Alan Lowenthal: “The Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife will come to order.”

I thank my colleague, Representative Cartwright, for introducing this important bipartisan legislation and working to build such an impressive coalition of support. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 7283, and I reserve the…

It is a good piece of legislation. I am proud to be co-sponsoring it.

I want to join my colleagues in urging you to consider implementing the GAO recommendation to consider a negotiated rulemaking.

I am glad also that we have come together to discuss this critically important issue.