Alan Simpson

I would just say that in EERE, the administration requested $2.9 billion. We funded it at 1.8--1.8 something--1.86 or something like that. We saved a billion dollars. So we actually are rebalancing the portfolio in what we think is…

Can we get a clarification of what amendment the gentleman is offering? The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re-report the amendment. The Clerk reread the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.

Reclaiming my time, in fact, we were not wrong. Congress did not approve a national ocean plan. Now, we can argue about it whether they should have or whether they shouldn't have or whether Chairman Pombo should have brought it up or…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Like the ranking member, I would oppose this amendment. It would reduce funds in the following accounts: EERE, nuclear energy, fossil energy, and other accounts throughout this bill. We spend an awful…

I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 45, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by…

The amendment proposes to amend portions of the bill not yet read. The amendment may not be considered en bloc under clause 2(f) of rule XXI because the amendment proposes to increase the level of outlays in the bill. I ask for a ruling…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's comments. Maybe at some point in time this Congress will get back to the point where Members of Congress can actually direct what activities are being done and individual projects in their districts because…

I oppose this amendment because I am concerned that the amendment would limit the activities that may be necessary to maintain our nuclear weapons stockpile. That is basically it. We need to be modernizing the legacy facilities of the…

On April 15, 2016, I was absent and was unable to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: Rollcall No. 150--``No.'' Rollcall No. 151--``No.'' Rollcall No. 152--``No.'' ____________________

On April 14, 2016, I was absent and was unable to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: Rollcall No. 145--``Yea.'' Rollcall No. 146--``Yea.'' Rollcall No. 147--``Nay.'' Rollcall No. 148--``Yea.'' Rollcall No…

I would like to thank the full committee chairman, Mr. Bishop; the ranking member, Mr. Grijalva; the subcommittee chairman, Mr. McClintock, and the ranking member, Ms. Tsongas, for considering this bill. The relationship between Native…

I would like to thank my ranking member, Marcy Kaptur, for her hard work over the many months we have spent preparing this bill for consideration today. I would also like to acknowledge the work of our Senate partners, Lamar Alexander and…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Leader McCarthy and Chairman Bishop for bringing H.R. 1138 to the floor today, which we refer to as SNRA+. I also want to thank Ranking Member Grijalva of the full…

I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. Pursuant to House Resolution 333, the gentleman from California and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes…

I will talk about the three different provisions to this amendment. Let me first talk about the sage-grouse. The sage-grouse provision in this bill is meant to give the Fish and Wildlife Service time to make a determination of whether…

I insist on my point of order and make a point of order against the amendment because it proposes to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriation bill and, therefore, violates clause 2 of rule XXI. The rule states in…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Idaho is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the gentleman. I appreciate the gentleman's comments. I do have some gray wolves in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and other places that we will be happy to ship to you if you like. In fact, we didn't have any in Idaho until Fish and…

This language has been in the bill since 2003. It hasn't caused any problems. It has fed a lot of cows. I think it is a good provision in the bill, and we should defeat this amendment. It is a bad amendment. Vote against it. I yield back…

I just wanted to explain the situation that we find ourselves in. I am sympathetic with what the gentleman is doing, and when we actually passed language 4 years ago on the wolves in Idaho and Montana, we thought about what happened to the…

I thank the gentleman for his comments and his help on trying to get us to a resolution on this. I am sure, working together, we can solve this problem eventually. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The…

I understand what the gentleman is trying to do, and we are on the same page, actually, in ultimately what we want to accomplish with this. The fact is that we appropriate money--the Interior Subcommittee has done it for several years now…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Idaho has 2 minutes remaining.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in opposition to this amendment. The language is in there for a very good reason. Everybody assumes that the waters are not covered under the Clean Water Act, that being the navigable waters. That…

I would ask my colleagues just one thing. If you are a rancher and you have had one of these catastrophic wildfires come through--and they come through frequently, unfortunately--and they have wiped out your grazing allotment, what do you…