It seems to me that the proposed rule that you have put forward is in direct conflict with Colorado water law, congressional intent and private property rights.

For the State of Colorado water is our lifeblood, as I know you recognize.

I am here as a person from Arizona and as a citizen of this Nation to say we are potentially risking the very symbol that has sustained what this country was in the past.

It is not about anti-mining. It is about pro-Grand Canyon.

I don't care how sure they are now about how they can contain it on a truck because the traffic out there is going to require, if they pull into the main road, either the one on 64 or 89, they are going to have to have street lights out…

What we have to deal is facts, not hearsay, not scare tactics but the facts.

I am opposed to the way the Secretary has done their dictation.

I always tell people judge us by the way we do things today, not the way the Federal Government did things back in the 1950s.

I thank the chairman for yielding. My legislation shows you can protect the land and the water and have a strong economy with good jobs. The land exchange will bring into Federal stewardship 5,500 acres of high-priority conservation lands…

That is Apache Leap. The Acting CHAIR. The time is controlled by the gentleman from Arizona, and the Chair would ask all Members to respect that.

The point of reference is that we cite all the Native tribes. They are far from being in unison. In fact, during our conversation within the Resources Committee, former tribal chairman and 16-year tribal Councilman Harrison Talgo testified…

I find it very interesting that my opponent, or our opponent on the other side, actually focuses a picture of Apache Leap, which is specifically excluded from this legislation. Therefore, when we talk about, in regards to protecting the…