We need to have multilateral condemnations from the United Nations, the United Nations Human Rights Commission.

These men died fighting for basic human rights, the kind of rights that so many of us take for granted in this country.

This administration needs to step up the focus and the effort to condemn Cuba, condemn the Castro dictatorship.

This reality of a lack of human rights and civil liberties inside Cuba started in 1959 where Cuba's record of throwing people into prison, just because they are prisoners of conscience, began when thousands and thousands of political…

I'm sure you share my concern about all the taxpayer dollars spent on Mod Waters, and it not working simply because of a holdup with this land exchange.

Thank you Mr. Chairman. Welcome again Mr. Secretary. First, let me thank you for listing the 4 species of large constrictor snakes as prohibited injurious species under the Lacey Act.

The more we delay on this land exchange, the more likely it seems that option gets.

FPL is working with the State of Florida on transmission lines and running the line within its holdings in the Park is one of the options.

Moving forward, I would ask the Department and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to consider plans to develop and support programs that can help these local agencies.

I would ask for unanimous consent to include that letter into the record.

The schedule the Park Service itself publicly posted for the project shows the agency publishing a draft Environmental Impact Study (EIS) last month. That didn't happen.