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

I would just respond that CBO also said in their scoring that it's so insignificant, it's hard to measure. With that, Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Schweikert).

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, our Nation has suffered through 32 consecutive months of over 8 percent unemployment, and people everywhere across our great Nation continue to ask, where are the jobs? Congress' top…

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Benishek), a member of the Natural Resources Committee whose district has a long mining history.

I am more than happy to yield that 1 minute to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar).

When President Obama announced the appointment of Mr. Ken Feinberg as Administrator of the Compensation Fund, there was no doubt Mr. Feinberg had a difficult task ahead.

BP appears to have no responsibility further than simply writing a check.

quickly, fairly and transparently.

So everything is relevant, but I must say it is problematic when one person is delegated this type of authority with limited oversight, so I share your concern, but I leave that to the policymakers.

I would like to introduce in the record a letter from the Baton Rouge Area Foundation which administered the $100 million Oil Rig Workers Assistance Fund over which Mr. Feinberg I believe has no control, no responsibility, no direct…

There is an appropriate effort in Congress to direct an open, transparent audit of the Fund.

I understand the other side has yielded back their time. How much time do I have left? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 1 minute remaining.

I am very pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar), the sponsor of this bill, somebody who has been absolutely tenacious in seeing that this legislation advances to where it is today.

I am pleased to yield 2\1/ 2\ minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Quayle), who also has been very tenacious on this issue.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to another gentleman from Arizona who has been a longtime supporter of this project, Mr. Flake.

I have another speaker coming to the floor; so I will yield myself such time as I may consume. We have heard some curious arguments on the other side, as my colleagues on this side have pointed out a few times, but let me just talk about a…

I am pleased to yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Pearce).

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the sponsor of this legislation, again, somebody who has been absolutely tenacious on this issue, the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar).

I just want to make two points in concluding debate before we go into the amendment process. A reference was made to NEPA, and I responded to that just a bit earlier where I simply said that there is a division of powers. And we are making…

When I became chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources this last January, I established a new subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. The purpose was to ensure a special forum for the issues and concerns important to Indian…

Let me be perfectly clear, and I will say this as slowly as I can so it can be understood. This bill does not waive any economic sanction laws. All of those laws still stand. Now, let me say this. This bill is about creating jobs in…

I want to note it is not absolutely clear if the Fund is actually under the jurisdiction of this or any other Congressional Committee.

the number is simply unacceptable to the people whose livelihood was disrupted by this disaster.

We always have a debate in this country on what the definition of a benevolent dictator is, and maybe this falls under that category.

I yield myself the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 1 minute.