Ken Calvert

I wish the gentlewoman was able to share this amendment with both the majority and the minority in the committee where we could have reviewed it. But saying that, I still must oppose the amendment because of the offset. Mr. Chairman, the…

I would just reluctantly oppose this amendment at this time. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Griffith). The amendment was rejected. The…

The committee, as the gentleman knows, has included this as a pilot program to test in a few States how community and economic redevelopment can combine in conjunction with reclamation of abandoned mine lands. These funds will be provided…

I reserve a point of order on the gentlewoman's motion. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. Pursuant to House Resolution 333, the gentlewoman from Florida and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes…

Could the gentlewoman please ship some of that water to California? Ms. McCOLLUM. Reclaiming my time and my water, we would love to have the gentleman there, and when the water is very hard, it freezes, and then the gentleman can try ice…

I make a point of order that the amendment proposes a net increase in budget authority in the bill. The amendment is not in order under section 3(d)(3) of House Resolution 5, 114th Congress, which states: ``It shall not be in order to…

I want to thank the gentlewoman for a fine amendment and the great work that she has done working with both the majority and minority staff in fashioning this amendment. Ms. McCOLLUM. Will the gentleman yield?

I think this is a good amendment. I certainly support it and would ask Members to vote ``aye'' on the amendment.

As the gentleman knows, the bill already provides $87 million for other land acquisition. Our intent was to needle a Federal land acquisition program that has strong support in the East--certainly, in New Hampshire--and lukewarm support in…

I appreciate what the gentleman is attempting to do, again, on the offset. Right now, the BLM is involved in this issue of the sage-grouse in the West. We, in effect, gave both the BLM and the Fish and Wildlife Service additional resources…

As the gentleman knows, I am a westerner. As was pointed out by Mr. Poe, a significant amount of the West is in BLM control. In dealing with the BLM over the years, they have a lot of land mass that they deal with, and they also work with…

I don't necessarily oppose where the gentleman wants to go; I just oppose the offset right now because, under the budget scenario that we are operating under, we obviously have cut back a lot of these agencies somewhat. I am sympathetic to…

I will just say that this is a good bill. A lot of work has gone into it, and I would make sure that everyone votes for it because it is a fine bill. I yield back the balance of my time.

It is my pleasures to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Rouzer).

I am certainly happy to continue to work with the gentlewoman from Minnesota and to address her concerns as this process continues.

It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Jenkins), our new hard-working member.

It is my pleasure to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), the full committee chairman.

I know there is no doubt that Indian Country, especially Indian education, is a nonpartisan priority of this entire subcommittee. We are committed to building upon the bipartisan work of former subcommittee chairmen Mike Simpson, Jim…

I would urge a ``no'' vote on this amendment. I don't agree to the offset. The fact that we have an Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, that should be accessed. I will be happy to work with the gentlewoman to work with the authorizers where we…

I reserve a point of order on the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. Pursuant to House Resolution 333, the gentleman from Virginia and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman…

In closing, the plus up in the BLM account was primarily to help resolve the issue in 11 States involving the sage-grouse, which is close to a listing, and we have a plus up in the Fish and Wildlife Service accounts to recognize a real…

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Castor). The question was taken; and the Acting…

I make a point of order against the amendment because it proposes to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriation bill and, therefore, violates clause 2 of rule XXI. The rule states in pertinent part: ``An amendment…

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Marchant). The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

I certainly agree with you. We need to improve the condition of our national forests. My home of California, as you know, is going through an exceptional drought. Colorado is just not sending enough water down the Colorado River, so you…