pingree. the speaker pro 4rmpore: the ecognized. ms. pingree: thank you very much. thank you, mr.ding the time. i too rise to support the consod appropriations act. i particularly want to thank ranking member delauro for her leadership and perseverance in y chair and the committee -- on the committee, chairman simpson, who is a pleasure to work with and i appreciate your collaboration and partnership through thi process. thank you too to chairwoman granger for your work on this and to all of the staff who have made all the difference in us being able to put this my collen said, this wasn't necessarily an easy bill. it's never easy to make cuts to programs that i consir do. but i am pleased that this bill continues our investments to care for our planet, to fight the climate emergency, and meet our trust obligations to tribal nations. this bill rejects the $13 billion in devastating cuts imposed in the house replirigint include more than 100 poison pill policy riders. the bill provides necessary resources to deal with the threat of wildfires in the west and provides additional fund