Rob Bishop: “It is wonderful to be back down here on the floor again with all of you. I thank Mr. Grijalva for that. I would have…”

“It is wonderful to be back down here on the floor again with all of you. I thank Mr. Grijalva for that. I would have been here earlier had the gentleman not scheduled a hearing on our committee at the same time as we are supposed to have all our committee bills here on the floor. But we hit both of those at any rate. We have three bills on the floor here today--I'm really sorry I missed the first one--three bills that are so bad they make the umpire last night actually look good. This particular one has one of those problems that still exists. If the State of New Mexico or New Mexico's leaders want to give away the $1.17 billion they just got a check from last time from this development, that is okay with me. Actually, it probably means that more money is going to come to my State eventually from that pot. But it is not okay to forget that those people who really understand what they are talking about, those who live closely in the area, really need to have their voices heard, specifically. I have to equate, once again, as has been brought up already, but I want to reemphasize, the two chapters in closest proximity that really have an impact on here both voted against this bill. They both sent resolutions against this bill. Those who actually have seen what it is like to deal with the Federal Government on that personal basis have sent resolutions against this bill.…”