Tom Tiffany

In my view, this was an example of a way in which Congress could come together in a bipartisan manner to prioritize conservation and maintenance efforts, because that is what our constituents sent us here to achieve, and that is why I…

The agency attributes the $10 billion increase in the backlog in large part to methodology changes in Fiscal Year 2022. Is that correct?

the elephant in the room is that after spending $4 billion over the past 3 years to reduce the deferred maintenance backlog, it has somehow increased by almost $10 billion.

Creating environmental and social justice areas, I don't think, are what the American people envisioned for this.

Is the Presidio going to become a homeless shelter? I think that is what many American people would be concerned about.

We can't pass the Great American Outdoors Act to be popular with our constituents one year and then turn around later and cut that very funding that will allow us to achieve its bipartisan goals.

I would certainly urge my colleagues to support the President's proposal in that regard.

Is receiving $200 million in taxpayer funding from the IRA considered self-sufficient?

Does the gentlelady yield back from getting in between this discussion?

You said earlier in your testimony, you said it was Congressional intent.

Today, we meet because America's best idea is facing its worst problem: an unprecedented $22.3 billion backlog of deferred maintenance and repairs.

the press release on the Presidio Trust website announcing the $200 million IRA payout clearly states multiple times that Nancy Pelosi secured this earmark for the Presidio.

When you get rid of the policies like a presumption against bail that we got rid of in Virginia, like the bail policies that you have here, the ending of cash bail here in New York City, it's like termites eating away at that stool.

When Democrats took over the House and Senate and the Governor's Mansion between 2019-2021, they reversed policies that were put in place in 1995 that abolished parole, instituted mandatory minimum sentences and presumptions against bail.

We have a spike in crime here in New York City: 1,500 rapes, up seven percent, robberies up 26 percent, felony assaults up 13 percent, burglaries up 23 percent, grand larcenies up 26 percent, auto thefts up 32 percent, all accounting for a…

Do soft-on-crime policies lead to less gun violence?

My constituents are scared because they're watching what's happening in New York City, and they know that the Shenandoah Valley, if they adopt the wrong policies, if they elect the wrong prosecutors, their lives could turn for the worse…

We all care about the environment. It isn't like 50, 60 years ago. In fact, we live in regions where I think about our paper mills from decades ago where there was sludge that went down those rivers. In fact, I ran our dinner and excursion…

On January 20, 2021, President Biden declared war on American energy when he shut down the Keystone XL pipeline. Today, we begin the process to lower energy costs. This is the first stroke of what I hope are many bills to come forward to…

We just heard a statement from the President that was read just before we came here as the Western Caucus, and he talked about the infrastructure bill and other pieces of legislation that are doing these wonders for Americans. I would just…

How are we going to have transition to this electrified economy? How are we going to do that if we do not have the metals to do it? We can't. There is no doubt about it. But let's be really clear. I thought the Speaker did a terrific job…

The Nemadji Trail Project is a natural gas project to produce electricity to be able to provide that baseload power, especially if we are going to go to more intermittent sources of power. Guess what the Biden EPA is doing? They have…

It is to set aside the most beautiful or bountiful lands in America, and to guarantee that the American people have full access to them to use, resort, and recreate, and to develop our bountiful resources to the benefit of the American…

We would like to strongly support the PARC Act, and thank you for considering our testimony.

It would be a disservice to the community to permanently ban overnight camping and deprive folks who return to the area year after year to share the experiences they had as children with their families.