I thank the gentlewoman for her expertise and testimony. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Crawford).

The Endangered Species Act, or ESA, as we call it, imposes numerous burdensome and duplicative regulations on America's hardworking farmers and ranchers. This adversely impacts their ability to provide food not only to America, but, of…

I have an amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle F of title XI, insert the following: SEC. 116__. CONSIDERATION OF THE TOTALITY OF CONSERVATION…

In closing, I have mentioned that this is a matter of fairness and common sense. We need to do right by our farmers and ranchers, and I urge my colleagues to support the amendment. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time The Acting…

I appreciate the gentleman from Indiana's leadership on this amendment, and that of Mr. Gosar and others. Since its inception, the 2015 Waters of the U.S. rule has been an unworkable and unreasonable interpretation of the intent of the…

much more needs to be done.

Congress should take the following measures.

Thank you for the opportunity to testify today.

the Social Security Administration will only replace your SSN in the most extreme circumstances.

Congress must not replace the SSN with a national biometric identifier.

I think are essential--in an essential need of attention by this committee and the Congress, and that is modernizing our U.S. nuclear enterprise.

As is evident with the recent provocations of Syria, North Korea, Iran, Russia, and others, we live in a highly uncertain and incredibly complex time.

This Sunday marks the beginning of Small Business Week, where, as a nation, we come together to show support for the many risk takers, entrepreneurs, and mom-and- pop shops that make America great. More than 99 percent of all businesses in…

We could be looking into the manipulation of Facebook by the Russians to help Donald Trump get elected.

We could be talking about gun control. We could be talking about the Dream Act in this committee.

These ranchers are looking ahead, and they are actually working right now, together with the Park Service.

Most ranching families in Point Reyes don't want to fight about the past.

Do you believe the DTSA provides sufficient remedies to discourage the theft of trade secrets?

Well, I am just going to tell you, I have met with a number of these from my home State of Louisiana. They are not comfortable with that assignment. Many of them feel like they are endangered and I feel like they have good reason to be.

I am glad to hear the gentleman openly acknowledge that not a single Democrat voted for the tax cut. I am sure the American people would love to hear that. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Jordan).

I am happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fitzpatrick).

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Walker), the distinguished chair of our Republican Study Committee.

I want to thank Congressman Sam Johnson for introducing H.R. 4423, and for Congressman John Carter, Jeb Hensarling, John Radcliffe, and Pete Sessions for their co-sponsorship.

I strongly oppose the tariffs on steel and aluminum.

I just want to thank this committee again for considering all these important priorities for our congressional district.