I thank the chairman of the Agriculture Committee, and I certainly appreciate the chairman of the Subcommittee on Waterways for his leadership. I rise today in support of H.R. 935. Mr. Speaker, the last thing we need in agriculture right…

I thank the chairman. I am glad to be here today in support of H.R. 4315 and to emphasize the point that this is not just a Western thing. We certainly hear a lot about Oregon's northern spotted owl, about California's delta smelt, and we…

I thank the chairman for his work on H.R. 5021, which I rise in support of this afternoon, which provides greater certainty and sufficient funding for infrastructure projects across the Nation. Without an immediate solution for the highway…

First, I want to thank the chairman and the committee for their hard work putting this bill together. I know it has taken a lot of time and effort to get here, and I appreciate that. My amendment addresses a very real threat to the lives…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 4, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $18,800,000) (increased by $9,500,000) (increased by…

I am honored to be joined here by my colleagues from Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Alabama, and the States that have been impacted by the devastating storms that occurred earlier this week. While we had hoped that the entire Mississippi…

This ill-conceived law has created economic disruption in the livestock industry and set the stage for a potential $2 billion in trade retaliation.

Can you provide the Committee with a detailed explanation as to why the Department missed the required 60 day statutory deadline to publish a final rule implementing the catfish inspection program?

I want to thank the gentlelady for her comments. I would say that the 10,000-gallon threshold that we have described here is actually taken right from the EPA. Up to 2005, they were perfectly comfortable with the 10,000-gallon threshold…

I thank the gentlelady and her staff for arranging this Special Order to discuss this issue that we have been talking about-- the egregious overreach of the Environmental Protection Agency. I want to talk about an issue that is very close…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chair, we often have conflicts in Oregon. We had a…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: TITLE __--EXEMPTIONS FOR TAKING MIGRATORY BIRDS ON CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL LAND…