I thank the ranking member for yielding. I would simply say to my colleague from New York, if you don't want a shutdown, if you are trying to prevent a shutdown, prove it. There is a simple way to prove it, Madam Speaker. Defeat the…

I thank the ranking member for his indulgence, and I would be remiss to come back to the floor to simply say only in Washington can you have Members who claim they want to avoid a shutdown while they take every step to shut down the…

It is critical that Congress act to ensure programs like this are in place to mitigate climate-induced impacts of drought on our water supply.

The Colorado River, the headwaters of which are in my district in western Colorado, is in crisis.

It is time, in our view, for our colleagues to step up to the plate.

I hope that I can work with members of the Committee on a bipartisan basis to ensure that the Bureau continues to have both the authorities and the funds that it needs to carry out these critical programs.

If my GOP colleagues actually cared about the parks, they would increase funding for the Park Service.

Has the Biden administration done everything? Has it responded the way it should every time? No.

This is a serious issue and it is of crisis proportion, nobody denies that.

I suspect and no, I don't suspect, I believe that this is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

if you want to be serious about immigration reform, you want to be serious about the people of New York...

If my colleagues actually cared about the American people, they wouldn't be pulling this stunt and would instead get to work to keep our government funded and open.

I can assure you that the vast majority of the American people don't share their opinion and that my constituents, the folks back in Colorado, are grateful for your lifetime of service that you have given to this country.

My hope is that the next oversight hearing, perhaps those could be the focus, the bulk of the hearing.

Outdoor recreation contributed $454 billion to the national economy in 2021.

I appreciate the focus of today's hearing on the four bills that all have some connection to outdoor recreation.

I would also like to express our appreciation to the sponsors of these bipartisan pieces of legislation--Representatives Zinke, Peltola, Neguse, Lawler, and more--whose leadership on these bills will help strengthen coordination and focus…

I would be remiss if I didn't take a moment to talk about my bipartisan bill, H.R. 3107.

16 days, that is how much time we have left until the government runs out of funding. Six weeks ago, Mr. Speaker, I stood here on the floor of the House with my colleagues as House Republicans gaveled the House out of session for a 45-day…

They know that if Republicans are in control of the House, there is one thing they can count on, and that is that Republicans will shut the government down as they did in the 1990s under Speaker Newt Gingrich, as they did in 2013 under…

I thank the ranking member for his service and for yielding me time. I certainly concur with the sentiments that he has expressed. We hear from our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that this resolution is somehow designed to…

The gentleman talked about facts. Again, these are not my numbers. These are their numbers. This year in this bill, House Republicans appropriate $17.5 billion for military construction. That is $1.5 billion less than the current level. In…

May I inquire as to how much time remains on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 18\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I thank the distinguished gentleman, my friend from Pennsylvania, for the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, as the gentleman said, today's rule provides for consideration of three bills. The…

Let me just say that only in Washington can politicians demand recognition after being shamed into doing the right thing. That is what we just heard. We all know that the default on America act that House Republicans pursued was primed to…