I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in full support of this resolution to fund the Bureau of Indian Affairs. While House Republicans continue to offer solutions to end this government shutdown, we will continue…

Yesterday the House passed and sent to the Senate a bipartisan bill to keep our national parks open. Twenty-three Democrats joined the House Republicans to end the closure of these national treasures. They joined us to unlock the gates and…

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 thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise, again today in support of this resolution. Mr. Speaker, while it's understandable that, during this shutdown, some services would be limited in some parks and visitor centers, I believe this…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of this legislation to fund our national parks. Nobody here wanted our government to shut down, but one of the consequences is that millions of Americans have…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to reject this amendment because this amendment in no way risks water supply or safety. In fact, it upholds existing laws that protect water quality and…

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…

If I have time, I will be more than happy to yield. But probably more specific on this, this area that we're talking about in Arizona known as the Copper Triangle has been mined for--well, a long time. And this particular land exchange is…

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 yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I just want to make a few comments here in response to what my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have been saying regarding this legislation. Certainly, there is a great deal…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 260, nays 137, answered ``present'' 2, not voting 33, as…

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…

The fundamental purpose of H.R. 687 is to facilitate a land exchange; then after that land exchange was done, there would be a production and mining of copper, which of course would create thousands of American jobs. Mr. Chairman, I have…

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

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 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 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 yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, virtually all of my colleagues have expressed gratitude for this bipartisan-bicameral effort, and I want to add my words to that also. I particularly want to thank two members of the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, this bipartisan legislation being considered by the House this evening, H.R. 527, the Helium Stewardship Act, is a commonsense action plan to protect our economy from the impending…

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

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 have to wonder sometimes about the seriousness of these motions to recommit that come from the other side, but I especially have to do so today. Earlier today, we passed a continuing resolution that provides over $600 million for…

Over the last few months, deadly wildfires, especially in California, Arizona, and Colorado, and wildfires in other western States, have highlighted the growing problem with our current Federal forest management plans. Like all public…

I thank the gentleman for offering this amendment. The issue of salvage is a very important part of proper management in forests, and I think your amendment adds to that. I support your amendment. Mr. LaMALFA. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I…