Tom Tiffany

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 the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds…

Another really consistent message we have heard throughout this Committee is local communities, oftentimes small communities that are near these areas, that they get the opportunity to thrive also.

It is certainly a consistent message in regards to access.

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…

Senator Sarbanes was a tireless champion of preserving Fort Mc Henry throughout his long career.

Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present the views of the Department of the Interior on H.R. 6826.

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.

Their residents have an unrivaled interest in ensuring that nearby public lands are properly managed for generations to come.

As Chairman of this Subcommittee, I have worked tirelessly to ensure the perspectives of local communities are included in both the decision-making process and the subsequent management of our Federal lands.

Congress will be required to reclaim its Title I authority and do the job it was always intended to do under the Constitution.

Executive overreach like this is why many Americans are frustrated with the Federal Government.

We must ensure that our national parks are preserved and accessible to all.

It undermines the rule of law for the rest of us.

Currently, the Forest Service is decommissioning an average of 2,000 miles of road annually.

I appreciate, Chief Moore, that you said in your comments that you are looking at national forests to produce energy and mineral development.

This is not walking down the right path to forest restoration.

There is a direct relationship between our continuing failure to harvest timber and the historically catastrophic wildfire years we are experiencing.

The American people deserve transparency and accountability, and I would strongly encourage your agency to improve the quality of this data.

The Forest Service's Fiscal Year 2025 budget fails to rise to meet this challenge.

He knew the information, Joe Biden knew the information that he had in his possession was classified. I think that is widely known.

The dual system of justice in America.

Are you sure violent crime is going down?

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.

A dual system of justice in America. Hunter Biden vs. the Bryan Malinowski.

According to the data I have seen, violent crime is going down, yes.