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…

Will the gentleman yield? Mr. LaMALFA. I yield to the gentleman from Washington.

I thank the gentleman for offering this amendment. If I were to categorize this amendment, it would just simply prohibit the Forest Service from removing or eliminating roads without public involvement. In my district, in the Naches Ranger…

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. Last year, in my home State of Washington, over 300,000 acres burned. And yet the Forest Service has yet to service anything. And I dare say now that whatever value there is to that…

Will the gentleman yield? Mr. McCLINTOCK. I yield to the gentleman from Washington.

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.

I yield myself the balance of my time. First of all, Mr. Chairman, I want to thank Chairman Lucas of the Agriculture Committee for his cooperation in expediting this bill to the floor. We have immortalized our agreement in an exchange of…

How much time do I have, Mr. Chairman? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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

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

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Clearly, with the last amendment and this amendment, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are really disturbed about what strategic is. I guess I can understand that. I obviously disagree…

I yield myself the balance of my time. I think the gentleman from New Jersey did say this picks winners and losers--at least he didn't deny it--and then he tried to turn it around and say that we pick winners and losers. I will acknowledge…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, this amendment really picks up on what my arguments were at the end of the general debate because the effect of this amendment would be to pick winners and losers by narrowly…

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

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 be more than happy to tell you. And I made this. If you look on page five, under Definitions: Strategic and Critical Minerals. The term ``strategic and critical minerals'' means minerals that are necessary--and there's four…

How much time do I have remaining, Mr. Chairman? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Washington has 3 minutes remaining.

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 3 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Smith), a new member of the Natural Resources Committee.

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

I, too, have no more speakers, and so I urge its adoption. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Hastings) that the House suspend the rules…

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

I urge adoption and yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Hastings) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, S. 304. The question…