Alan Simpson: “What does it hurt? It doesn't hurt a thing. What the gentleman is suggesting is because we are essentially saying you…”

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…

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…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment. When we reduce spending overall, we have to make decisions. We have to make priorities. One of the things that we have tried to protect to the extent…

I was recorded as ``no,'' but I intended to vote ``aye'' on rollcall No. 113. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mrs. Torres of California The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the…