The National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA as we frequently shorthand it, is one of our bedrock conservation laws, and it has a simple premise: look before you leap. Its timelines are designed to provide transparency and public…

I thank my friend from Michigan for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I also want to thank my friends Congressman Benishek, Congresswoman Sinema, and Congresswoman Bustos for their leadership and for hosting this Special Order this evening on an…

In closing, I urge all Members to support H.R. 959. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, Medgar Evers was a patriot and a civil rights leader who gave his life to realize the full promise of the American…

In closing, I urge all Members to support this bill. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I, too, would urge the adoption of the bill. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question…

I want to thank Mr. Mullin for his leadership. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I urge all Members to support H.R. 487, and I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I, too, would urge adoption of the measure, and I yield…

Before I yield back for the day, I want to thank my colleague, Chairman McClintock, for his collegiality today and his leadership in making this a pleasant afternoon and a bipartisan afternoon. I urge all Members to join me in supporting…

I urge all Members to join us in supporting this bill. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, my complete faith in Mr. DeFazio's powers of description was well placed. I endorse his remarks and ask for adoption…

I urge all Members to support this bill. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, the National Liberty Memorial reminds us of a story of patriotism and sacrifice that won the independence of our country and that…

I urge all Members to support this bill. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I join the gentlewoman in requesting the adoption of this bill. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The…

In closing, I urge all Members to support the bill. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, in conclusion, my district comprises the Sierra Nevada, and we are daily reminded of the foresight of pioneers like John…

First, I rise with so many of my colleagues today in remembrance of one of the worst days in our Nation's history. It is a solemn day of remembrance and prayer for those who lost their lives on that fateful day. As Americans, we must be…

I say to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle: let's work together for peace in the Middle East and across the globe. Senseless politics and inflammatory rhetoric only complicate an already difficult decision. September 11 should be a…

The Obama administration is on track to delist more species than any other administration has in the history of the law.

I am glad to see my colleagues talking about it this morning and wanting to preserve it, because many times we seem to be thinking that it does not work.

It is not perfect; no law is. The last perfect law was probably the Ten Commandants; and in today's Congress, those probably would not be perfect, either.

I want to give particular thanks to Sheriff Brown and Mr. Schoppmeyer for their service.

Must we always learn the hard way? Why do the women and men who serve their communities and their country have to pay for it with their lives? I think there is a better way.

To enter this testimony into the record.

The work performed by land management agency law enforcement is just as challenging, just as important, and just as dangerous as other law enforcement jobs.

I hope as we undertake these hearings that we will always remember the contributions and sacrifices of our law enforcement officers.

Law enforcement within Federal land management agencies is no easy task.

This month is an opportunity to celebrate some critical programs. The Older Americans Act celebrated its 50th anniversary this past Tuesday. Medicare and Medicaid turn 50 later this month. And Social Security turns 80 in August. But it is…

I do not want to have a war on anything, Mr. Chairman, but even the Pope has said that we have to worry about the environment.

none of us wants to see things and we need to tighten the process.

This common-sense principle says that if you cause environmental harm, you are responsible for cleaning it up.