Cliff Bentz

It seems to me that the Democrats want to leave the border open and then facilitate the illegal presence of those in the United States. Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I would also ask unanimous consent to enter into the hearing record a letter to the Subcommittee from the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation in support of H.R. 897 and H.R. 3925.

Isn't it the ratepayers of the Northwest that are now going to be saddled with the burden?

But my real question to you, Mr. Simms, is who pays?

It is kind of a means of imposing an obligation upon the people of the Northwest to pay millions, if not billions.

To gut an economy, Mr. Chairman, to gut an economy with no assurance of success is just a really bad bet for the taxpayers, and for the ratepayers, and for people.

This established CRSO ROD is the blueprint we should be following, not a half-baked proposal developed in secret...

It is an unachievable standard, and it is not a defined standard.

The science robustly supports dam removal on the Snake River.

As Chairman Conrad Burns said years ago regarding a somewhat similar situation, this dam case is back.

It was a process in which it was run from the Northwest for the Northwest, and citizens had opportunities to turn out in community meetings.

Social cost of carbon considerations completely ignores the fact that when we are not producing the energy in the United States, we are getting it from sources that have higher carbon intensity.

The greatest reduction in emissions have already been banked. The strategies that you are talking about are dream world.

So, if the greatest threat to the planet is climate change, and the greatest success in world history is the United States' transition to natural gas, how can those two things co-exist?

I am curious which one, or maybe all three of you, may have been involved in the report on the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.

I want it known for the record that we had a vote in Malheur County some years ago on whether or not to have a monument, and 90 percent of the voters said no to the monument. The purpose of the amendment is focused on Malheur County…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…

Indeed, captive breeding programs can increase the genetic diversities of species that is at the very heart of the natural selection process that assures that a population is resilient under the changing conditions of nature.

H.R. 5490, introduced by Congresswoman Kiggans, enacts the final recommended Coastal Barrier Resources System maps...

H.R. 2437, introduced by Congressman Murphy, would revise the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System...

H.R. 4385, introduced by Congressman Neguse, extends authorization for emergency authorities...

H.R. 3415, introduced by Congresswoman Hageman of Wyoming, provides greater flexibility and autonomy...

Today, we are meeting to discuss four bills that address a variety of regional issues...

We have to address the border first, because otherwise what do we have to build upon when it comes to creating a comprehensive system?

I am extremely interested in your efforts to make sure that access to these public lands is preserved.