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I would like to actually listen to the Native Americans themselves, get some testimony toward that.

I appreciate the concept. You have memos. They are not the same thing as statute.

Do you consider any tribes have been unlawfully recognized?

It may be cumbersome, it may be uncomfortable, but it is congressional responsibility.

The Constitution clearly says in the Indian Commerce Clause that Congress has the authority over Indian affairs.

What I am trying to do here is find out a way.

None of the participating states feel the same way, and none of the participating states share the Office of Surface Mining's assessment of its own actions.

Estimates on how many jobs this will cost vary widely.

Many of my colleagues have already talked about, in great detail, the potentially disastrous effect of the new Stream Protection Rule.

78 percent of Planned Parenthood's patients are at or below 150 percent of the poverty level, 41 percent of low- income women consider OB/GYN their primary source of health care, which Planned Parenthood provides, and in my own State…

I appreciate working with the Delegate. It is a good working relationship. We have our opposition from time to time, but she did work with us in this way, and I appreciate her support of this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time…

At this time, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner), the author of this piece of legislation and the distinguished Speaker of the House.

May I inquire as to how much time each side has remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Utah has 6 minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from the District of Columbia has 6 minutes remaining.

I would draw our Members' attention to the editorial board comments from yesterday. This is from the Washington Post: A misguided attack on D.C.'s needy students. I want to remind people, as they did in this document here in this…

At this time, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Allen).

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Rokita).

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Sanford.)

At this time, I am pleased to yield 1\1/ 2\ minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly).