Rob Bishop: “First of all, I appreciate, Mr. Chairman, you hosting this hearing, as well as, Gentlemen, for showing up to it.”

This is a good bill, and we obviously have no problems with this particular bill. When I started, I talked about kleinigkeiten on the small stuff. As good as this is, it is still small stuff and, actually, it is taken out--it is a portion…

Is the Speaker telling me that if the Republicans have cleared this bill and are in favor of it, it has to have a written clearance from the Democrat side more than simply verbal commitment to the Tribes? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair…

There really is no reason to add to this hearing--unless it is to give Members another 5 minutes to campaign, or speak on the bills. It is kind of a waste of time.

Since the minority leader is supportive, or I wouldn't be here, and I am the ranking member and I am supportive of it, and the Navajo Nation has been told. The chairman of the committee is in support of it, does that not constitute the…