Doc Hastings

I would ask my friend from California, I have no more requests for time and I'm prepared to yield back if the gentleman is prepared to yield back.

I am very pleased to yield 4 minutes to the author of this legislation, who introduced it in the last Congress and in this Congress, the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Heck).

These destructive patterns that cost jobs and block public input must come to an end.

Our Nation's public lands and resources--from energy to minerals, timber and water--are an essential component of our economy.

The threat of lawsuits should not drive public policy.

Both ways of decisionmaking lack transparency and lead to bad policy decisions.

We need to also ensure that we are not becoming dependent on foreign sources of helium.

The federal government has been selling helium below market value, which up until now has undercut the private development of alternative sources.

It's vital that we take steps to ensure a stable supply for the future.

I'm hopeful we'll be able to get legislation signed into law that will prevent this immediate supply disruption, which of course would harm our economy.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing today. By now I think we all understand how important helium is to our 21st century economy...

An ounce of cure is worth a pound of prevention.

Each year, wildfires in our nation's federal forests damage or destroy millions of acres across the United States.

Our forests, communities, and species deserve better than being placed at continual and increasing risk of catastrophic wildfires.

I thank the gentlelady for her remarks. Again, I urge adoption of this amendment because this is a legal obligation. With that, Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

Reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, I hope we don't get to a CR, but thank you very much for that information. At this time, I would like to yield to my colleague from southwest Washington (Ms. Herrera Beutler), the gentlelady from the…

Reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, thank you for your support for this amendment and for your position on Yucca Mountain in the underlying bill, which is the ultimate solution for Hanford's high-level tank waste. I would like to remind the…

Nuclear weapons production played a pivotal role in our Nation's defense for decades, helping to end the Second World War and to end the Cold War. Implementing these programs resulted in a large volume of radioactive waste that the Federal…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 22, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $9,518,000)''. Page 28, line 10, after the dollar amount…

May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 2 minutes remaining.

I just want to make this point in the 15 seconds I have left. The gentleman from Florida referenced 1334(a)2(f). That is not amended or referenced in this bill. So the gentleman's argument that that could somehow play a part in that is…

I rise to claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I just simply want to say that I think the amendment adds to this legislation, and I support the legislation.

I think the gentleman's amendment makes a great deal of sense. We've had discussions in our committee on the accuracy of the data. The point is that this legislation says that one ought to drill where the resources are. And the gentleman's…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I think his amendment again adds a great deal to this legislation. I support the amendment.