Jeff Denham

I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Farr), my good friend, as we both recognize an amazing life of a good friend and acknowledge and honor the life of this personal friend and beloved community leader, Rich Smith. He was a loving…

I thank the chairman for giving me time to speak on the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015. This is an important piece of legislation that will reform the STB to work more efficiently to better regulate the railroads…

It is so bad that we don't allow school buses on this. We have passenger cars as well as trucks--trucks that carry goods through Modesto and through our community--yet it is unsafe for school buses and our kids. This much-needed bridge…

First of all, I appreciate the opportunity to have been a conferee on this important piece of legislation. This piece of legislation was a bipartisan effort between not only Republicans and Democrats in the House, but as a conferee who has…

In 1994, Congress enacted the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act, or F4A, to prevent States from undermining Federal deregulation of interstate commerce through a patchwork of State regulations. Since 1994, motor carriers…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would note that 90 percent of the trucking industry is represented--not necessarily in terms of volume, but in terms of value--by…

I thank the gentleman from Oregon. He was here in 1994 when Speaker Foley pushed this issue through. He understands the issue. While his language did not fully address the issue, we are going to continue to work together to resolve this as…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle D of title I of Division A, insert the following: SEC. __. FEDERAL AUTHORITY. (a) In…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Aguilar The Acting CHAIR. It is…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. DeFAZIO. May I inquire how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon has 45 seconds remaining. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from California…

I thank Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Capuano for working with us on title VII of this bill, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2015. Hazardous materials are the backbone of our industrial society, and these products…

It is my great honor today to introduce to the House our guest chaplain, Bishop Mar Awa Royel. Bishop Royel currently presides over the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East's Diocese of California and serves as Secretary of…

I thank Chairman Shuster, Ranking Member DeFazio, and Ranking Member Capuano for working with us to develop this important piece of legislation. Mr. Speaker, this legislation would ensure that railroads actually implement positive train…

Today marks 14 years since September 11, 2001, a day when thousands of Americans lost their lives in a terrorist attack carried out by al Qaeda. On that day, we united as a Nation in response to a tragedy too terrible to fathom. Today I…

I, too, represent San Joaquin County, along with Representative McNerney, and believe that this is a solution to a big problem that we share within the delta. This native species is something that needs to be managed and is a welcome…

The gentleman from California talks about a bill that he is not willing to support, but yet he wants to amend a bill that he says is going nowhere. The truth is the bill is going somewhere. This bill is going to move off this floor and…

I believe the gentleman has two amendments today. Mr. LaMALFA. Yes. This first amendment is on the Klamath Project. Are the amendments out of order? They are out of numerical order. Mr. Chairman, I offer this amendment on the Sites…

Will the gentleman yield? Mr. LaMALFA. I yield to the gentleman from California.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding on this important issue. Mr. Chairman, some will say they are not voting for this bill because of the challenges they perceive are in it. The biggest problem with this bill is that it doesn't do enough…

Rather than restore the riverbeds themselves, we truck the fish around the river. That doesn't help the environment; it doesn't help the fish, and it certainly does not help the communities of California. What the rest of the country needs…

It is an important and critical time for the State of California. We are facing an unprecedented drought that is affecting farms, families, and communities that are just being shut off from water, communities that are not only rationing…

This bill, 1688, is aimed at improving access to primary eye care in the VA by making a modest increase in the number of optometry residency positions in the VA.

No veteran should ever have to decide whether or not to sacrifice their health and safety to avoid a potential financial burden if the VA fails to pay for a trip to the emergency room.

I would appreciate your support on H.R. 1688 to improve access to this important care for our veterans by adding 20 additional optometry residents to the VA over the next ten years.