It seems to me that the heart of the matter is, given that section 7 of the Endangered Species Act clearly says that the action agency is required to seek consultation...

Thank you Chairmen Weber and Loudermilk for holding today's hearing.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Strike section 429. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 333, the gentleman from Virginia and a Member opposed…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: limitation on use of funds in contravention of…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 2 minutes remaining.

I thank the gentlewoman. Mr. Chairman, despite what you may hear from some Members of Congress, gray wolves have not recovered. In a test by the Fish and Wildlife Service to remove them from the Endangered Species Act, protections for…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I also thank the chairman for his comments. Mr. Chairman, I am proud to speak in support of Mr. Grijalva's amendment. The U.S. is the world's second largest market for ivory. Only China has a greater…

I believe this is an important and timely hearing.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mrs. Blackburn

The sum of the harmful consequences of global climate change is the existential crisis of our generation and, perhaps, of our century. Global temperature changes are already causing prolonged droughts, extreme weather events, and rising…

I respect the chairman's objections to this, but I would like to point out that all that this amendment does in striking the section is allow the EPA to consider future changes to the ``fill'' definitions. Clearly, the work begun in the…

My amendment would correct the assertion in this bill that all forest biomass is carbon neutral. The assertion is simply scientifically inaccurate. In 2012, EPA's Scientific Advisory Board directly challenged the claim that all forest…

The Interior Subcommittee has done its best to invest in parks, but given its insufficient allocation, this was the only meaningful way for the very obvious need for the $11.5 billion for infrastructure. The Acting CHAIR. Does any other…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 14, after line 14, insert the following: emergency infrastructure repairs For expenses necessary for emergency…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 73, strike lines 8 through 23. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 333, the gentleman from Virginia and a…

I believe the Rotator program as a whole can bring great benefit to NSF and to the federal government.

Thank you very much. With that I yield back.

I value the tremendous benefit that the agency has brought to America and Americans over the past 65 years.

I'm disappointed to learn that those reforms have been moving a very, very slow track.

One bad case does not a crisis make and the Committee would be well-served to keep this in mind.

Every day, 88 Americans are killed by guns. The gun homicide rate in the U.S. is 20 times higher than other developed nations. How long before enough is enough? Today, I am introducing the Keeping Guns from Criminals Act, commonsense gun…

The National Science Foundation employs thousands of hardworking scientists and staff, many of whom live in my district.

It seems to me that one of the issues here is that we are trying to compare the Federal Government's credit to that of a major financial institution, a bank, a profit-making institution.

So Mr. Filler, my question is, how will the study address those concerns, you know, the inability to have a picnic in your backyard or have a conversation on your front porch?

Aviation is one of the fastest growing sources of greenhouse gases right now.