Don Young

Other countries have done beautifully. If you go to Sweden, they have managed their forests for centuries, and they produce a lot of timber and they employ a lot of people.

But what we don't manage, we lose the forest.

I would say, seriously, we ought to start thinking about reducing carbon emissions, but we also ought to be talking about how do we address that in some of the areas which we have been working on.

I would say one thing. We ought to, if anything we do, consider a funding program to make sure that we do address this issue, because, very frankly, it is not the Alaska Natives' responsibility or their blame.

What will be our responsibility?

By the way, there is no income. This is a poverty subsistence-style life. They do have a school trying to improve their lot. They do have a clinic trying to help their health. But you are going take the power away because you want to keep…

Oh, 25, 50, 100. My village that I live in has got 550. That is all. To give you an idea, if the gentleman would yield to me for a second: If you took Alaska, all the land east of the Mississippi River, to the Atlantic Ocean, to the tip of…

It depends. In some areas, it is 3 hours, and you are having to fly in the fuel. They have had this generator. They had enough money to buy it maybe 10, 15 years ago, and now they will have to put on a so-called air cleaner. They don't…

A village has, probably, no roads, only an airport, small, fuel has to be shipped in by air or by boat.

And I rise in strong support of the legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Palazzo).

I thank Mr. Russell and the minority member for their work on this legislation. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3398 is a bill that should be passed. I strongly support it. I was listening to the testimony from the chairman, and he has put it so well, I…

All these bills deserve merit. And if we don't do it, in fact, the Act itself eventually will be defeated by the people.

But the idea that they were going to punish the ranch because we protected something, that is how stupid this bill is.

I am the only one that has ever voted on this Act.

The Puerto Rican people deserve better, and they are not going to get it through a government-run energy unit.

I thank the gentlewoman for her comments. This is a good amendment to this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young). The amendment…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 156, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $2,000,000)''. Page 157, line 13, after…

(Mr. YOUNG of Alaska asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) =========================== NOTE =========================== July 18, 2018, on page H6515, the following appeared: The Chair recognizes the gentleman…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: limitation Sec. __. None of the…

I thank Mr. Keating for his amendment. This is long overdue. Collecting those fees and using them for observer coverage is something that should be done. If I go back to his first amendment, I want to mechanize it and use technology to…

I didn't say I wouldn't support it. I just wanted to make sure I get my licks in for Alaska. With that, Mr. Chairman, I do not object to the amendment and will support it. I yield back the balance of my time.

I wasn't going to rise in opposition until I heard about Maine and how beautiful and the free- running streams and all the tourists and the king crab and all those other things. I do admit, I have been to Maine, and I would agree with him…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, although I am not opposed. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Alaska is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I want to compliment the gentleman on his amendment. This is long overdue. We have the technology. The imposition of putting bodies on board ships that don't really do anything, and I don't think make a great count, can be done better…

I thank the gentleman for modifying this amendment. I still have concerns, as I have told the gentleman. I know the problem. If I ever hear about a red snapper again, we change this to the Graves snapper. That is what we are going to call…