I have held several meetings with relevant stakeholders concerned with the Trump administration's ill-advised decision to try and unilaterally change or get rid of existing agreements, existing accords, and treaties.

I do have concerns over the constitutionality of a President singlehandedly changing or overturning a trade agreement that was passed by Congress.

I also have grave concerns over the global perception of the credibility of the United States when neither our friends or allies nor other foreign powers can depend on the sincerity of the U.S. Government.

the administrator plays an important role regarding environmental justice.

protecting these communities is an essential aspect of the EPA's mission and is one that appears to have been, in my opinion, summarily neglected.

I have heard and some of our researchers have said in some parts of our Nation, it is very common that young girls particularly are forced into marriages.

I certainly want to thank you, Madam Chairman, for your courage in terms of having this hearing, and I want to commend you for your work and leadership in this particular matter.

In this season of trying and tough times made even tougher by the skullduggery of the Republican Members of this body, I rise today to pay tribute to my personal hero and longtime friend, Ms. Jewel Barker, who recently celebrated her 90th…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on passage of the bill will be followed by a 5-minute vote on suspending the rules and passing H.R. 3705…

I include in the Record letters of opposition to H.R. 3043. Kalispel Tribe of Indians, Usk, WA, November 8, 2017. Re Opposition to H.R. 3043, the Hydropower Policy Modernization Acts. Hon. Greg Walden, Chairman, House Energy and Commerce…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be…

I include in the Record letters in opposition to H.R. 3043 from environmental, recreation, fisheries, and conservation groups from across the country along with the list of groups that have signed these letters. Environmental, Fisheries…

I include in the Record letters from: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, California State Water Resources Control Board, Western Governors' Association, State of Washington Department of Ecology, Environmental Council of the States, and…

The substitute amendment that we will consider shortly provides Indian Tribes with authority to speak for themselves with respect to the hydropower licensing process. Currently, Mr. Chair, the agencies of the Departments of the Interior…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining on both sides. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois has 5 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Michigan has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois will be postponed.

This bill that we are considering is not only unnecessary but it would also turn a good program into a bad program.

I oppose disrupting this program by moving it from EPA to DOE.

I appreciate the effort of Mr. Latta to maintain the development of energy efficiency appliances through Energy Star by preventing the need for class action, something he and I worked on.

I support H.R. 3477, the Ceiling Fan Energy and Conservation Harmonization Act, and I strongly oppose the Energy Star Reform Act of 2017.

I can only imagine the howls and the growls and the threats that we would have heard from your side of the aisle if former EPA administrators, Gina McCarthy or Lisa Jackson, would have simply refused to even show up in person or even send…

I think it does not do us well for us to continue to accept these refusals to come before this subcommittee, to continually accept this restraint and disregard for this subcommittee.

it is highly unusually and wholly unacceptable that we are now in the month of November and the administration witnesses have been allowed to repeatedly thumb their noses at requests made by this subcommittee to get them to come here and…

More than six weeks after Hurricane Maria initially made landfall, nearly 70 percent of Puerto Rico and 80 percent of the U.S. Virgin Islands still lack the power needed for basic everyday services.

I am concerned about Puerto Rico because their electric grid was in pretty bad shape even before.