Maurice Hinchey: “This Congress and this administration needs to deal with it effectively.”

The protecting of our wild public lands, of course, as we know, is something that is deeply important.

It is something being examined here in the context of this Congress in legislation that has been introduced on both sides.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following new section: SEC. __. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE…

When the Republican majority came to power, they promised transparency and greater debate. But today they have once again failed to keep that promise by refusing to allow a vote on a critical amendment requiring a report on human rights…