Don Young

Regardless of the perspective of my proposed solution, I think we can all agree that Federal management is both expensive and it is not working well.

The system is not working.

In our areas in Alaska, again, it is the management of the parks with no input from the local people, period.

Well, under my bill, I do not propose that they relinquish the ownership, but they relinquish the management.

That is not the America we were built on.

The Park Service has outlived its time if you keep managing it the way it is.

May I say respectfully for the Park people, you run your parks terribly, especially in Alaska.

Time and again before this committee we have heard testimony from Governors' State managers about their continued ability to outperform their Federal counterparts.

I see this government today as King George and his lords around him.

You prohibit Alaskans from using the parks for what they were originally intended for: hiding, not without a permit; hunting, definitely not; canoeing, paddling, no, because you cannot get a permit.

Let's make the principle of tribal self- governance, which you talk about and never follow--you never give the Indians a break for anything. You pat them on the head, give them a blanket and half a beef, and expect them to be quiet. That…

I thank the gentleman for his presentation. He has done an excellent job. I reserve the balance of my time.

I reluctantly respect the gentleman's opinion, but at this time I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Duncan).

I appreciate what you are up against, and I certainly appreciate those of you that are especially standing up for the little guy.

We have a plan that Congress passed in 1986. It is the Fortymile management plan. There are plenty of environmental safeguards in there.

The BLM, they are working on a new management plan in the eastern interior, and it is getting far more restrictive.

Please end the shutdown so our fishermen can get their Federal permits and get back to work.

I would simply ask: where is the justice for West Virginia and Appalachia? Where is the hope or justice for our coal mining families?

I don't want this proliferation of casinos because eventually, I think the States... will legalize the whole thing.

I think there has been, not because of Dr. Washburn, I think over the years there are people with very large sums of money that see a way of taking advantage of certain tribes.

I believe that could be done. Because you and I know how regulations work. I hate them.

Doctor, for your information, all the good work the House--it is sort of like the Marine Corps and the Army.

I don't understand it. I mean, again, the market can only bear so much.

Spokane is against it, the Air Force should be adamantly against it.

Nobody, including Cathy McMorris, supports this program.