I thank the chairman of the subcommittee for the great work he has done and for his leadership on this issue. I do agree with my colleague from California, yes, we need to do modernization. If you will remember, President Obama pledged to…

I thank the chairman of the subcommittee for the great work he is doing on this. We all agree that we want a strong nuclear deterrent, and we all agree we want that deterrent to be as stabilizing as possible. We don't want destabilizing…

I appreciate the gentleman's leadership. The Trump administration is set to announce proposed regulations regarding the title X family planning funding stream, very similar to Reagan-era rules, to clearly separate family planning from…

it is the duty of Congress to inspect these laws and ensure that they are not unfairly treating our citizens.

Look, none of us want to aid in the spread of invasive species.

I think it is worthy of discussion.

While the Lacey Act is a relatively unknown law to the average American, this law--and specifically the 2008 amendments--can have sweeping impacts to a myriad of domestic industries.

None of us want to aid in the spread of invasive species, and that is not what today's hearing is about.

I thank the gentleman from Utah for his leadership. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3144, introduced by Mrs. McMorris Rodgers of Washington, was considered by the subcommittee I chair, Water, Power, and Oceans. It looks to provide certainty and…

We must make investments in advanced technology today to prepare for tomorrow's threats.

scalable, efficient, and compact high-energy lasers could change future missile defense architectures.

The act of shark finning has been illegal in the United States since the passage of the Shark Finning Prohibition Act of 2000.

Is the Department embracing the revised direction to provide a robust, layered defense against the increasingly complex missile threat posed by our peer adversaries?

Today, the Subcommittee meets to consider three fisheries bills.

I am really glad to hear that because, as we go into the budget, some folks may argue that having additional options is destabilizing.

I think we should stress the point that, even as we stay in the treaty... we are legitimately allowed to do research for non-compliant systems.

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis' 2018 [Nuclear] Posture Review offers continuity with past U.S. policy and plans, including those in the 2010 NPR. It deserves broad bipartisan support. Its proposal for a low-yield SLBM weapon and a new…

We have talked a lot about information campaigns by the U.S. and how that is important. But sanctions in other human rights arenas has been very effective.

What happens to democratic institutions in the United States and in Australia if we don't push back on the kind of influence that they are trying to exert on our political institutions as a democracy?

no matter what the President does or doesn't do, he is going to be criticized.

I thank my colleague from Hawaii for her support and great work in committee. This is something that has a lot of bipartisan support. Mr. Speaker, I would ask all Members to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The…

I am really glad to hear that. To accomplish that and the acceleration you talked about, and I am totally in support and really happy to see that.

I believe that it is a good thing that it is being proposed that we have more options, like low-yield weapons or sea-launched intermediate cruise missiles.

I have had Good Samaritan legislation pass, not a global solution, a more modest step that would take us part way down the road.

I wouldn't want to give them a get out of jail free card if they have acquired a property that has historic mining waste that they are legally obliged to clean up, but if they are just working next door to abandoned mines and they have no…