Don Young

Mr. Hall needs that job. Mr. Sharp has to put his people to work.

I would be very happy if we could just allow the Kaktovik people to develop their own lands in the 1002 area.

Twenty percent. It was up as high as 35 percent at one time, but the pipeline is way down now.

I thank the good lady.

We are witnessing a gross misappropriation of resources.

Responsible development of ANWR's Coastal Plain is a matter of self-determination of our people.

We would not favor development on the Coastal Plain unless we were confident that development can occur without jeopardizing our way of life.

I am very happy that this Committee is proposing to open the Coastal Plain of ANWR for oil and gas exploration and development and limit the activity to only 2,000 acres, which is less than .01 percent of the size of ANWR.

The time is past due to open ANWR, and I implore this Committee to proceed with a bill that will accomplish this.

At a time of high unemployment, high energy prices, and an urgent need to address our national debt, there is no question that this Nation needs the oil and gas that can be produced from ANWR.

It is time that this Congress acts, solves our problem and gets the show on the road.

It is a loss for the people at Kaktovik. We gave Kaktovik approximately 93,000 acres of land for their social and economic well-being.

This is not the pristine area people talk about. This is an area that has been explored before by other people.

We last year spent $333 billion sending dollars overseas. That is dollars from the working class man.

This is long overdue. This Committee has passed this bill 11 times, and it has died in the Senate.

The simple delivery on a decades old promise could render literally hundreds of billions in Federal revenue without so much as raising a tax or cutting a single program.

We are being asked to believe the irreconcilable argument that drilling now would cause the area to lose its character.

Millions more would do well to find jobs.

The river is 2,800 miles long. This is one little tiny section. This is a river that's 5 miles wide and 2,800 miles long. It's the third largest river in the United States of America that carries transportation.

Will the gentleman from Washington yield? Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. Again, the Chair requests that Members use proper yielding to each other for time. The gentleman from Virginia has the floor.

Again, this is Yukon Charlie, the Yukon River that was used by the Gold Rush people, has been used by Alaskans all these years without the Park Service. The State has authority over the waters. The Coast Guard has the authority for…

I want to thank the chairman for discussing this issue with me. I would just like to say to the chairman, I appreciate the fact that you recognize the importance of ports to move our products. I know that the ranking member does, also. I…

I would like, at this time, to ask the chairman to participate in a colloquy with me. I rise today to express my concern about our strategic ports. First, I want to thank the chairman for discussing this important issue with me. I think…

I made this announcement earlier in the day that I would allow the Member to have the 5 minutes to speak on the amendment even though it was subject to a point of order, if that courtesy was not abused. In recent points of order, that…

Again the gentleman is discussing the amendment and not the point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The Chair will hear Members on the point of order. The Chair is prepared to rule.