"We ran them out of America here over the last 20-plus years. Spotted owl, all these other fake crises, that is what has created this problem here in the United States of America."
"As my colleague on this Subcommittee, Congressman McClintock, often likes to say, we have a choice."
"I want to thank my colleague from New Mexico, Representative Stansbury, for introducing--perfect timing, by the way, Representative--for introducing and promoting the Accessibility on Federal Lands Ac..."
"One of the bills that would begin to address this problem is H.R. 4717, the Locally Led Restoration Act, offered by Congressman Lamborn."
"Those who understand the magnitude of our forest health crisis understand it is not a problem the Federal Government can fix alone."
"I promised them that I would defend them. I promised them that I would defend their rights, and we will continue to do just that."
"We have to step in and make it a felony to perform gender-affirming care."
"This is a direct result of January 20, 2021, when President Biden announced that there will be open borders to the world."
"I am not sure how many employees there are in the Department of the Interior, but I suspect they should be able to find someone that would attend a hearing, especially an important hearing like this."
"Shouldn't they be enforcing this if you can't?"
"To take the border and open it up--I would argue absolutely for political purposes--is a travesty."