Legislative Hearing | Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
House Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
2025-03-25
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on water, wildlife and fisheries will come to order. Good morning, everyone. I want to welcome members, witnesses and our guests in the audience in today's hearing. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the subcommittee at any time. Under Committee Rule 4F, any oral opening statements at hearings are limited to the chair and the ranking member. I therefore ask unanimous consent that all other members' opening statements be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted in accordance with Committee Rule 3-0. Without objection, so ordered. I also ask unanimous consent that the Congressman from Arizona, Mr. Gosar, the Congressman from Minnesota, Mr. Stauber, the Congressman from Wisconsin, Mr. Tiffany, the Congressman from Idaho, Mr. Fulcher, the Congressman from Colorado, Mr. Hurd, the Congressman from Michigan, Mr. Bergman, and Mr. Huizenga, the Congresswoman from Georgia, Ms. Green, and the Congressman from Montana, Mr. Downing, be allowed to participate in today's hearing. Without objection, so ordered. Before we begin, I ask for unanimous consent to recognize Mr. Westerman and Mr. Huffman on the passing of former chairman and ranking member of this committee, Mr. Raul Grijalva. Without objection, I now recognize Chairman Westerman. Thank you, Madam Chair. And again, before we get started and get involved in the work of today's hearing, I want to take a moment to honor the life of former chairman and ranking member Raul Grijalva.
Raul was renowned for his passion and his love for the Natural Resources Committee. He spent more than 20 years as a member of Congress and served on this committee his entire tenure. including two terms as chairman. He had a deep respect for the people we serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as for the stewardship of our environment, including our nation's federal lands and waters. I was honored to work closely with Representative Grijalva to deliver bipartisan wins for our country, including the Explore Act and the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act last Congress. I'm grateful to have served with him on this dais for many years and look forward to continuing bipartisan work in his honor. His advocacy for natural resources issues will be deeply missed here on the committee and our prayers with his loved ones as we mourn the loss of a dedicated public servant. I can tell you something you couldn't see from the audience. Representative Grijalva was always sketching. He was always drawing these beautiful, elaborate pictures with an ink pen. And also, we got more business done sitting up here at the head of the dais. I know the Global War on Terrorism monument, one day we talked about that and he said, that's a good idea, let's do that. I mentioned the Explore Act, same thing. And although we had our differences on policy, he was always a gentleman, and kindhearted and really cared about people. So we're going to miss former Chairman Grijalva and Madam Chair, I yield back.
Thank you. I now recognize Ranking Member Huffman. Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you, Chair Westerman, for those thoughts.
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