Isn't it true that the industrial States are the ones that are getting most of this money because that's where the automobile industry has over the years been located?
Norman D. Dicks
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May I inquire how much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Washington has 7 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Kentucky has 10\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Isn't it true we already know this program works, this program received $7.5 billion, and $3.5 billion of it has been obligated and is out there as loans? I think it tripled under the loan guarantee program. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs…
I yield the gentleman 2 additional minutes. And so we are seeing that this program actually works. I mean, if there was some question that it was something that hasn't worked, but it is creating jobs and it will create jobs in the future…
May I inquire as to how much time remains on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Washington has 9\1/2\ minutes remaining and the gentleman from Kentucky has 14\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Again, what I worry about here is we're talking about safety. We're talking about inspecting boats that may be unsafe. I think that is an important issue that we should not deal with in an across-the-board way here in this bill. I think…
Section 120 provides that for 2012 through 2014, the movement of livestock across public land shall not be subject to NEPA review. Proponents of this provision will argue that moving cattle from one location to another shouldn't require a…
I just wanted to say that the gentleman and I have worked together, and I have great regard for him. I just wanted to mention a couple of facts and that, if we take up time, I'll try to get you extra time. ``To date, 67 new shallow water…
Section 119 exempts from judicial review any final rule of the Secretary of the Interior that delists wolves in Wyoming or the Western Great Lakes States, provided the Fish and Wildlife Service has entered into an agreement with the State…
Again, I plead with my friend from Alaska. You have made your case. You have gotten the relief for your constituents. The rangers have been reassigned. Accept victory and don't give us an amendment that would undermine boat safety…
Section 124 prohibits expenditures for the Bureau of Land Management to carry out its duties under section 201 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Secretarial order 3310 states a policy that the Bureau of Land Management…
I want to commend the gentleman. We agree with his position on this, and we oppose the amendment as well.