Doc Hastings

I want to say that, as chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee that has jurisdiction on our national parks, we have started investigations into why this administration did these precise actions.

I urge my colleagues to reject this amendment and yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Napolitano). The question was taken; and the Acting…

Reclaiming my time, just to make the point that the gentleman's amendment, the intent is to address Native American issues. That's what we should be debating. And I am just simply saying, if you affect Native American issues by…

I inform my friend from New Mexico that I am prepared to close on this amendment if the gentleman is prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I am very pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar), the sponsor of this legislation.

I have no further requests for time on general debate and would ask my friend from Arizona if he is prepared to yield back his time on general debate, as I am prepared to close?

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn), the subcommittee chairman on the Natural Resources Committee that deals with this issue.

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to another gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Salmon).

I am very pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar), the author of this legislation.

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent), who has been actively involved in this legislation since actually the issue came before us a little over a year ago.

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Walden).

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for offering this amendment. I think his amendment takes care of a unique problem, although it may be applicable in other parts. But I think the gentleman has the right approach, and I…

I thank the gentleman for offering this amendment. I think it adds a lot to it because, as we transition to targets in the future, I think something like this would be very beneficial. And so I congratulate the gentleman and I support his…

I want to tell the gentleman I think this amendment adds a great deal to this legislation, and I will support your amendment.

More than the gentleman, apparently. I do have several speakers remaining. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Well, just let me finish then because there's only one more, and I do want to say that. For the Nation's economic security and balance of trade. So once that category is defined and somebody wants to refine some element--I don't know, pick…

I would ask my friend from New Jersey if he has any further speakers. I'm prepared to close if the gentleman is prepared to close.

I'm very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Amodei).

I'm very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Smith), a new member of the Natural Resources Committee.

I am very pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Amodei), the author of this legislation.

I thank the gentleman for his compliment, and I urge adoption of the bill. I yield back the balance of my time.

I would advise my friend from the Northern Marianas that I have no more requests for time, and I am prepared to yield back if the gentleman is prepared to yield back.

I'm pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Harper).

Today the Committee on Natural Resources continues its important oversight of the Endangered Species Act.

As was mentioned, this is a win-win proposition--at no cost to the taxpayer--cleaning up this mine, and I urge its support. It passed, again, by voice vote in the last Congress, and I hope it does so again in this Congress. I urge my…