Brian Bilbray: “It is a mad, mad world down there right now. The fact is those of us that live along the border, like I have, when I was…”

Mr. Bunker, I think you and everybody else that's required to enforce either a law or regulation understands that when the Legislature passes a law, there's always the assumption of discretionary enforcement.

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

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.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), add the following new section: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by…