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…

$1 billion for water recycling, $250 million for desal, and $4 billion to improve the resilience of the Colorado River Basin, all accomplishments of the last Congress.

I support more desal, by the way, in Southern California when it can be done in an environmentally responsible way.

I want to thank the American Sportfishing Association and you for endorsing that bipartisan bill.

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

The reality is we have to do it all.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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 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. 7 Offered by Ms. DelBene Ms. DelBENE. Mr. Chair…

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…

My amendment would prohibit any new leases under this plan that do not provide a fair return for taxpayers. For far too long, our oil and gas leasing program has offered a sweetheart deal for the industry at the expense of taxpayers. One…

My amendment would exclude the Southern California Planning Area from being leased for oil and gas production as part of any proposed plan under this bill. It is just over 1 year ago that our community experienced an oil spill that posed a…

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

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.