Derek Kilmer

I would love to follow up with you on that at some point.

What does the service need, in terms of funding and personnel, in order to work through this backlog

There is a real and imminent threat that we are going to see hatcheries actually close this year unless significant progress is made in reducing this backlog

The hatcheries are also important to our commercial and recreational fisheries, which are really big economic drivers in our State

The Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program I think is a good example of how government can be a partner with rural communities.

I think there is a lot of innovation and technical development that is happening and it can lead to a lot of good American jobs.

It is nice to have an agency come in where they are told they are loved.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title VIII, add the following new section: SEC. 807. LANDSCAPE-SCALE FOREST RESTORATION…

Stephen Fincher has set the example. He came to Congress as a skeptic of Ex-Im, asked questions, voted 'no' initially, replaced that skepticism with facts, and came to see the critical need for the Bank.

We should be skeptical of government lending programs because private markets are generally better at allocating credit and it is easy, maybe even reasonable, to become cynical about our political process.

Sure. I think it is always good to look at that, whether that be through our SBA programs and the availability of access to capital. {time} 1945 One of the things that we are looking at doing is focused on businesses who hire our veterans…

Sure. Well, one, I thank you, Mr. Swalwell, for your leadership in the Future Forum and your focus on these veterans issues. I actually represent more veterans than any Democrat in the United States Congress. Actually, I think my region is…

I am concerned that the BIA budget does not request any additional funds for the operation of tribal detention facilities.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks for being here, Madam Administrator. I also want to thank you for coming out to Puget Sound this past summer and for the work you and your Agency are doing to help us recover that important body of water.

I was pleased to see that the President's budget included an increase for both the National Estuary Program and for the Puget Sound Geographic Fund.

I think we need to do more on this front in part because we have a treaty and trust obligation.

I also want to piggyback on something that Ms. McCollum asked about.

I would associate myself with the comments from Mr. Cole about the importance of our treaty and trust obligations to our tribes.

There are a lot of folks in the area I represent that are grateful to this Committee for increasing the resources available to the IHS.

I am of the opinion that the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force needs to be rescinded and that a more specific authorization needs to be drafted to combat the ISIL threat.

I want to also thank Representative Posey for the partnership on the ASTEROIDS Act.

Once again, I would like to thank Mr. Hultgren, Chairman Smith, and Ranking Member Johnson. Having no further requests for time, I yield back the balance of my time.

I would first like to associate myself with the remarks of the gentleman from Colorado, Mr. Perlmutter.

The Fed's policies have contributed to a decline in the unemployment rate from 9 to 6 percent.

I am wondering, frankly, if that would be its practical effect.