If you can take your seats we are going to get started. This is the subcommittee on water oceans and wildlife and we will come to order. The meeting today will hear testimony on the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan. Under Committee Role 4 f, any opel or statements will be limited to the chairman, Ranking Member, vice chair and vice Ranking Member. It allows us to hear from witnesses sooner and keeps members on schedule. I ask unanimous consent that all members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted to the clerk by 5 pm today or the close of the hearing, whichever comes first. Hearing no objection, it is so ordered. We also have a few members from the basin states who would like to join us on the dais for this hearing. I ask unanimous consent of the following members be allowed to sit on the dais and participate in the hearing today. Representative greg stanton of arizona, representative Ruben Gallego from arizona, representative debbie lesko,
Who heads the u. S. Bureau of reclamation. She was confirmed to the position in 2017. The bureau of reclamation established in 1902 is best known for constructing the dams, power plants and canals in 17 western states. Good morning everyone. If you can take your seats we are going to get started. This is the subcommittee on water oceans and wildlife and we will come to order. The meeting today will hear testimony on the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan. Under Committee Role 4 f, any opel or statements will be limited to the chairman, Ranking Member, vice chair and vice Ranking Member. It allows us to hear from witnesses sooner and keeps members on schedule. I ask unanimous consent that all members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted to the clerk by 5 pm today or the close of the hearing, whichever comes first. Hearing no objection, it is so ordered. We also have a few members from the basin states who would like to join us on the dais for
Memorial service and the National Honor guard and pipe band exhibition. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the concxds con krnt resolution. The clerk house concurrent resolution 16, concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace officers Memorial Service and the National Honor guard and pipe band exhibition. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from minnesota ms. Gray and the gentlewoman from North Carolina, mr. Meadows, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from minnesota. Gray gray i ask i ask unanimous consent members have five legislative days to include ex train materials on h. Con. Res. 16. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Craig mr. Speaker, i rise in support of h. Con. Res. 16. H. Con. Res. 16 authorizes the use of the Capitol Grounds this may for the annual National Peace officers Memorial Service and National Honor guard and pipe band exhibition.
Good morning everyone take your seat we will get started. This is a subcommittee on wildlifend and we will now come to order the subcommittee is hearing testimony on the contingency plan under Committee Rule any oil Opening Statements will be limited to the chairman Ranking Member of the vice chairman to allow us to hear from our witnesses thats why we ask unanimous consent Opening Statements to be made part of a caring record by 5 00 p. M. Today or the close of the hearing whichever comes first hearing no objection it is so ordered also the basin states would like to join us for the hearing grasp unanimous consent the following be allowed to sit and participate today. The representatives from arizona. And representative from colorado and the representative from wyoming. I would also ask unanimous consent that congresswoman napolitano former chair of the subcommittee be allowed an Opening Statement. Without objection i will now recognize myself for five minutes. Thank you for joining u
Up next, a look into the Colorado River Drought Conditions and the challenges western states are facing due to the drought. Were meeting today to examine Colorado River Drought Conditions this meeting is being recorded response measures for the first of two meetings on this important subject. Under Committee Rule 4f any Opening Statements at hearing will be limited to the chairman and ranking minority member. This will allow us to hear from our witnesses sooner and help keep members on their schedule. Therefore, i ask unanimous consent that all other members Opening Statement be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted to the clerk by 5 00 p. M. Today or the close of the hearing, whichever comes first. Hearing no objection, that is so ordered. I also ask unanimous consent that representative Theresa Fernandez representative susie lee and representative dina titus join us to ask questions of the witnesses. Again, hearing no objection, that is so ordered. Without objection,