I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I support this amendment. The root of the frustration with the Endangered Species Act is that species rarely get delisted, and people who are directly affected by a listing are condemned to a…

I have no objection to the gentlewoman's amendment. It was accepted last year by voice vote, and I encourage adoption of the gentlewoman's amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I certainly support her amendment. Under the previous administration, EPA proposed this stringent water regulation standard in Washington State without utilizing sound scientific data or…

Will the gentlewoman yield? Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. I yield to the gentleman from California.

I am happy to rise in support of the gentleman's amendment. This is another example of EPA overreach. It is my hope that my colleagues from Virginia and Pennsylvania can continue to work with the administration to find common ground on…

Although the base bill already continues to support this program at the fiscal year 2018 level, I am happy to accept this amendment, as I have for the past 2 years. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

I appreciate the Dean of the House's amendment and his dedication to the sound management of natural resources on behalf of constituents in his State. Obviously, mining, and certainly placer mining, is unique to Alaska. Alaska certainly…

Now you know how it feels about California water. I got the drift of this thing. Mr. Chairman, I certainly appreciate the gentleman's interest on this issue and appreciate the variety of opinions about it. I thank the gentleman, as well as…

Our State Water Board is out of control. Our State Water Board is involved in a political operation to remove farming out of the State of California. This amendment would attempt to put a stop to the reckless State plan and continue the…

I support the amendment. The National Academy of Sciences was established by Congress in 1863 in the midst of the Civil War to provide independent, objective advice to the Nation on matters related to science and technology. The Academy…

I thank the gentlewoman, and I must rise in reluctant opposition. I wish I could have worked with the gentleman on this amendment, but this amendment reaches a little too far and is inconsistent even with the Trump administration's…

I appreciate the interest in our Nation's water infrastructure needs. Although this amendment does not do what the gentleman intends it to do, I think it is always important for Congress to have a clear understanding of what improvements…