Mr. Scott, if that is the case, and if you feel so passionate about the funding allocations in this bill, then why will the bill be held hostage the moment it passes this Chamber? If this bill passes the House tomorrow, Mr. Scott, when…

Do you honestly believe that this homeland appropriations bill that we are considering, the funding bill, that it would ameliorate that crisis?

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…

Mr. Scott, I am asking you about the bill we are considering here today. It is the bill that you are championing here on the floor, the homeland appropriations bill. I take it you believe in this bill.

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

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

First, I thank my friends and Gun Violence Prevention Task Force leaders, Congresswoman Lucy McBath and Congressman Mike Thompson, for convening us this evening. They both have been unwavering in their dedication to ending the scourge of…

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.

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.

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…

First and foremost, I thank the distinguished gentleman from Connecticut, our former Caucus chair, for his clarion call that he has issued year after year, month after month, and day after day to protect and strengthen Social Security. It…

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 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 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.

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

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...

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.

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

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

A Representative in Congress from the State of Colorado.

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…

Just two quick points. One, with respect to everything that my colleague from New York just articulated, this bill has nothing to do with noncitizens voting. It does not address that whatsoever. I am not sure what bill the gentleman from…

To discuss this proposal, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from California (Ms. Chu), who has been a tireless leader on this issue among so many others from California.

I thank the gentlewoman from Indiana for the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, today is a serious day, a serious moment for this institution. Apparently, according to my colleagues on the…