Chris Stewart

We live in a dangerous, a chaotic and an unpredictable world.

I do not know how you fix that. I just think we have to make a change.

I stand here today to recognize a true American hero, Utah veteran Billy Kirkbride, who was just awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Billy joined the Army in 1942, and he was chosen to be part of the unique program called the First…

I would like to thank my friend, the gentleman from Alabama, for giving me time to express the importance of repealing what has been one of the most destructive laws ever written. The intent of ObamaCare was to make health care more…

I join with my colleagues in thanking my friend Mr. Smith for giving us this opportunity to address such an important and a deeply personal issue. I am the proud father of six children, and nothing in the world means more to me. My life…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I would like to be very clear: this debate is not about immigration. This debate is about something much more, much more important than that. This is a generational conflict over something…

``. . . the President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;--the person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be…

As my colleague from Washington has so ably noted, in areas where large tracts of land are part of the National Forest System, local school districts have relied in the past on timber harvesting receipts, shared with local governments, as…

I am discouraged to stand here and to announce a milestone that we reached recently, a very discouraging milestone, and that was in the last few days we have now surpassed $18 trillion in debt. If you want to know how much money that is…

I reserve a point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes in support of his motion.

Could I inquire how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Utah has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Well, once again, I just have to respond to some of the things that the opposition is saying. This is essentially their argument: we think it is okay that 60 percent of SAB members have $140 million in direct government grants, and we…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, as we conclude this debate, there are three things that we should keep in mind. The current content or makeup of the SAB is somewhere between 51 and 52 members because there are some…

With that, Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close, but before I do, though, I would like to enter into the Record the letters from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others that I mentioned in my previous testimony. Chamber of Commerce of the…

The motion to recommit offered by the opposition today is one thing and one thing only, and that is an attempt to stop what is a reasonable and commonsense bill. I have to tell you, Mr. Speaker, that I was taken aback, but I was not…

We have debated these issues throughout the day. I believe that we have made our case. I believe that we have made our case persuasively. I believe our case is complete. This amendment is technical in nature. I believe that the bill itself…

This amendment makes a number of technical and conforming changes to address revisions to the existing statute that occurred with the passage of the farm bill. I am pleased to have worked with Representative Davis to strengthen the changes…

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 7, through page 9, line 1, redesignate subsections (a) through (e) as subsections (b)…

Thank you for considering my bill, H.R. 1422, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013, and I yield myself the balance of my time. To reiterate what has been said multiple times here, this legislation addresses how the EPA is…

Could I inquire how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Utah has 11 minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Oregon has 12\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Before I yield to my friend, the gentlewoman from Tennessee, I would very quickly like to make a point. Once again, all we are seeking is fairness and transparency, and the opposition is claiming that it is okay for government-sponsored…

Before I recognize the gentleman from Texas, I would like to respond briefly, if I could, to the minority Member, some of her comments regarding this bill. The bill very clearly does not allow for the SAB to be stacked, to use her phrase…

To respond to some of the comments made on the other side of the aisle. All of us would be concerned if we thought we were getting advice that had been conflicted financially. I share that concern. In fact, that was one of the primary…

I withdraw my reservation, and I rise in opposition to the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The reservation of a point of order is withdrawn. The gentleman from Utah is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the chairman for yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, I had the privilege of serving for 14 years as a pilot in the Air Force, flying both combat rescue helicopters and the B-1, an aircraft which, by the way, has dropped a…