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Russ Fulcher is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Fulcher has focused on issues such as economic growth, healthcare, and public lands management during his time in office. He previously served in the Idaho State Senate from 2014 to 2018, where he was known for his conservative stance on various legislative matters.
As stated, this amendment allows the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to manage for fire, insects, or disease the wilderness areas designated by this act. Again, I am not opposed to that, but I just want to point…
I just want to make a comment. We haven't been shy so far today over here on criticizing where we see issues. I just wanted to communicate with the gentleman that, in this case, I also want to point out the positive things. I support the…
I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Cuellar). Without objection, the gentleman from Idaho is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.
75 years ago today, Allied armies liberated the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. Unfortunately, more than 6 million of God's children perished before that happened. This can never be forgotten. I agree with General Eisenhower's…
In a day heavy in verbal debate, I choose to use my time to enumerate in detail every high crime and misdemeanor committed by the President of the United States. I will do so now. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. DeGette). The time of the…
You authorized holding an impeachment hearing, but I don't think that is what you are really doing. If so, you wouldn't have disregarded precedent from the Nixon and Clinton eras, or we would have all voted before this was to proceed. If…
If you are from a Western state and you are a long ways away from Washington, DC, and you have a tremendous amount of Federal resources that you are dependent upon, what you want to do is you want to localize that to some extent.
In the last few days, we spent a lot of time in session in the U.S. Congress reviewing and debating tweets and personal comments of individuals. In the meantime, policy debate and the urgent work of the people are excluded from the agenda…
This amendment will invest $5 million into those much-needed beds at long-term care VA facilities. It is offset by a reduction for that same amount from the VA IT systems account budget. Most of Idaho's veterans served in Vietnam, and they…
Honestly, that makes sense to me because that is kind of what we see in my home State of Idaho.
Usually it is easy to identify the endgame for bad policy. Those who want open borders are looking for more votes. Those who support things like the Green New Deal want to eliminate fossil fuels and American energy strength along with it…
Stakeholders in my state tell me that that is one of the No. 1 obstacles to making progress in how lands are managed.
I am pleased to join the members of the Western Caucus for this important Special Order. Let me start by saying that my home State of Idaho has been a good example of how to utilize renewable energy resources. According to the Energy…
Most Americans watching these proceedings right now are watching them on C-SPAN. C-SPAN is a public service funded by the cable industry which receives no taxpayer dollars. Every year C-SPAN holds a documentary contest for middle and high…
We have got about two-thirds of our land mass which is federally owned, which takes those resources out.
I represent the State of Idaho, and the culture there is a little bit different than other parts of the country.
If this unanimous consent request cannot be entertained, I urge that the Speaker and the majority leader immediately schedule the born-alive bill so that we can stand up for the sanctity of human life. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The…
I was just going to raise a topic that I have not heard much about, and just going through your testimony I have not seen...
I respectfully disagree with those who are saying throw money in now and do structural reforms later.
I represent a region in the state of Idaho, also a landlocked state, and will just tell you right up front, my level of expertise on the right whale is quite negligible.
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