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One of the bills we will be considering today, Representative Franklin's bipartisan H.R. 8206, embodies this ethic by preventing an unpopular wilderness designation from being established in Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida.

As the Chairman of Federal Lands, it has been very surprising to me when we hear an administration that talks all the time about, boy, we consult, we coordinate, and we work with the tribes, we always consider them pre-eminently in our discussions when we make decisions, and to see issues like this that fly in the face of those words, that they are actually not consulting with the tribes.

So, Mr. Chair, besides human trafficking, besides the terrorists that are coming across the border, we see another example here where the open Southern border is making it potentially more deadly for Americans.

It is my job to ensure that the voice of the people of central Washington are heard.