I would like to thank all the witnesses for their valuable testimony. You have come a long way to be here, and I and all of us appreciate that.

it is for an ulterior, unrevealed, and hidden motive.

are the arguments in favor of species mitigation entirely reasonable on your part, or is there a possibility that some people have an ulterior motive in wanting to make dams unprofitable?

But do you sometimes have to buy from either nuclear or fossil fuel sources?

Today, we will consider two common-sense bills aimed at improving the recovery of certain Endangered Species Act listed fish species, while providing certainty for water and power users.

If Bonneville, as the fourth-biggest customer, has to buy from other sources, where does that electricity from other sources come from?

It's time for a more efficient and holistic approach to manage species under one, not two, Federal agencies.

Many times. And I think that has always been at your invitation.

Clearly, the ESA process is broken, and the Federal status quo is not working for species, farmers and ranchers, and rural communities that depend on our natural resources.

The American taxpayers and Pacific Northwest ratepayers deserve better.

The Water, Power and Oceans Subcommittee meets today to hear testimony on two bills: H.R. 3144, sponsored by Mrs. McMorris Rodgers of Washington State.

Well, it sounds to me like that is an abuse of the Endangered Species Act.

Hydropower is a reliable and emissions-free source of electricity that accounts for a majority of the Nation's total renewable electricity generation.

The Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans will come to order.

The FISH Act is a bipartisan solution aimed at clearing up regulatory confusion between two Federal agencies.

I thank the gentlewoman for her leadership. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because I believe Americans are compassionate people. I also believe Americans are angered by injustice, and I know Americans are eager to protect the defenseless. In a…

It is my hope that we can use these bills in front of us today to produce a strong, bipartisan Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization that supports jobs and our fishermen by strengthening the science, data, and process used in Federal fisheries…

It is my goal that we can work within the proposals discussed here today to produce a product that reauthorizes and makes critical reforms to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

H.R. 200 is composed of provisions aimed at getting better fisheries data to Federal managers so that they can make informed decisions regarding our Nation's fisheries.

While specifically aimed at recreational fisheries management, H.R. 2023 is largely based on the same principles as H.R. 200.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: limitation on use of funds Sec…

I thank the gentleman for that statement. I will say to the gentlewoman from Minnesota that I would love to work with her on this. I know that, in the Natural Resources Committee, we are going to be looking at some of the different facets…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: limitation on use of funds Sec…

I will conclude by saying there is one other sort of a temporary element in this whole episode. And that is when you go from Colorado into Wyoming, the mouse is no longer threatened or endangered. There is a political boundary line between…

I also applaud the leadership of Representative Gaetz on this important amendment No. 113 to the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations bill. This commonsense amendment prohibits American taxpayer dollars from…