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

Last Friday, in the region I represent, tragedy struck the close-knit community of Belfair. A shooting took the lives of a family and a neighbor. All the victims were taken too soon from this world. Right now, in their place, is…

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

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

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.

I think that is pretty consistent with what we hear in our neck of the woods. You saw in the last election season two-thirds of Americans cast a no-confidence vote by not voting at all, and those numbers are even worse when it comes to…

I think it drives the importance of some of the change that we are talking about here tonight. Certainly, the Government By the People Act is a key part of that, trying to get the deep pockets and special interest influence away and…

Right now, representatives from 195 nations are gathered in Paris to talk about the future of this planet. I am hopeful that these climate talks produce a strong commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change…

I join my colleagues in standing up today for a true American hero, Billy Frank Jr. For Billy, protecting our natural world and everything that depends on it wasn't a political issue; rather, it was an innate calling. Folks responded to…

I thank the gentleman from Washington's Tenth District. In my neck of the woods, we take pride in the Puget Sound and we understand that it is in danger. That is why I join my colleague today to talk about the treasures the Sound holds…

Folks in the rural communities of my region don't want our top export to be our kids. With that in mind, we are working to make sure that the timber industry can grow in a way that doesn't put conservation at odds with job creation…

It looks like Congress will narrowly avoid another costly and unnecessary shutdown. That is the good news. The bad news is that Congress will have the same fight again just before the holidays start. Why does this place keep playing the…

I want to thank my friend and cofounder of the Puget Sound Recovery Caucus, Representative Heck, for his partnership on the Puget SOS Act. As you heard from him, the Puget Sound is truly a gift that we need to restore and protect…

I rise as a member of the Safe Climate Caucus to note the extraordinary damage done by wildfires in Washington State this summer. It is a fact that our climate is changing. We just had one of the driest springs and summers in more than a…

Older Americans want to spend their golden years living in dignity. For many, that means being able to stay in their own homes. In concert with the White House Conference on Aging, this week I met with a group of home care workers that…

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…

I want to begin by thanking the subcommittee chairman, my friend from California, and the ranking member, my friend from Minnesota, for the hard work that they have put into today's bill. As a new member of the committee, I have gotten to…

I join my colleagues today in supporting equality and dignity for every American regardless of whom one loves. Very soon, the Supreme Court will make an historic decision about the rights of LGBT couples and families, and it is my hope…

Tom Brokaw once said: It's easy to make a buck. It's much harder to make a difference. Today I rise to honor someone who made a difference as a schoolteacher for 50 years. He began his career a half century ago at Roosevelt Junior High…

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.

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.

I thank the good gentleman from Colorado for yielding. Mr. Speaker, prior to coming to Congress, I worked at the Economic Development Board for Tacoma, and in my office, I had a sign that said: ``We are competing with everyone, everywhere…