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Doc Hastings

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Doc Hastings is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Washington's 4th congressional district from 1995 to 2015. During his tenure, he served on several key committees, including the House Committee on Natural Resources, where he focused on issues related to energy and natural resource management. Hastings was known for his advocacy of agricultural interests and water resource management, reflecting the priorities of his largely rural district. He played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including those aimed at promoting economic development in Eastern Washington.

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Feb 6, 2014

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Idaho will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. McClintock The CHAIR. It is now in order to…

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Feb 6, 2014

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.

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Feb 6, 2014

Could I inquire how much time is on both sides? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Arizona has 9\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Washington has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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Feb 6, 2014

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.

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Feb 6, 2014

I withdraw my reservation on the point of order and rise in opposition to the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The reservation is withdrawn. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

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Feb 6, 2014

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

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Feb 6, 2014

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.

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Feb 6, 2014

I am very pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. McClintock), who is the author of one of the titles of the bill. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and particularly want to thank…

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Feb 6, 2014

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.

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Feb 5, 2014

I will not yield to the gentleman. He didn't give me that courtesy earlier. I am not going to give him that courtesy. Finally, this is the final point that I want to make, and this is important. This is important. We heard the solution to…

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Feb 5, 2014

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

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Feb 5, 2014

I am very pleased to yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy), the majority whip. Mr. McCARTHY of California. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank Congressman Valadao, Congressman Nunes, and all of the…

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Feb 5, 2014

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa), another member of the Natural Resources Committee and a Californian. Mr. LaMALFA. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to be able to rise in support of…

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Feb 5, 2014

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

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Feb 5, 2014

This debate, Mr. Chairman, is very interesting. And what we are presenting here today and what is being presented by my California colleagues is, from their point of view, a solution to a problem caused by a drought and caused by…

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Feb 5, 2014

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.

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Feb 5, 2014

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

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Feb 5, 2014

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.

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Feb 5, 2014

I probably said this before, but I will say it again: Here we go again. The underlying bill before us is a bipartisan bill, with bipartisan sponsors from the Sportsmen's Caucus, to allow access to our public lands for people to enjoy…

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Feb 5, 2014

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 268, nays 154, not voting 9, as follows: [Roll No. 41]…

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Feb 5, 2014

For any of you that were listening to the debate as we debated the amendment in the general debate on this, it is very, very evident that this bill is focused only on California--only on California. And the reason I make that point…

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Feb 5, 2014

I have a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman from California yield for a parliamentary inquiry?

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Feb 5, 2014

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. McClintock), a member of the committee who has worked very hard on this legislation in the last Congress and in this Congress. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman…

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Feb 4, 2014

Well, I knew that the gentleman would find something to say. I just want to say, dealing with the amendment, I think this amendment, again, in the spirit of adding more activity on Federal lands, I think this adds to it. I am prepared to…

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Feb 4, 2014

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I say on a personal note, I was looking for you on the floor at the end of last week. I was prepared to take Seattle and offer you 34 points. I think you probably would have taken that bet. I just want…

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