I think some due diligence on the part of this Committee to understand value and what we are giving back to the taxpayer is an important issue.

There is unanimous opposition among Native Americans, not only in Arizona but across the country.

This legislation is not only a jobs bill, it is a conservation bill.

As an elected official, my responsibility is to improve the quality of life for my constituents.

I would invite you, like I would invite the Member from Arizona who has not been in his tenure, out to the mine.

the EPA put the animals and the environment in front of all the concerns of public safety

There is no substitute for, one, skipping over NEPA and doing it after the fact where there is no enforceability.

I came here today to urge you to join me, and the citizens of Pinal County, in support of this land exchange.

If there would have been agreement, 'Let's do NEPA now,' we would be waiting and resolving and debating what the remediation would have had to be.

I encourage you to read these letters, these petitions, and hear from your citizens and what they are telling you.

I would like to point out that Section 4 of H.R. 687 specifically requires the same appraisal standards that the agencies are required to use to determine fair market value.