Dan Newhouse

Isn't this discussion, this argument, really just an exercise in futility at this point since we do not have the ability to replace that power.

If we look back at last fall's report that was requested by Governor Inslee and Senator Murray...

I am of the school of opinion that the benefits far outweigh the negative aspects of these dams...

I could not agree more that we need to come together... this is way beyond time that we do that here in the Columbia and Snake River basins.

Time to get out of the courthouse.

If you've had French fries anywhere on the globe, they likely got their start in our irrigated fields here.

Representative Newhouse reminds audiences that if you have had French fries anywhere on the globe they were likely put in the ground here and processed here.

I have not only long opposed the breaching of the Lower Snake River dams, but I strongly support the preservation.

Our focus needs to be on results, which starts with investing our resources to get a better understanding of what is happening to salmon in the ocean.

The Lower Snake River dams are an easy target, but they are not the problem, and breaching them is not the solution.

Let me be clear. I share the goal of protecting and restoring salmon runs on the river system.

Mr. LaMalfa is correct, there are a lot of things that we should talk about. We have a limited amount of time, but he is very good at expressing the needs of the people that he represents and making sure that people understand. Mr…

That too. We all do once in a while. I yield to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Mann), a great agricultural State, and a beautiful district that I have visited.

I thank Mr. Thompson for elevating the voices of the people of Pennsylvania on this important issue. He is right. The conservation programs that we have in this country have done a lot of good for species across the country. That is why he…

I couldn't agree more that the gray wolf in my State has recovered, as well. They are prolific animals. They are flexible. They are nomadic. We really should declare a victory that they have recovered and celebrate that success and then…

I thank Mr. Westerman for his remarks. How appropriate it is to look at the original language, the intent, to illustrate how far we have strayed from that mission. I thank Chairman Westerman for those great words. Next, Mr. Speaker, I turn…

I couldn't have said it better. Resources are being used to keep the species on the list indefinitely. We should be thinking about the good of the species and the success of the recovery of the species. Instead, we want to keep them on…

I think Mr. Valadao's time has expired, but he makes some really good points, and I appreciate that. Since he is a young man, I am always amazed at how much he has picked up in a short amount of time here. Next, I turn to someone that has…

He had to go there. I thank Mr. Valadao for his words. Sometimes going off script is dangerous at times, but I think he made a really good point about right now in California, there is an abundance of water, so much so that some…

I thank Mr. Tiffany. You are absolutely right. In the ESA there have been some success stories and we need to learn to celebrate them. More important, the resources that are being used in successfully recovering those species could then be…

I thank the gentleman for relating some of the impacts that he sees in his State. You don't have to be in the Western United States to be negatively impacted by some of the things that are in the ESA that need updating. I thank him for…

So my understanding in Blaine in the State of Washington, there is only one mobile surveillance capability, which is basically a truck-mounted surveillance system.

It historically has taken 4- to 6-plus years in between the time that an individual is encountered at our southern border, and the time that their immigration case is adjudicated with finality for removal.

So if the previous comments were true, you're already looking at a devastating reduction that you're supporting.

You're already looking at a devastating reduction that you're supporting.