Joe Neguse: “Thank you, Mr. Smith, for both your written testimony and your oral testimony.”

I wish to clarify something that the Speaker said. That is not the name of the bill. Just to be clear, I encourage anybody who is watching to go online and pull up the bill. It is, I think, about 350 pages. The one phrase that you will not…

In Colorado, we’ve seen the value of giving local communities a seat at the table.

I thank the ranking member for his leadership, and I echo his remarks. Mr. Speaker, it is difficult to listen to this debate and to hear the arguments peddled by my colleagues that are hypocritical at best and intellectually dishonest at…

I support this bill for many reasons. I support it for the reasons that were articulated by the sponsor, my colleague from Colorado, Ms. Boebert; by the ranking member; and by the chairman. I think they have ably explained why this water…