Alan Simpson

While I appreciate what the gentlelady is trying to do, and actually agree with what she's trying to do, I must insist on my point of order against the amendment because it provides an appropriation for an unauthorized program and…

I reserve a point of order on the gentlewoman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman's point of order is reserved. The gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes.

This debate is always fascinating. I've got to tell you, if rhetoric were fast food, there'd be golden arches over all these doors because I've never heard so much rhetoric in my life. And I hope that the gentleman from California actually…

I thank the gentleman for his comments. I would just say to the gentleman from Washington that was supportive of the reintroduction of wolves in Idaho and Montana and Wyoming that put us in this situation, several wolves----

Reclaiming my time, western Washington. I just want you to know that there have been several wolves that have come to my house, and they presented me with a petition that they would like to visit the Cascades.

Referring my remarks to the Chairman, I've got to get the gentleman from Virginia on a horse out with some cattle. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this amendment. ``Trailing'' is the process of moving a livestock herd from one…

Reclaiming my time, the Secretarial order which is in question needs to be withdrawn, and then he needs to issue a new one which doesn't include this new designation of wild lands because that still stands out there even though he says…

This is really hard, Mr. Chairman, but given our allocation, we had to cut many EPA programs, including programs we support like the clean water and drinking water State revolving funds. In the base bill, we reduced nearly every EPA…

I would be more than happy to yield. Mr. LaTOURETTE. If I seek to amend my amendment to say ``Great Lakes Restoration Fund/Climate Change,'' will the gentleman give me my 50 bucks?

Well, that would be one of the overall problems with the title, Climate Change, but I would have to oppose the amendment and urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on it. I yield back the balance of my time. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, I move…

I thank the gentlelady. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair…

In reclaiming my time, I appreciate the gentleman's concern. The Hide and Seek program, as the gentleman mentioned, was not an NEA program. It was not funded by the NEA, and that was not part of the NEA. We have a tendency to think that…

Part of the reason I was praising him is because he came over and sat down and listened to us and realized that there was a problem with Secretarial order 3310.

I'll be brief, Mr. Chairman, or as brief as I can. I appreciate this discussion on wolves because it is something that is near and dear to the people of Idaho. I was the speaker of the house in Idaho when the gentleman from Washington…

Reclaiming my time, to answer your question, the reason I'm concerned is the extraordinary amount of money that we are spending in court instead of on managing public lands. That's the real issue here. And we have a process set up where…

Reclaiming my time, that's the standard that exists now, as I understand it. We're not changing that.

I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.

I appreciate the gentleman from Virginia's concern about the cost or the subsidies or whatever he wants to call it, but it has absolutely nothing to do with this amendment. It's a whole different issue. Should the Resources Committee be…

I'll guarantee there is a misunderstanding here. I yield back the balance of my time. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. The Chair would again remind all Members that they should direct their comments to the Chair, not to…

Reclaiming my time, we're not getting rid of law enforcement here. The Coast Guard will still do the safety inspections which they are statutorily authorized to do. The Park Service is not statutorily authorized to do that. They say they…

It has been a fascinating debate to listen to the gentleman from Massachusetts and the gentleman from Virginia tell the gentleman from Alaska how it works in Alaska. I will tell you that he knows more about Alaska than any of you ever…

It is absurd to think that repealing a Secretarial order which does not supercede Federal law somehow changes the underlying Federal law. It does not. FLPMA still exists whether the Secretarial order is there or not.

The amendment deals with the Secretarial order, not just wild lands. I yield back the balance of my time.

What does it hurt? It doesn't hurt a thing. What the gentleman is suggesting is because we are essentially saying you can't follow Secretarial order 3310, that means you can't follow FLPMA, which requires the inventory of these lands. They…

I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Paulsen). The gentleman from Idaho is recognized for 5 minutes.