Raúl Grijalva: “I thank the gentleman for withdrawing the word ``socialist'' from his commentary. I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman…”

My amendment would prevent this bill from creating a situation where the agency is required to decide on permits before the applicants have had a chance to go through environmental reviews. Without my amendment, this bill will force the…

I believe that we need a clean Carcieri fix.

We believe strongly that the solution is not singling out one tribe for favorable treatment to the detriment of others.

This amendment says that this act cannot take effect until the Secretary certifies that the Bureau of Land Management and other Federal permitting agencies have sufficient staff and funding to actually comply with the deadlines established…