Steven Holt: “Is the gentleman seeking to yield time to me? Mr. McHENRY. Will the gentleman withdraw, yes or no?”

I thank my friend from Oregon. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bill. We have heard about the nature of this very dirty material that is dug, rather than pumped, and the fact that it will go through America, not to America. Now…

My colleague from Oregon said it well: All does not equal best. The other side evidently is embarrassed by the language in the bill. There are many problems with this bill, but this particular section has some language that they should be…

On December 28, 1973 the Endangered Species Act was signed into law, meaning we are currently commemorating the 40th anniversary of one of our nation's strongest and most successful environmental laws: the Endangered Species Act. Passed…

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Quigley), a coproposer and coauthor of this amendment.