Doug Lamborn

I appreciate the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cooper), my colleague. He is very sincere in what he says. I believe we have so many checks and balances that we will not be buying things that don't work. But, we need to unshackle MDA so…

If there is any evidence that MDA or DOD does not favor this amendment, I sure haven't seen it, and I would like to see that produced so I could see that. At this point, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers), my…

We support the amendment. It improves the bill by expanding opportunities for increased water storage across the West. I urge its adoption. Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Again, being an advocate, rather than an adversary, is a big change.

How do these kinds of bills that would remove bureaucratic obstacles and streamline America's water resource developments fit into the Department's goals?

The subcommittee that I chair, the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans, has an active infrastructure agenda.

I am not a fan of the New START [Strategic Arms Reduction] Treaty. For one thing, it is a relic of the Cold War.

The Federal Government's preferred sevenfold expansion plan--as proposed by the last administration--has been referred to a 'bait and switch' because it does not reflect the diverse stakeholder consensus found earlier in the Advisory Board…

While I did not agree with President George W. Bush's creation of the first-ever Marine National Monuments in the Pacific, the last administration was on steroids when it came to creating new land-based monuments, expanding marine…

The last administration simply ignored a local alternative and had what was a called a 'charade' of a late-noticed town meeting far away from the working docks of fishing communities.

In my home state of Colorado, the Obama administration imposed a top-down, big-government National Monument land grab in the Browns Canyon in 2015.

These national monuments and the proposed expansion of a marine sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico completely undermine the multiple-use history of our Federal and territorial lands and waters.

I am a strong supporter of the F-35 program. Fifth-generation capabilities are essential to our Nation's defense.

I thank the gentleman from Colorado for his gracious remarks. I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from the great State of South Dakota (Mrs. Noem), who is working hard for the people of her State.

I would like to just build on what my colleague was saying about the rest of his bills. On this one, there is strong collaboration and consensus. I look forward to working with him to pass it. I will make an offer on the rest of his bills…

I appreciate those comments. I would point out, for anyone who is interested, that the three of us who are here-- and I am about to yield the floor to Representative Tipton--we are all on the Natural Resources Committee. This is a…

I echo what my colleague has just said about those of us from Colorado working together. Of the six bills that we are going to be discussing today, four of them are from Colorado; and yourself, myself, and Representative Tipton from…

I want to thank the gentleman from Texas and all the other speakers who joined us during this hour. It has been really wonderful to recognize and commemorate the 75th anniversary of National Bible Week. I would like to thank the National…

I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa) for sharing those thoughts with us. The Pacific Ocean all the way to the Atlantic is covered by our speakers today. We had East Coast speakers from Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia…

I thank the gentlewoman for her well-spoken remarks and the heartfelt nature of what she shared. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Jody B. Hice).

I thank the gentleman from Virginia. I appreciate the words, the wisdom, and the heartfelt nature of what he just spoke to. I yield to the gentleman from the great State of Michigan (Mr. Walberg).

They don't believe that things have substantially changed for the better.

The VHA's systematic problems demanded, quote, 'far reaching and complex changes that when taken together amount to no less than a system-wide reworking of VHA,' unquote.

We like to use words like transformation and reform, but how willing are we really to challenge the status quo and consider bold reform.

We have two main challenges today, as I see it. First, how do we at least ensure that we take what is good in the report and make a reality.