You should have gotten the facts right in the first place rather than have them pay for something they don't necessarily want.

I hear so much about this from my constituents.

I think that is what people are hoping for, that we are going to get it right the first time.

They are looking at these maps, and they are saying these are illogical. They are inaccurate.

Thank you, Madame Chairman.

I am extremely interested in hearing from our witnesses about how we can ensure these revenues, have been part of our past, how we can ensure they'll be part of our future.

The only way that American resources will generate revenue and create jobs is if American workers and businesses are allowed to access those resources.

We can't get access to a road, to a trail for an ATV so our customs and border patrol agents can patrol that.

This is a travesty, Madame Chairman.

Very clear impressions there, that as we deal with border enforcement issues part of our reality in being hamstrung in our ability to enforce is that we have public lands along that border that are held by the Department of Interior in…

I hope you do not get caught up in the politics of what goes on around this place.

I think the question that I will leave Mr. Pearce with is one that relates to management of our timber resources in Alaska.

Be bold--not reckless, but be bold.

As we're talking about motorized vehicles I had an opportunity to go to the southern border on Friday, out to McAllen, Texas.

I think this is a challenge. I hope our Committee is up to meeting it.

I just want to make sure that my facts are accurate when we go back to, kind of, the history of where we got here with revenue sharing.

Absolutely we would support that.

Just very quickly, Madame Chair, because I know we've--we're running on the tail end of the votes.

Unfortunately that law, in my view, failed to expand revenue sharing to coastal States that hosted this new and lucrative offshore energy production.

Some have suggested that what Senator Landrieu and I are proposing with additional revenue sharing to the States, particularly offshore, is that this is a brand new concept.

Has been something that we have done historically.

I have come to speak about the two nominees on the executive calendar who are before us this afternoon. Norman Bay and Cheryl LaFleur are nominated to be commissioners on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC, an increasingly…

are we in a quorum call presently? The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are not.

I think this is a bad way to budget.

There was a lot of discussion about the fact that the fire started on refuge land and whether or not there had been any level of active management.