I am happy to support the gentlewoman from Michigan in her quest. The Great Lakes Science Center has bipartisan support for the role it plays in protecting the economic and environmental health of the Great Lakes region. Madam Chair, I…

I am happy to work with the gentleman as we go through this process. If we can find some additional funds as we move to conference, I will be more than happy to revisit this issue with the gentleman.

The goal of the American with Disabilities Act is to provide access for the disabled. That goal must be pursued and protected. It is important to distinguish, however, that the ADA is not intended to feed drive-by lawsuits and put good…

I thank Chairman Frelinghuysen for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4667, which provides $81 billion in Federal disaster assistance to States and territories recently devastated by natural disasters. This is…

Just one spark can result in devastating wildfire, putting life and property at risk. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of the continuing resolution.

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule for H.R. 2936, the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017. This bill is a commonsense, thoughtful approach to restore our forests and minimize…

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 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…

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 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.