I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to start this debate by defining clearly what H.R. 2512, the Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act, does. This bill will create jobs, clean up an abandoned mine that…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 241 authorizes the Forest Service to convey, for appraised market value, approximately 5 acres of the Los Padres National Forest to the White Lotus Foundation. Due to steep…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, S. 292 ratifies the Salmon Lake Area Ownership and Consolidation Agreement signed in 2007 by the State of Alaska, the United States, and the Bering Straits Native Corporation. {time}…

I have no further requests for time, so if the gentleman is prepared to yield back.

I urge adoption of this legislation 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…

I'm pleased to yield such time as he may consume to the author of this important piece of legislation, the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Heck).

I'm pleased to yield such time as he may consume to the sponsor of this legislation, the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole).

I advise my friend from Arizona that I have no more requests for time.

There is no question that over the course of President Obama's term in office, he and his Administration have taken aim at shutting down coal production and coal fired electricity plants across the country.

These direct attacks on America's hard working coal families have threatened tens of thousands of jobs and promise to increase the cost of energy for millions of Americans at a time when they can least afford it.

The EPA exceeded its authority under the Clean Water Act to revoke an already issued coal permit.

Unfortunately, this Administration has tried everything to take this opportunity away from these hard working American families.

These direct attacks on America's hardworking coal families have threatened tens of thousands of jobs.

In fact, a Federal Court ruled, and I quote, 'EPA exceeded its authority,' under the Clean Water Act to revoke an already issued coal permit, and such action required 'Magical thinking.'

It has failed on health of national forests, it has failed on the economic well-being in rural counties and schools.

It has failed the health of national forests.

Worse, since the Northwest Forest Plan, an average of 355,000 acres per year of Northwest national forests has been destroyed by wildfire.

To put it simply, the Northwest Forest Plan has failed.

It has failed the economic well-being of rural counties and schools.

Worse, since the Northwest Forest Land, an average of 355,000 acres per year of Northwest national forests has been destroyed by wildfires.

So what this attempts to do, by the gentleman from Texas with his amendment, is simply to say, okay, we're going to exercise our authority, and our authority is not to give any agency that contributes to this policy any funds. It's nothing…

I appreciate the gentleman yielding. The gentleman, when he made his remarks about all of the challenges that we face, if you heard, nobody is arguing on our side about that. Nobody is arguing about that. It is the structure of which we…

Here is the crux of the issue right here. The gentleman started his remarks by saying that the committee, which I had the privilege to chair, created the Ocean Commission. I was not on the committee at the time, but I acknowledge that. We…

I just want to make this point. The gentleman makes the point of how maybe the process should work and the commission was created. My objection--and I think the gentleman from Texas' objection--is this is being done by executive order. The…

If the gentleman will yield, we have had five hearings on this, just to make a point.