mr. van horn, do you have any comments? i saw you, mr. van horn. the floor is yours, sir. he was on there a second ago. >> clerk: he is still currently logged in. there you go. >> how is that? >> chairman: that's perfect. >> sorry. i've been kicked off twice in the last 30 minutes. we're trying with my iphone at this point. for the last couple of years, i have been the veterinarian occupying seat seven mainly because i haven't been able to wrangle anybody else into doing it. but i am happy to continue. i've tried to stay impartial in terms of subjects that come to the commission. i feel like my position there is mainly to reflect the veterinarian profession as a whole. i mean, i've got colleagues who work with peta and also colleagues who make their living in the beef industry. i have colleagues that are all about, you know, animal research and other colleagues that are absolutely not. so i try and just bring background from all parties and their views to the various topics that we're discussing. if anything, i think i've done a pretty good job of staying impartial through

van horn for his service to our beloved college. dr. van horn, we love you and appreciate you. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize fort stewart as the winner of the army environmental award for natural resources, conservation for a larger installation. located southwest of savannah, georgia, fort stewart is the largest army post east of the mississippi river. fort stewart is home to the third infantry division and seven species protected by the endangered species act on 284,000 acres of pine forest, wetlands and black water rivers. the fort's land is managed by a team tasked with balancing military readiness and environmental stewardship. this dedicated team ensures that conditions are set for soldiers to train and prepare for deployment while also managing environmental assets that include wildlife management and cultural resource management. the army environmental award for natural resources conservation reflects the hard work of fort stewart's leadership, staff, and personnel and defending not only the people of the united states but its environment as well. i'm proud to rise