This entire thing is a farce.

Nobody is asking to build these projects twice. That is an idiotic response.

I often hear at home from folks who are frustrated with their experiences with air travel and airport security. We have an opportunity to address part of the problem to reduce flight times, prevent involuntary bumping, save fuel, reduce…

When folks think of innovation and new technology, Louisiana often comes to mind. We have been able to pioneer cell phone technology and have been involved in genetics and DNA. We have incredible naval technologies, with offshore oil and…

This bill has fundamental problems. Number one, the flood insurance provisions that are in this legislation are provisions that are related to flood insurance. The current program expires on December 9. Why are we dealing with this one…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, there has been a lot of talk during this discussion about the flood insurance program, about making sure we are providing for the hurricane victims. There is talk about the FAA. Let me be…

Today's hearing seeks to address Federal fisheries management issues that we have been discussing in this Committee for quite some time now.

I rise and want to make comments actually echoing a lot of the comments that were made already. The gentleman from Massachusetts talked about this needing to be a bipartisan bill, and I agree. The gentleman from New Jersey talked about…

I would urge the recreational sector to work with the MSA process, rather than weakening it by working around it!

I want to thank Mr. Graves and the co-sponsors of this bill for bringing a fresh approach to the table.

In weakening the conservation standards and eliminating catch limits for private anglers, the bill ignores the precautionary principle for data-poor stocks.

Extraneous provisions on flood insurance that should not be pasted into this legislation were included. These provisions actually undermine the very solvency of the program. They are establishing a private market at a time when the…

Unfortunately, these measures weaken the science-based conservation standards and approach of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA).

This bill affords the necessary tools to regional fishery managers to tailor fishery management plans to the unique characteristics of their region.

This proposal would further extend the states' management of this important fishery to 25 miles from shore.

H.R. 2023, the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Act, seeks to create the flexibility necessary to effectively balance management of commercial and recreational fisheries.

In closing, I just want to say that, once again, while I understand the gentleman's intent to prevent any type of environmental degradation--I think everyone shares that objective--the reality is that this amendment doesn't do anything to…

I certainly sympathize with many of the comments that the sponsor of this amendment has brought up. Certainly, none of us have any intention of trashing the environment, of causing environmental degradation in any of our coastal areas in…

I appreciate the gentleman's comments and all the ideas of others with regard to this out of control agency and I share his passion for bringing the CFPB under Appropriations oversight as soon as possible. This is one idea of many, and I…

I want to thank the gentleman from Alabama and the gentleman from New Jersey for their help. The coast of Louisiana has experienced extraordinary challenges over the last several decades--everything from the management of the Mississippi…

I want to understand how these laws are being implemented to advise your budgeting decisions...

I am bringing home from this hearing a very loud concern from the committee about the possible disparity...

The West Shore Project in Louisiana was in a study phase for 42 years before the report being finished last year.

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 382. (By unanimous consent, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York was allowed to speak out of order.) Moment of Silence Honoring Servicemembers…

It seems like it is contradictory.