Rob Wittman

Any effort to reduce coal production creates, I think, both a strategic and economic challenge for the United States.

The threat is clear and present. It has been growing for years, and we have to recognize and respond to it.

The United States has always been more of a mindset of being a partner.

The Chinese policy is about a totalitarian regime that is transactional and exploitive.

So then, in this instance, would you take into consideration the impact that this will have on coastal communities?

Have you made a change to a regulation or stopped a regulation due to public input?

You are making an assumption that 100 percent of mortality is due to human impact.

So, if we are looking at managing right whale populations, and we completely discount natural predation as a cause of death for the total population, is that not unfair in how we actually look at managing it?

Thanks for all that you are seeking to do to protect our Junior ROTC cadets.

The most critical asset in the defense of our Nation are the men and women who choose to serve.

We deeply appreciate all the things that Fort Gordon does for our United States military as well as our Army.

The family and friends of these American heroes deserve no less than our greatest efforts to bring their loved ones home.

Ensuring adequate housing for service members and their families is an important necessary part of the solution.

So, now, within that context, within looking at it and saying, hey, states' ideas and thoughts about Federal regulation should have a role...

Do you believe then, based on your experience in Virginia, that you are in agreement with a one-size-fits-all?

Do you believe the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service then disagrees with the EPA's determination on denial of those bans on lead ammunition and fishing tackle?

H.R. 615 is really important.

What I am saying is Representative Wittman's bill puts these critical sideboards on this decision-making process.

I think we ought to make sure that decisions are made based on sound science, where there is a relationship between the use of lead...

I haven't seen a single bit of evidence that says that a lead fishing sinker that is at the bottom of 100 feet of water somehow is going to be detrimental to the California condor.

Let's make no mistake about it. There are instances where we see conflict with lead and wildlife that has clearly been taken care of with banning lead shot for hunting waterfowl.

Such a ban on lead ammunition and fishing tackle will have serious consequences for sportsmen who contribute to conservation.

H.R. 615 provides critical safeguards that Representative Wittman talked about when agencies contemplate the idea of banning lead ammunition and fishing tackle.

But the other instances where we are going to carte blanche provide the opportunity for the agencies to ban lead in all instances.

Mr. Wittman's bill would prohibit a blanket U.S. Fish and Wildlife ban on lead ammunition and fishing tackle...