Jody Hice: “Obviously the concern is if these payments are slow in being received, at some point I'm fearful that our veterans will…”

This proposed budget is callous and short-sighted, especially of the people who live in our coal communities.

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, this is a good bill. I urge my colleagues to support it, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I appreciate the great leadership of the ranking member from Arkansas. I appreciate his yielding some time to me. Mr. Speaker, I certainly rise in opposition to the Big Cat Public Safety Act. Let it be known that I also rise in opposition…

Actually, today--it was just coming out today--this Committee, House Natural Resources Committee, staff is putting out a report.