We have no objection to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2606. As amended, this bill allows for the delivery of natural gas into an underserved area while also providing a revenue stream that will allow the National Park Service to…

Mr. Speaker, 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…

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…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. 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…

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 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…

Mr. Chairman, 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…

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…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, Federal land grants to States for education have resulted in the transfer of more than 77 million acres of land to over 30 States. These well-meaning acts, taken over…

Mr. Chair, 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…

I yield the balance of my time to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. McCollum). Ms. McCOLLUM. I thank Mr. Grijalva. This is not about slowing down the process, and I know it's not the intention of the Members on the other side to assume…