Doc Hastings

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall), a member of the Rules Committee.

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise), a former member of the House Natural Resources Committee. {time} 1515

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Gardner), who I think was a member of the committee but is not anymore.

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Smith) another member of the Natural Resources Committee.

I have at least four others, besides myself, that want to address this very important issue.

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop), a member of the House Natural Resources Committee.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Wyoming (Mrs. Lummis), a member of the Natural Resources Committee.

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Tipton), the sponsor of this legislation.

I thank my colleague for her kind words, and I support this legislation. I yield back the balance of my time.

I am very pleased to yield 6 minutes to the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Daines), the author of this legislation. (Mr. DAINES asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Camp), another cosponsor of this legislation and the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.

I am very pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Benishek), the author of the House legislation which is the companion to what we are voting on from the Senate.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I just want to say that I think this amendment adds to what he is attempting to do because the issue of salvage and the timeliness of that is something that is lost on a lot of people. So I…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I think that the gentleman's amendment to this piece of legislation is an important policy step. In fact, I think in many cases a ``loser pay'' ought to apply to a much larger area. I know that the…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. I support this amendment. I think the brief part of this debate here points out the importance of having flexibility on the local level rather than having a one-size-fits-all; because there are…

I will advise my friend that, at this point, I have no more requests for time, and I am prepared to close if the gentleman is prepared to close.

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop), subcommittee chairman and also an author of one of the titles of the bill.

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Miller), an author of one of the titles of the bill.

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Jones).

I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Idaho (Mr. Labrador), who is an author of one of the titles of the bill.

In that case, I reserve the balance of my time so you can close, and we will have one final speaker.

If I could inquire of my friend if she has any more speakers; and, if not, if she is prepared to close, her side is prepared to close, I am prepared to close.

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Nunes), the author of the legislation that passed this House in a bipartisan way last time, which this bill emulates.

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Denham), another former member of the Natural Resources Committee.

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to another gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert), a former member of the Natural Resources Committee.