Bill Flores: “The tragedy of today's hearing is that the majority of this Committee and the House of Representative has buried its…”

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.

I thank Mr. Smith for all his great work to protect life and to reflect the values that this country holds dear. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of the millions of innocent lives lost in the 47 years since the tragic Supreme Court…

The accumulation of dead or dying trees has allowed an unnatural and chaotic form of wildfires.

In my view, these states like New York are abusing their responsibilities under the Clean Water Act and it is time for EPA to step up to rein them in.