I am extremely concerned that we are potentially giving CCP unprecedented access, not only to data on our U.S. citizens, but also sensitive data in areas of military installations or U.S. infrastructure.

I would suggest that you step up that training and make it available to the folks up in Washington.

I thank the gentleman from South Carolina for yielding. I rise today in proud support of H. Res. 987. This resolution denounces the Biden administration's anti-American energy policies that are designed to slow and kill domestic production…

If it comes to fruition, the results will be catastrophic.

I have got to tell you, impacted stakeholders--this is the biggest question I get the most often.

I would admonish as well that the public utility districts have to be partners in this.

I believe the preservation of the four Lower Snake River Dams is absolutely critical and important to the State of Washington.

I wanted to also thank Mr. Simpson for his help on the Urban Canal Modernization Act.

Are you, through this recommendation, admitting that the administration is recommending policies that represent de facto breaching of the dams?

The alarming rate of illegal border crossings and the impact that it is having across this nation just proves every single day...

I think this topic that we are talking about today is the No. 1 issue facing our nation today.

You need to stop just allowing them to be released, and you have to have true consequences for the crimes that are being committed.

Her leadership on this issue will not only help improve recreation access in her district, but in districts across America.

The Root and Stem Project Authorization Act is a common-sense, bipartisan proposal that would help to get more collaborative forest restoration projects through the environmental review process.

This is truly a win-win for rural communities with fire-prone, overgrown forests, as well as for local sawmills.

There is no amount of funding that will solve our need for greater forest management achievements.

I appreciate the opportunity to testify in support of my bill, H.R. 674, which is called the Root and Stem Project Authorization Act.

I appreciate your positive comments, but also look forward to working with you to make sure it accomplishes what we want it to.

Today, I rise to recognize a newly retired public servant from central Washington, Mr. Mike Hull of Pateros. Mike has been an educator for 42 years and has taught some of the most important subjects that engage our students to become…

I staunchly oppose the inclusion of any language in WRDA which would operationally or physically breach the Lower Snake River Dams.

I respectfully request the committee support the authorization of new resources necessary for the development of this project to ensure central Washington has a reliable, long-term, clean water supply.

I urge the committee to include the language from this bill within WRDA.

The policies, studies, and projects authorized by WRDA and executed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers affect the daily life of my neighbors and constituents in central Washington.

This holiday season, many parents in Washington's Fourth Congressional District and across the Nation will struggle to afford a special holiday meal for their family or buy presents for their children. The hard truth is that under the…

If these dams were breached, either literally or functionally, those that would be negatively impacted would be electricity customers, transportation stakeholders, river-dependent ports, communities up and down the Pacific Northwest…