Arizona's 7th congressional district since January 6, 2015. Born on November 20, 1979, he has focused on issues such as veterans' affairs, immigration reform, and education during his time in office. Gallego, a former Marine, has been an advocate for military families and has worked to improve access to healthcare for veterans. He has also been involved in efforts to address gun violence and climate change.
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Jan 9, 2024
I think the first observation is that the reason we are talking about deferred maintenance is because we deferred it to start with, and that is a result of chronic underfunding of the National Park Service over a long, long period of time.
Jan 9, 2024
we have seen in the Department of the Interior budget put forward by my Majority colleagues from Fiscal Year 2023 to Fiscal Year 2024, a reduction of about 13 percent in the National Park Service overall, and a 52 percent proposed cut in…
Sep 18, 2023
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the duck stamp, or Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp is the only Federal conservation revenue stamp. This means 98 percent of the sale price is used…
Sep 18, 2023
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3371, the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act, introduced by my colleague from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson). This legislation…
Sep 18, 2023
Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Sep 18, 2023
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill, H.R. 663, the Native American Child Protection Act. American Indian and Alaska Native children have the highest rate of child abuse in…
Aug 23, 2023
Make no mistake, when the U.S. neglects the Pacific, China and other foreign powers will move in and offer the support to our Pacific nation neighbors.
Aug 23, 2023
We are not naive enough to think that this is all it takes, but these are the types of building block initiatives that bolster the strategically necessary relationships between the U.S. and our brothers and sisters in the Pacific Island…
Aug 23, 2023
We are a very patriotic community that revels in its relationship with the United States.
Aug 23, 2023
We are here today imploring you, the leaders of the U.S., to help us become the South Pacific hub from which U.S. engagement reaches out to our brothers, sisters, friends, and allies in these most strategically important Pacific Island…
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