Doc Hastings

I am very pleased to yield 1 minute to another member of the Natural Resources Committee, somebody who understands the oil industry well, the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin).

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the chairman of the subcommittee dealing with this legislation, the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn).

The Obama Administration appears determined, against the wishes of most Alaskans, to keep their energy resources off-limits.

Increasing American energy production is one of the best things we can do to ensure job creation and economic growth.

These high prices hurt families and small businesses, and weigh down our economy.

President Obama cannot continue to talk about his support for all-of-the-above energy and then continue to pursue policies that actively block all types of energy production on our Federal lands.

The lack of production is not for the lack of resources, but rather the lack of production is because of Federal regulations that hinder and block development.

The lack of production on Federal lands is not for a lack of resources. But, rather, the lack of production is because of Federal regulations that hinder and block development.

Maintaining these important and valuable fisheries by continuing to collect the necessary data is important.

This Act... requires sound science so that our country, and future generations, can enjoy the economic benefits.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you again for the courtesy of allowing me to make my statement.

This Act, like many other statutes dealing with natural resource use, requires sound science so that our country and future generations can enjoy the economic benefits of its renewable resources.

I hope this hearing will spark some new thinking about what we can do to get much-needed information.

I thank the gentleman for bringing this amendment to the floor. He made the observation in his debate that this is something that we were talking about in the previous debate, because we're going to have to have more helium; and market…

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Holt), a cosponsor of H.R. 527.

I thank the gentleman for bringing this amendment to the floor, and I intend to support it. With our fiscal situation in this country, this is a good addition to the amendment; and I thank the gentleman for bringing it forward.

I'm pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn), the chairman of the subcommittee dealing with this issue.

I want to ask my friend from New Jersey, I have at this point no further requests for time. One additional speaker may be coming, but I'm prepared to close.

I'm very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wittman), a valuable member of the Natural Resources Committee.

I certainly concur with that, because the effort to win the Second World War, obviously, was not confined to just these three areas.

Well, I would just say that perhaps there is some radioactivity on some sides of the House chamber and not on others, but I won't go into that detail.

But over 20 House chambers of radioactive/nuclear waste is what is stored underground next to the Columbia River in my State of Washington.

We now know that a majority of the House--which includes both a majority of Republicans and Democrats--support establishment of this Historical Park and its passage is now a question of when, not if.

Today's hearing is another step forward in the effort to establish a historical park to preserve the story and facilities of the Manhattan Project.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. As you say, I think this is a technical amendment. It adds to the bill, and I support it.