This week marks the United States Constitution's 225th anniversary. Our Constitution is a product of realistic compromise and intelligent consensus--a trait, I might add, sorely missing in this Chamber. It lays out the central principles…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 6060 authorizes the use of power revenues to fund two recovery programs in the Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers. Since 2011, Reclamation has continued to fund these programs at a cost of…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1461, legislation that would authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe of New Mexico to lease its adjudicated and quantified water rights for up to 99 years…

I appreciate Chairman Bishop's indulgence at this point. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3319, a bill that would authorize the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to set its own membership criteria by replacing congressionally mandated criteria that…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed. Announcement by the Chair The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In section 2, strike subsection (c) (page 3, beginning line 21) and insert the following new subsection: (c)…

Among the many flaws in the legislation is a provision waiving compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, NEPA. NEPA has been under attack by the Republicans for years. Most famously, former Chairman Pombo led a…

I will close at this point. This debate, quite honestly, Mr. Chairman, makes me feel like I'm living in an alternative reality--a reality where the protections of God's bounty on this Earth are nothing more than an opportunity cost for…

The amendment I am offering does one simple thing and one thing only. It ensures that this land trade is fair and protects the American taxpayers. For every land exchange undertaken by the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management…

Part of the argument is that the Forest Service is dragging its feet and will not allow this process to continue. I would suggest that the Minnesota Legislature came to the realization it was something they needed to do. That process was…

I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlelady from Minnesota (Ms. McCollum). Ms. McCOLLUM. The House should not be spending its limited floor time on this bill. The House should be debating the American Jobs Act, the President's…

Because, at the end of all this, we are still dealing with possibly--with the worst environmental catastrophe that this country has seen.