The Healthy Habitats Coalition and some of the testimony seems focused on noxious weeds.

Invasive species monitoring control and eradication is time-consuming and expensive.

Invasive species monitoring, control, and eradication is time consuming and expensive.

I really appreciated your perspective and the work that you are doing with Restore New Mexico.

And I completely agree with your approach, bringing everybody together, regardless if they are State, private, Federal, to work on projects in an inclusive manner.

So, your last response to the Chairman's question. What happens when the approval only deals with one type of species, and then a different Federal agency has a interest or a scope or responsibility in another.

I come to the floor today opposed to looming cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. I urge the House Agriculture Committee and this Congress to refrain from slashing funding for this vital program. SNAP is our…

I appreciate very much the panel. And as I said, this is a very important topic.

The spread of invasive species costs billions of dollars and negatively impacts agriculture, commerce, water quality, and wildlife habitat.

I think our record bears out that commitment and that strategy.

In my home State of Nevada, we have a massive invasive species issue.

We went from a peak of $9 million of UASI funding to under $2 million recently. So, you know, that is a 70 percent reduction in 5 years.

Thank you for your service.

I urge my Republican counterparts to work with us in a bipartisan effort to actually fund these improvements to our embassy security.

I believe that we need to continue to do everything within our power as Congress to get to the solutions and the recommendations that will prevent this from happening again.

These are serious and significant cuts, and we cannot pretend that they don't have consequences.

Thank you to the gentlelady from New York, and I appreciate, again, all of her hard work and her commitment on these issues and her willingness to, again, reach across the aisle as you said. We are here to work with anybody who wants to…

At this time I'd like to yield to the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus' Health Brain Trust, the doctor in the House, the person who knows more about health care than most, the honorable gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands (Mrs…

Thank you again to the gentlelady from the Virgin Islands and the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus' health brain trust for laying out, again, the hard work that the Congressional Black Caucus has been involved with for many years in…

I'd like to thank the gentleman from Illinois and, again, just to highlight, as you indicated, the community health centers as an important provision of support within the health care delivery system. Both rural and urban communities…

I thank the gentlelady from Texas. We stand with you and your colleagues here on the floor to continue to put pressure on leaders, not only in Texas but throughout the country, who do not see the value of expanding Medicaid. I'm fortunate…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At this time, I would like to turn to several of our new Members of the 113th Congress. I'm very pleased and honored to be serving with them. I've learned so much from all the Members here, but particularly have…

I thank the gentlelady from Ohio. At this time, I would like to turn to the gentleman from Texas, Congressman Veasey, and I would like to thank him again for his hard work and contributions to this new 113th Congress.

I would really take objection to so many Members who claim that they are concerned about the interests of low-income families.

That was not followed today. And now we are on the third panel, and you did not have an opportunity to bring forward the minority's perspective.