Brian Bilbray: “Mr. Chairman, I think it's only fair to point out that there is so much that the industry can work with...”

I think that we can gain a lot of credibility by being as tough on our fellow government agencies as we are on the private sector.

Can you imagine what the response would be from the people in Boston or New York or Washington, DC, if they tried to make a phone call and someone in a foreign language, or in English, notifies them that France--you know, the Paris cell…

How much interrelationship, or communication do you have with the Interior Department about opening up public lands for mining of these rare earths?

I appreciate it, Mr. Chairman, and I appreciate the minority's consideration. With that, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Bilbray). The…