Ken Calvert

I do believe that we must not be held hostage by the status quo, and will continue to advocate for policy changes that can improve the ESA.

Currently, both fish and people are held hostage by two agencies that don't work well together with respect to the Endangered Species Act.

Hydropower is a reliable and emissions-free source of electricity that accounts for a majority of the Nation's total renewable electricity generation.

H.R. 3916, the Federally Integrated Species Health Act--or FISH Act--introduced by Mr. Calvert of California, is the second bipartisan-supported bill.

Despite this fact, I do believe that we must not be held hostage by the status quo, and will continue to advocate for policy changes that can improve the ESA and advance our ability to achieve its worthwhile goals of species recovery.

The goal of the FISH Act is to eliminate bureaucratic turf wars and to ensure cohesive implementation of the Endangered Species Act.

H.R. 3916, sponsored by Mr. Calvert of California.

It is interesting that we are having a disagreement on how much we should cut the EPA. It is not the argument that we are cutting the EPA. Obviously, that is a fact. We have cut the EPA with this upcoming budget by 37 percent over the last…

I yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from Minnesota. Ms. McCOLLUM. The EPA was there to work with the city when the fire department found out what a danger it was. When the county wasn't able to handle such an extreme toxic…

While I agree with the gentleman that current law regarding public lands must be followed, there is nothing in this bill that contradicts that. As such, there is no purpose relevant to this bill for this amendment. I encourage my…

I would say to my friend that we are making a statement. There is no money to close offices in this budget, so I would urge a ``no'' vote. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

I would like to remind the gentleman, with this bill, we have cut EPA almost 30 percent since 2010. While we have expressed a number of frustrations with EPA's overreach over the last few years, and even here today, I cannot support an…

As I noted in our full committee markup in July, there are no regional closures proposed in this legislation; therefore, it is an unnecessary amendment. This topic was discussed at our EPA hearing in June. Administrator Pruitt called…

I thank my colleague from California for his comments. This body is made better with his presence. I appreciate the gentleman's hard work on the situation in Santa Clarita and the need to come to a resolution in a timely manner. After…

I was happy to accept the amendment in the last year and will be happy to support it again this year. With that, I urge its passage. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, once again, I really think that we need to better utilize, in this Congress…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I won't take nearly 1\1/2\ minutes. I just want to support the amendment. I understand there are portions of the order that are widely accepted and some parts that need to be reworked. I hope the Bureau…

I wanted to jump up and support this amendment. Obviously, the agency has not leaped fast enough and problems persist. So I encourage my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this amendment, and I know it will squeak by with a large margin.

I won't take 1 minute. I just want to support the gentleman's amendment. It is my hope that the gentlemen from Virginia and Pennsylvania may be able to work with the new administration, find common ground on approaches that will improve…

Again, Mr. Chairman, I would reiterate that California has done more to clean air than virtually any other State in the Union based upon its regulatory structure that we created and I continue to support. But technologies do not exist to…

Since day one, everything about EPA's waters of the U.S. rule has been flawed. The Obama administration claimed that it was not expanding the waters under their jurisdiction, but we know that more permits will be required. {time} 1915 The…

In 1977, Congress made a deliberate policy choice to exempt ordinary farming, silviculture, ranching, mining, related activities, from the requirements to obtain Clean Water Act permits when undertaken as normal activities: prepare and…

While the amendment itself is drafted in order as a general increase to EPA geographic programs, the gentleman proposes to fund a program that was not requested in the budget and is not authorized. Further, he proposes to reduce grants…

I have no other speakers. I rise in support of the amendments en bloc, and I urge its adoption. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Heck).

I thank the gentleman for his comments and for his amendment, and I fully agree with his concerns about the backlogs, but I have concerns with the proposed offset and appreciate the intention to withdraw it. The committee has made a…