Unfortunately, the 109th Congress, under Republican leadership, allowed the program to expire.

One of the things, according to official statistics, sir, at one time in the history of our Federal Government, our nation owned 1.8 billion acres in this country.

In fact, isn't Section 203 of the Act entitled sales?

H.R. 2852 is not an appropriate or workable solution to these challenges.

This approach will not work, but more important, it will not gain enough support to pass.

I would say given their multibillion dollars in profits--I think they have almost a trillion dollars in profits over the last 10 years--I would say they don't need the incentives to drill.

There is no net return for the taxpayer if it was to happen.

We have been subsidizing the oil and gas industry for how long?

It is a special place that needs to be protected, and there shouldn't be any gas or oil development there because it belongs to all of us Americans.

I didn't introduce the Montana Land Sovereignty Act to undermine the intent of the Antiquities Act.

I believe my Republican colleagues are on the wrong side of the issue.