WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Colorado State Forester Matt McCombs from an April 29, 2025, hearing on the Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act (H.R. 528): * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and Members of the Subcommittee: Good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to speak today. My name is Matthew McCombs, and I serve as the State Forester of Colorado. I'm here to express strong  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Dalles Mayor Richard Mays from an April 29, 2025, hearing on the Dalles Watershed Development Act (H.R. 655): * * * The City of The Dalles respectfully requests passage of HR 655 titled THE DALLES WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT ACT. This bill was introduced in January of 2025 by Congressman Cliff Bentz and calls for the transfer of approximately 150 acres of USFS land located in the Mt. Ho more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following written testimony by Duncan Currie, legal advisor of Deep Sea Conservation Center, from an April 29, 2025, hearing entitled "Exploring the Potential of Deep-Sea Mining to Expand American Mineral Production": * * * Witness Duncan Currie1 has practiced international oceans law for over 35 years.. He has acted as counsel in several cases involving seabed mining in his home country, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Impossible Metals CEO Oliver Gunasekara from an April 29, 2025, hearing entitled "Exploring the Potential of Deep-Sea Mining to Expand American Mineral Production": * * * My name is Oliver Gunasekara, and I am the CEO and Co-Founder of Impossible Metals. I came to this country 20 years ago and, as a proud naturalized citizen, have been inspired by the kind of innova more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Metals Co. Chairman and CEO Gerard Barron from an April 29, 2025, hearing entitled "Exploring the Potential of Deep-Sea Mining to Expand American Mineral Production": * * * Committee Chairman Westerman, Ranking Member Huffman, Subcommittee Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to share my vie more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Thomas Peacock, a professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from an April 29, 2025, hearing entitled "Exploring the Potential of Deep-Sea Mining to Expand American Mineral Production": * * * Good morning, Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Ellen Shultzabarger, associate deputy chief of the U.S. Forest Service, from an April 29, 2025, hearing on the Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act (H.R. 528) and the Dalles Watershed Development Act (H.R. 655): * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, more PR