Paul Gosar

We violated the law. Yes or no?

I want to make sure you understand the law.

Earlier you testified that it just is never put into the equation.

You know, in our dialog right before, you said that the Service does not consider jobs.

I am getting a little sick and tired of it. And that is why I wish we would have put you under oath.

Shame on you. Absolutely shame on you. That is why the public does not trust bureaucrats like yourself.

Yes, there are a number of them.

The way that you answered your question about termination was very, very cleverly crafted

How many do you plan to terminate in Fiscal Year 2015, not 2014, 2015?

Our hope is that by engaging in a transparent and open dialog with this subcommittee and others in Congress, our partners and stakeholders, we can chart a unified course forward for the National Fish Hatchery System.

I only wish that we would have started this hearing by putting the witnesses under oath. I am getting a little bit tired of bureaucrats and their two-talk.

The Fish and Wildlife Service is attempting to unilaterally turn our National Fish Hatchery System into an endangered species recovery program.

The Fish Hatchery Protection Act, H.R. 5026, will preserve propagation fish hatcheries and propagation programs within the National Fish Hatchery System.

My hope is that today's hearing will further strengthen the bipartisan effort to protect our National Fish Hatchery System.

This legislation will preserve jobs and ensure the continuation of vibrant recreation fishing economies throughout the Nation.

My bill provides economic certainty for local communities and is retroactive to November 1, 2013.

H.R. 3109 would recognize legitimate subsistence needs of Alaskan Natives and allow the sale of handicrafts that include non-edible migratory parts.

You know it is getting a little old between the IRS and the Department of the Interior and now the Fish and Wildlife Service.

The fact that no stakeholders, including the state agencies that depend on the National Fish Hatchery System, were consulted highlights the significant and problematic lack of transparency in the current direction of the fisheries program.

I want to compliment the gentleman from Arizona for his tireless leadership on behalf of his constituents and all Americans who enjoy fishing in our Nation's lakes, rivers and streams.

If authorizing these expansions is such a problem, then why has no Member of Congress introduced a single bill to give the same flexibility to the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Forest Service or the U.S…

It is our constitutional responsibility to identify and allocate how our constituents' hard-earned tax dollars will be spent.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Heck of Washington

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 87, line 25, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $3,882,000)''. Page 88, line 21, after the dollar…