Joe Neguse

I know Mr. Scott to be an intellectually honest debater and Member, and I wonder maybe perhaps he will indulge me in a bit of a colloquy because I take him at his word that he believes that we have a crisis on the southern border. Mr…

Only in Washington can one argue that they would like to secure the border by advocating for the passage of a bill that they claim will fund border operations and then include in that bill a provision that prevents it from ever being…

To discuss our proposal, I yield 3\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Hawaii (Ms. Tokuda), a friend and colleague who has been a national leader on this issue, among many others.

I thank the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Austin Scott) for the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. (Mr. NEGUSE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Only Congress can designate new wilderness, and while many have supported these designations throughout the country over the years...

This is a fitting tribute.

I'm particularly glad to see H.R. 8219 from my friend Rep. Tokuda on today's agenda, as I am a proud original cosponsor of the bill.

So, it is imperative that we continue to identify new places worthy of conservation and we fight to secure sufficient resources.

Don't just force regulation and designations on my people, follow our lead.

This is the sacred land of the Miccosukee, this is our home, this is our responsibility.

I believe we have a responsibility to protect our environment for future generations.

This was supposed to be, I thought, an oversight hearing for the Department of Justice. Unfortunately, it has descended into a lot of rhetoric about conspiracy theories and the like.

What I can say with confidence is that you have a more distinguished record with respect to fidelity to the rule of law than any Member sitting on the dais here today on either side of the aisle.

I find it shameful to have to endure... the lectures from some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle about equal justice under the law or adherence to the rule of law to a man who has spent virtually his entire career in pursuit…

I would simply say one of the many privileges I have in serving as assistant Democratic leader is having the opportunity to see firsthand the way in which my colleagues in the House Democratic Caucus are able to convert their passion and…

I would implore you to let us know what we can do on the statutory side.

I want to also say thank you for the work that you do and the National Park Service does every day.

I really wanted to ask you a series of questions. Before I do so, I will just take one moment to again thank Director Stone-Manning...

A Representative in Congress from the State of Colorado.

I hope we can do so with a degree of respect for the witnesses who are here and for the agencies that they represent.

It is unfortunate, as I said, in my view, that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have chosen a different course, have not scheduled a single hearing in this Subcommittee, for example, to even discuss the climate crisis.

I am grateful for the work that you two are doing and the Biden administration is doing more broadly to manage our public lands with future generations in mind.

It is shameful, in my view, that House Republicans...have chosen a different course.

I would be remiss if I just did not take one moment to note my strong disagreement with a number of statements made by the Chairman.

Not to belabor the point, but when the gentlewoman from Indiana uses the phrase ``current practice,'' what she is referring to is the entirety of American history. Let me repeat that, Mr. Speaker. For hundreds of years, this is the way…