Thank you for the opportunity to speak to the Subcommittee Members today on H.R. 2157.

I believe that the same process should be applied to the Mesquite Lands Act.

Mr. Grijalva. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am going to submit my opening statement for the record so that we can expedite the meeting. Thank you. I yield back.

Mr. Larson's legislation regarding the fascinating history of the Colt Arms manufacturing site has raised concerns in the past but there appear to be changed circumstances that will resolve those concerns.

Lastly, I should note that the legislation sponsored by Chairman Bishop, H.R. 3452, has raised some concern.

Again, H.R. 2745 is just a legislative clarification regarding the special funds.

Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to say that the Chairman of this Committee, Doc Hastings, always admonishes us about the fact that if the congressman of that particular district where the project is, that they should have…

I rise in support of House Resolution 364, which enshrines the meeting room in the visitors center in the name of Gabe Zimmerman. My colleagues have retold the tragedy that happened in Tucson in January, the deaths, the injuries; and as we…

One of the things that I think was a great accomplishment that the last Congress did was creating the income-based repayment program so that students would be able to manage their debt.

The federal TRIO programs have been one of the most important efforts at the federal level to increase opportunities for first-generation and other students for decades.

That equity has to include both improving access to higher education and ensuring that those low-income, first-generation, minority, and other students actually have an opportunity to succeed.