Jared Polis

I find it unacceptable that the bill includes language ranging from a public land giveaway, to a failure to protect the Bears Ears region, to shedding environmental protections, and the fact that this legislation steals land from the Ute…

Can you give me information to reassure my constituents that the advice of that committee is non-binding and inform me as to what other options are being looked into the BLM, other than the completely unacceptable proposal of slaughter or…

Aren't there other humane methods like this, instead of costly roundups and dangerous and costly holdings and even slaughter, to manage our wild horse population?

I do have a speaker, but I can't locate her right now. I reserve the balance of my time.

I thank the majority and minority staffs of the committee for working with us on this bill. It is very important to the people of Minturn and to our central mountain region in Colorado, so I urge its passage. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the…

I thank the gentleman for his commitment to work with us protecting wild horses. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Colorado? There was…

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 the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I thank the gentleman for accepting this important amendment on behalf of the many small towns and volunteer fire departments across the United States. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 91, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''. Page 95, line 13, after the…

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 Colorado will be postponed. Amendment No. 105 Offered by Ms. Speier The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I, again, thank the gentleman that there is not any sale of public lands in this bill. I would point out that there are Members in this body--in fact, the chair of the authorizing committee in this general area--who speak regularly about…

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 the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 441. None of the funds made…

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 Colorado will be postponed. Amendment No. 34 Offered by Mr. Lowenthal The Acting CHAIR. It…

Voluntary measures are just that, voluntary. While there might, and perhaps there are a few good actors willing to abide by them in some States, like my home State of Colorado, have implemented air standards. What we care about is the…

I have an excellent amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 156, strike line 23 and all that follows through page 157, line 11. The Acting CHAIR…

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' to defeat the previous question so that we can keep our country safer. Vote ``no'' on the rule. Vote ``no'' on the underlying bills because they interfere with our efforts to prevent Iran from developing…

I would like to inquire if the gentleman has any additional speakers.

So many of us have made unanimous consent requests. I have asked the gentleman from Alabama how many times we have to make this motion until the Republicans end their obstructionism. I have not received an adequate answer. I was hopeful…

I would be happy to yield if the gentleman from Alabama would be willing to accept the unanimous consent request from Mrs. Bonnie Watson Coleman.

Well, Mr. Speaker, they could be entertained, if the gentleman from Alabama would simply agree to them. We actually have a forthcoming unanimous consent request. I would hope, Mr. Speaker, that you are willing to pose it to the gentleman…

Reclaiming my time, again, the gentleman from Alabama can agree to these unanimous consent requests. The way that the answer has been framed, he has not agreed to them. The gentleman from Alabama and the Republicans are obstructing this…

I would like to inquire of the gentleman from Alabama how many more requests we need to make until the Republicans stop their obstructionism and allow a simple vote on the bill.

Sadly, the gentleman from Alabama is unable to reserve or stop criminals from legally acquiring weapons or terrorists from silently assembling arsenals to conduct terrorist acts in our country. The only way the gentleman from Alabama can…

I would like to inquire of the gentleman from Alabama how many more unanimous consent requests we need to make until he agrees to allow for consideration of this bill. I am happy to yield for an answer.

Very well. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter) who has a very important unanimous consent request.