Jared Polis

Effectively, it could be legislated into extinction by politicians.

Unfortunately, too many animals, including the dodo bird, have become extinct due to human actions.

May I inquire as to how much time remains. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Colorado has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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 subtitle C of title I, insert the following new section: SEC. 1__. MODIFICATION OF…

To my knowledge, no Federal court has declared things like increasing temperatures and sea-level rise to be illusionary.

I will be the first to acknowledge that Kevin was not always treated as fairly and respectfully as he should have been.

I have had a lot of respect for Kevin and his family.

I do believe the Majority is up to no good with this hearing.

But we have to acknowledge that Secretary Salazar's decision to exercise his authority in favor of wilderness, whether you agree with it or not on a policy level, has been upheld.

I do not think this hearing is in the best interests of my constituents, including Mr. Lunny.

It is going to be good for the Lunnys. It is going to be good for everyone else on the Seashore.

I believe we have the same goal. I look forward to finding a shared bipartisan path forward on legislation.

Doing nothing to preserve the multiemployer pension system is simply not a viable alternative, whether you are a Republican or a Democrat.

It must be our goal to ensure hardworking Americans are able to retire with the dignity and respect they deserve.

Our work is not done yet, because we have not fully fixed our shaky system.

Our seniors shouldn't have to choose between heating their homes or putting food on the table.

I want to thank Chairman Roe for his effort in working in a bipartisan way to arrange this hearing

Doing nothing, and allowing some of these plans to go bankrupt, which does nothing to help our seniors and retirees, is not acceptable.

While we explore new options, we must be sure that any existing plans are preserved in such a way so that all workers and retirees covered under that plan are protected.

It needs to be our goal to ensure that hardworking Americans are able to retire with the dignity and respect that they deserve.

Establishing a strong and sustainable pension system needs to be our goal as we figure out details here in phase two.

I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question. I urge a ``no'' vote on this bizarre rule that combines two, at times, contradictory bills and rejects bipartisan amendments that would have…

If we defeat the previous question, we will offer an amendment to the rule that will allow the House to consider the Department of Veterans Affairs Cybersecurity Protection Act. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from…

I would just add that demanding that private companies deliberately include defects in their own encryption systems for the purpose of allowing the NSA to conduct backdoor surveillance only increases the risk of our cybersecurity networks…

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question. I urge a ``no'' vote on the rule and the underlying bills. Instead of talking about providing a tax cut for dead Americans, we talk about providing a tax cut for living…