There is no one on this Committee that wants to go out there and trash whale populations. There is no one. But what we want to do is we want to find realistic solutions.

However, if NOAA insists on moving forward with this profoundly ill-conceived proposal, Congress must act to protect Americans and their livelihoods.

It is a false choice to state that Americans must choose between saving whales and allowing public access that provides economic security for small businesses and families.

My concern is that you had people who put this thing together that are not boaters, they are not in a boat, not on a boat, and don't understand this issue.

I think it is really important that you engage the private boating community to understand the characteristics and how they would respond to a proposed rule like that.

A question of such deep economic, societal, political significance should only be addressed by Congress.

We can't continue to see those types of challenges.

I think that leverage was trying to be exercised that really threatened the economy in a large way.

I would love to tell you that we could build upon this.

Hell no. Hell no. Not a chance.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 228 (H.R. 1076) and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 229 (H.R. 1156). ____________________

those comments fundamentally misrepresented what was in that legislation.

It puts in a timeline of 2 years for an environmental impact statement, 1 year for an environmental assessment.

that legislation actually helps to focus the NEPA process on the environment rather than all of these other ancillary things.

when Jimmy Carter was President, you had 1 year under his regulatory guidance to get through the NEPA process.

Come up with a plan, practice it, and try it. You have to.

The program is established to provide for those individuals to buy that, and then also support the wetland restoration and reclamation of wetlands across this country.

I appreciate all of you all being here today, but I will also tell you that in a previous life I have done more restoration work than every single one of you combined times 100.

What Mr. Rouzer is trying to do is he is trying to simply take a resource and prioritize it.

So, our bill, what it does, H.R. 2872, bipartisan legislation, and it simply says that your electronic stamp gives you valid or hunting electronic permit through the season.

Some of our arcane laws that require that we are not allowed to touch certain borrow resources, it doesn't make sense.

Your physical stamp would be mailed after the season. Therefore, you don't have people having two validations at the same time.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association's (AOPA) perspective on 'Examining the Current and Future Challenges Facing the Aerospace Workforce.'

How in the world is it compatible to have our own Department of Energy saying that oil and gas demand is going to increase, and this Administration effectively stopping lease sales?

Not as a result of actions of this Administration. So, don't take credit for the previous administration's actions.