Bill Flores: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would love to have 10 minutes because this has been a fascinating discussion.”

we as Congress need to address the big issues here that nobody wants to address.

I am glad to be here with the honorable Speaker pro tempore from Texas as well. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support for S. 151, the TRACED Act. This legislation is a culmination of strong bipartisan work by the Energy and Commerce…

If these projects do not receive Federal attention, they may end up costing the Federal Government a substantial amount of funding in reconstruction and emergency response.

The Governor's focus on these unattainable water quality standards and efforts to tear out the Snake River dams are a distraction.