David Valadao: “The reason why this is important is a lot of the time this goes on in Washington.”

My amendment would add the text of my bill, the bipartisan Headwaters Protection Act, to the Fix Our Forests Act. This commonsense language is led by my colleague from California (Mr. Costa) and myself, and it has bipartisan support. It…

First, I thank my colleague, my coauthor, Brittany Pettersen, for her support on this. I also thank the members and staff of the committee. They have been very, very helpful in us moving this bill forward. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in…

I missed tonight's vote due to travel complications. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 401 and YEA on Roll Call No. 402. ____________________

I rise as the designee for the gentleman from California (Mr. Costa). The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill add the following: TITLE IV--EXPANSION OF…