Mr. Chair, the goal of H.R. 1873 is to provide certainty to utilities, their line workers, and their consumers, not forcing unnecessary, one-size-fits-all regulations. Each plan can be tailored by an individual utility based on the service…

Mr. Chair, again, I commend the bill's sponsors for bringing up this bipartisan, commonsense piece of legislation. I urge my House colleagues to support this bipartisan bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Chairman, the amendment prohibits any loss of funds for wildfire suppression activities. The bill also provides electric utilities with the certainty that they need to ensure that downed trees do not fall on power lines, which would…

I just--that's what was on my mind, these Capitol Police whose service protected life yesterday along with the heroic acts of many of the Members of this Congress.

There was an attack yesterday, and I thought about how the fact it was an advanced, persistent threat.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank for you having this meeting, a joint meeting, and thank each of you for coming.

I thank the chairman for yielding. I have heard from my Governor, State officials, and providers about the challenges on the ground in Florida and what they are facing. The demographic issues in Florida raise significant challenges for the…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Tipton) be allowed to manage the remainder of the time for the majority. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida…

I want to ask for unanimous consent that Mr. Lowenthal be allowed to sit at the dais and participate in today's hearing.

Sometimes the relationship with the Federal Government has not been as cooperative as it should be.

We need to return the multiple-use philosophy of our Federal waters.