I thank the gentlelady for yielding. Unfortunately, the Antiquities Act is used more often than not to circumvent Congress' role in setting land-use policy or to foreclose any opportunity for anyone outside the White House to participate…

I yield myself the balance of my time. It appears that the argument here is that this language that we've drafted and passed in the manager's amendment is not strong enough. Let me read the appropriate words. In the gentleman from New…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, the section of the bill that applies to hunting and fishing was derived from the excellent bill offered by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Benishek). I have noticed that whenever a…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his talk and discussion about the long history and strong local support for this traditional form of hunting in his State. The primary purpose of this legislation is to limit unjustified Federal…

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, my good friend from Arizona said that suggesting in my argument that there could be a change in direction after the November election--and I'll paraphrase. He said that's preposterous…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, last year, the Bureau of Land Management decided that it would close a lot of the land it manages to shooting sports. The agency never explained why it wanted to do this, but one BLM…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act's authorization of appropriations expired at the end of fiscal year 2011. Our Fisheries Subcommittee intends to hold hearings on the reauthorization in this…

I yield myself the balance of the time. I beg to differ. I understand where my good friend from New Jersey is coming from. I'm sure that's what his intent is, but that's not what his amendment says. His amendment says that that activity…

I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, the Holt amendment uses a blunderbuss and not a rifle to address the complex issue of the programs in national parks that involve shooting. This issue goes beyond sport or…

I thank the gentleman. I am prepared to close, and so if he wishes to close, then I will close on my side.

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to another gentleman that has authored legislation that is part of the title of this legislation, the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Flake).

I am very pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Arizona, somebody who has worked on this legislation, Mr. Gosar.

Let's go back and set the stage for why this legislation is needed, and let's understand that public lands were designated for multiple use which, of course, means recreation and, of course, commercial activity, unless Congress says…

So, what have we produced? As I hear in some quarters, we now have a dysfunctional government, where there is absolute partisanship so much that I believe, Mr. Chairman, our people, the American people, are tired of this.

And, like I said, I think one of the reasons why the President has taken this initiative to, by Executive Order, do this, is because Congress has failed for the last 10 years to come up with a national policy, by statute, on how to look at…

So, whether it be in my little district or throughout the country, as I notice, I think this has been the common concern by members of our panel who represent our fishing industry, and I absolutely--I support the concerns of our commercial…

The Honorable Doc Hastings

We seem to have forgotten the word in the process--it is compromise.

Now, I realize--and if I am correct, Mr. Chairman, my limited readings about the Founding Fathers of our country--purposely, purposely established a three-branch government as a divided government.

There was no intention that we are going to have one party, one government, one religion, because our Founding Fathers did not trust the nature of man.

We are not going to have any more kings or emperors and all this sort, so that the legislature and the Executive Branch puts a check on each other.

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

I advise my friend that I have no requests for time. If he is prepared to close, I'll close.

The amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona does not help Accomack County create jobs, and that is the underlying purpose of this bill. Recall that this property was obtained by Accomack County because the Federal Government did…

The author of this motion to recommit clearly did not hear the debate. This land is owned by Accomack County in Virginia. It is not a transfer. It's a deed restriction lift. That's all it is. The land is owned by a county in Virginia. Mr…