Alan Simpson: “It is now my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Reed) for the purpose of a colloquy.”

I don't have any further speakers if the gentlewoman is ready to yield back. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Reclaiming my time, I thank the gentleman for drawing the House's attention to the Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management's responsibilities under the Mineral Leasing Act. I would be pleased to continue to work with him…

We have two political parties in this country, the Stupid Party and the Evil Party. I belong to the Stupid Party.

I would suggest that if the gentlewoman has a problem with the Rock Springs area, that the gentlewoman address that specifically, but this cuts 50 percent of the BLM across the board. That means it is going to substantially impact Idaho…