I fully agree that the Grand Canyon deserves to be protected for the enjoyment of future generations.

It is frustrating to me that the preferred alternative from the Interior Department matches the original withdrawal concept.

However, it is totally irresponsible to move forward with the proposed withdrawal as it lacks sufficient scientific justification.

I think you are going to hear the Administration come forward, auditioning for the roles of Petruchio and Katherine in Taming of the Shrew because they will tell us the sun is the moon, the day is night, that green is red and black is…

I want to publicly acknowledge that, and I appreciate those accommodations.

The withdrawal does not change the reality on the ground that there are 3,000 existing claims.

But I have to say this. And you notice I was maybe saying something with sarcasm, which I am not known to do.

The Secretary will make a final decision when the time comes. This bill is totally inappropriate.

I said that there were some frustrations we felt in moving forward with wildlands, which was the topic at that point, because we did not trust what would happen in the future.

The withdrawal decision should be based on sound science and factual findings, not on the baseless claims of environmental groups.

I therefore urge your favorable consideration of H.R. 1980.

This action results in a total waste of taxpayer dollars and is an outright slap in the face to those hard working employees.

Making Chimney Rock a national monument would create a win-win situation for this remarkable historic, cultural area...

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to my distinguished colleague from the State of New York, the primary author of this bill, Mr. Hanna.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume to just merely point out that since Barack Obama took office until now, there are more than 141,000 additional Federal workers on the payroll. So while there has been some discussion…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. While the gentleman from Maryland and I may disagree on the statistics of the number of Federal employees, I think we can be united in supporting this bill, H.R. 2061. There are so…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2061) to authorize the presentation of a United States flag at the funeral of Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official duties or because of their…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection…