Mike Levin

I want to personally invite you and any Member interested to my district and to see the Carlsbad desalination plant.

I am running short of time, but I want to again extend a standing offer to any of my colleagues on either side of the aisle, or anybody out there in the audience or watching at home, to come and visit our desal plant.

Let me turn to talk about the work of the last Congress with regard to water resilience that I think will impact all of us in the Western United States: $1 billion for water recycling, $250 million for desal, and $4 billion to improve the…

I can tell you at 60 million gallons a day it is the largest in the Western Hemisphere, but it only ranks 10th in the world.

The reality is we have to do it all.

I think that Democrats and Republicans also share the goal of timely reviews of projects.

I know we can develop permitting reform policies that do that, that support clean energy projects.

I think we need to consider all dimensions and interests in responsible energy development.

Doing so is absolutely critical if we want to proceed on large-scale energy infrastructure projects.

I hope that this Committee is going to focus on finding areas of common ground.

I don't think it is the best use of our time. I don't think it is what our constituents expect.

It is why I introduced something called the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act in the last two Congresses--or PLREDA, for short.

We can responsibly improve the permitting process for clean energy and climate solutions.

I believe strongly that we have this opportunity to focus not on more record profits for the oil and gas industry for its own sake, but instead to actually prioritize our public lands for purposes that spur on the renewable energy…

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. 55 Offered by Mr. Grijalva

I have an amendment at the desk, No. 21. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, strike lines 1 through 5 and insert the following: ``(2) Limitations.--The plan required by…

I have an amendment at the desk, No. 18. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing quotation mark and the final period. Page 3, after line 9, add…

This is the worst attack on this republic in modern history, period!

There is no justification for sending 30 frigging FBI agents to the former president`s compound in Mar-a-Lago.

Again, I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 6411, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time.

How many lawyers did Trump have? He had several. Some said yes. Some said no. And John Eastman has turned into the fall guy. He`s a lawyer. He`s an advocate for the president. Whether you agree with his legal judgment, his legal findings…

I introduced something called the bipartisan Resilient Coast and Estuaries Act, which would reauthorize the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program.

We have to do it all, and we have to do it now. The science demands we act and that we take bold measures that are actually going to be up to the task.

I intend to work with whoever will work with me across the aisle to try to get anything done that we can to reduce our greenhouse gas footprint.

Strong fuel economy standards strengthen U.S. energy independence and help reduce reliance on fossil fuels, particularly from foreign nations.