Ken Calvert

I understand the specific rule is now being reconsidered by the Department of Interior, which is a good thing, and I encourage my colleagues to support the Young amendment.

This amendment would prevent the Department of the Interior from performing a necessary and thorough review of the existing 5-year plan. Meanwhile, the committee encouraged a review of the 5-year plan in the 2017 omnibus, which we just…

I oppose the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Carbajal). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the…

This amendment was adopted on the floor last year. I believe it is a good amendment. I encourage my colleagues to support it.

The House has spoken several times on the Bureau of Land Management's methane regulation in the past 2 years. I understand the administration is reviewing the regulation and that litigation is ongoing. In the meantime, I think action is…

Last year, May of 2016, in the previous administration, the Department of the Interior issued a finding of no significant impact with respect to these operations; thus followed a review of 23 oil and gas platforms currently operating…

I understand the gentleman's concerns. I would suggest that he go down to the Administrator's office, our new Administrator, Mr. Pruitt, and meet with him. I don't think that there is any desire on his part to militarize the Environmental…

While I understand the gentleman's intent, I share his concern with the 2015 ozone standards, the bill's language in the amendment goes a little too far. It ties this new administration's hands with respect to reconsideration or…

I urge a ``no'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the…

I understand, and I have taken a lot of criticism over the last few years for cutting EPA's budget by 27 percent over the last number of years. However, I believe this amendment is just going too far. We have a new administration. We have…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's comments. If we get additional resources in the future, I would love to make sure that Fish and Wildlife has the resources to make sure they meet their mandates, and they should meet them now. One of the…

I thank the gentleman for drawing attention to the issue. It is my hope that we can move forward with the fiscal year 2018 process, and my colleague and I can continue to work together with the relevant agencies to address this issue so…

It is my distinct honor to bring to the House floor the fiscal year 2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. Before I go into the details of the bill, I would like to commend Chairman Frelinghuysen for his…

Reclaiming my time, I thank the gentleman for drawing the House's attention to the road construction and maintenance needs of the Forest Service. I would be pleased to work with him and anyone else interested in our national forests as we…

I would say we have a duty to taxpayers to perform the best we can, to give the best product to our warfighters at the best price. I urge a ``no'' on this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Franks of Arizona). The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

I support competition, and these competitions, as a whole, have been beneficial to the Department of Defense. The OMB has reported that, regardless of whether the Federal Government or the private contractor win the competition, the act of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Last winter, two miracles occurred 3,000 miles apart. Here in Washington, our Nation's Capital, Republicans and Democrats came together and passed a significant water bill that was signed into law. Back…

I am pleased to be here today in strong support of H.R. 1873, the Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act. As we enter wildfire season, it is of the upmost importance that the federal government act to prevent these devastating…

I applaud him for being willing to negotiate and saying we are happy to sit down and talk with you.

Enacting $54 billion in non-defense program cuts in one Fiscal Year is an untenable proposition.

The war on coal is real, and unfortunately has had a devastating impact.

We believe the Forest Service needs to impose certainly more discipline in the accounting, budgeting, and management processes.

I hope we can work together to find revenue for these schools.

the rain is great, but I suspect there is going to be more forest fires because we are going to have a lot more brush that can burn