The IRS's policy potentially exposes many impoverished Indian people in Washington State to new, unexpected tax liabilities in a time of high unemployment and rising energy prices.

The discrepancy in the treatment of these payments is a source of great uncertainty to tribes everywhere, particularly those actively engaged in forest management.

Do I understand the time on the other side has expired? The CHAIR. The gentlewoman has yielded back the balance of her time.

Apparently the author of the motion to recommit did not read the underlying bill because what he seeks to do is say you can't exchange land that is open to essentially multiple use, recreational activities. On section 2 of page 5, very…

I only have one other speaker and we have the right to close, if the gentleman wants to use his time.

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the sponsor of this legislation, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Cravaack).

I'm pleased to yield the balance of my time to the author of this legislation, Mr. Cravaack of Minnesota. {time} 1340

I'll just advise my friend that I am prepared to close if he will yield back.

I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to the chairman of the subcommittee that dealt with this legislation, the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop).

I am very pleased to yield 8 minutes to the sponsor of this legislation, somebody who has worked extremely hard on behalf of his constituents to correct the injustice that was imposed in 1978, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Cravaack).

Will the gentlelady yield? Ms. McCOLLUM. With that, I yield back the balance of my time.

That is what I was trying to get to. I am very pleased to yield the balance of my time, again, to the author of this legislation, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Cravaack). The CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 3\1/2\ minutes.

Does the gentleman from Arizona still have time? The CHAIR. No, the gentleman from Arizona yielded the remaining time to the gentlewoman from Minnesota, and she yielded back the balance of her time. The time is expired.

I yield myself 2 minutes. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would undermine the purposes of the bill by allowing a Cabinet Secretary or even a low-level Federal bureaucrat the authority to override an act of Congress and delay this land…

I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I respect the gentlelady's concern for Native Americans. As a matter of fact, I will simply say that's one of the reasons when I became chairman of Natural Resources Committee…

the Obama Administration has never answered basic questions regarding how and why the decision was made to impose a moratorium that put thousands of American out of work.

the people of the Gulf deserve to know how and why that happened, and I hope to get some direct answers today.

a blanket moratorium is not the answer. It will not measurable reduce the risk further and it will have a lasting impact on the nation's economy which may be greater than that of the oil spill.

A blanket moratorium is not the answer. It will not measurably reduce further risk, and it will have a lasting impact on our Nation's economy which may be greater than that of the oil spill.

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Sessions).

The Secretary needs to scrap this effort, start over, and work with all involved in forming a policy based on need and transparency.

these mandates, as proposed by Obama Administration and Energy Secretary Chu without a clear legal authority, in my view, could dramatically change and undermine the collaborative and low-cost, emissions-free nature of the Federal power…

I asked why family farmers in my rural district in Central Washington should be forced to pay higher electricity bills so people in downtown Seattle can plug in expensive electric vehicles just because the Secretary says so.

I joined with 18 of my Pacific Northwest colleagues from both sides of the aisle to reflect many of those concerns.

This is good legislation, and I urge its adoption. With that, 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…