I am simply saying that this underlying bill lays out four strategic areas in which we should have minerals to support those areas. And then we say there should be a timeframe, a defined timeframe, in which, unless there is an agreement it…

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

I'm very pleased to yield 2 minutes to my colleague from the great State of Washington (Mrs. McMorris Rodgers). Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. I thank the chairman from the great State of Washington for yielding, and I rise in strong support of…

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the author of this legislation, the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Amodei).

What page? I asked the gentleman--I'm yielding to him to respond to me at what page. The gentleman cannot respond.

I yield myself 30 seconds to respond to my friend from New Jersey. He talked about section 102. Section 101, which is the basis of all this really, talks about what the President did with his executive order, by improving performance of…

Who has the right to close on this amendment? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Washington has the right to close.

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

I yield myself the balance of my time. I would just simply say that this is an amendment, as I mentioned in my earlier remarks, that simply is antimining at its best, because there is, in current law, a procedure for giving higher access…

I'm very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn), who is the chairman of the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee on the Committee on Natural Resources.

I would just advise my friend that I am prepared to close if the gentleman from Massachusetts is prepared to close.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, this is an anti-mining, anti-jobs amendment, and it is not a pro-sportsman amendment. I believe strongly in multiple uses of our Federal lands. It is something that as chairman of…

I yield myself the balance of my time. I just want to make a point here. The Natural Resources Committee I have the privilege to chair has been investigating the payment of attorneys' fees and court costs to revolving door plaintiffs in…

I thank the gentleman for his amendment. This is, as he said in his opening remark: simply a commonsense approach that those that are in the process now should avail themselves of potential changes in law. It is an excellent amendment, and…

The underlying bill is about American jobs and not only American mining jobs. Our manufacturing sector, as part of it, uses the minerals from these mining jobs. So it is much broader than that. I have to comment on the tone here that we've…

I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Amodei), once again, the sponsor of this legislation.

May I inquire as to how much time remains on both sides. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Washington has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Massachusetts has 5 minutes remaining.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I just want to point out that the areas that this amendment affects have already been set aside for mineral development. I want to repeat that, Mr. Chairman: these have already been set aside for mineral…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. And I think that his amendment makes eminently good sense. It's exactly these sort of rulings that tie up our natural resources, and we should be utilizing them. I think the gentleman has a good…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chairman, this amendment is directly contrary to the intent of this bill that would create new jobs in the United States and ensure a stable domestic supply of the critical minerals that are…

I yield myself the balance of the time. In response to my friend, the legislation says that both sides have to agree. I think that's a good way. The gentleman says that there's no evidence of that. Well, there's no evidence that the…

I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Madam Chairman, this amendment would reverse course on the goal of this legislation to streamline red tape. This amendment could add an entire year to the time allowed for the government to…

I urge a ``no'' vote on the amendment. I will reserve my time, and I will not object if the gentleman wants to reclaim his time. The CHAIR. The gentleman from New York has asked unanimous consent to reclaim the 1 minute he has remaining…

I yield myself the balance of the time. The CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 2 minutes.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chairman, this amendment attempts to pick which minerals are winners and losers in the Federal permitting sweepstakes. The underlying bill that we are talking about focuses on the permitting…