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McDonnell, Robert "Bob" F. - Governor
HI, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WE ARE READY TO GET STARTED. THERE IS AN ISSUE ABOUT A POTENTIAL CHANGE IN SCHEDULE THAT I WANT TO PUT BEFORE THE BODY. I REPRESENTED...
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| 00:03:03 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
WILL WORK UNTIL 6:00, 6:30. ANY DISCUSSION? OK. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THAT WILL BE THE PLAN. SENATOR HOGAN. >> THANK YOU, GOVERNOR. WE WILL PROCEED TO THE...
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| 00:07:07 |
Whitfield, Edward "Ed" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY CO- CHAIR, MARY, WHO INSPIRED ALL OF US. SHE WAS SINCERE AND INTERESTED IN THESE ISSUES FROM WASHINGTON STATE, AND THEN OUR ENTIRE...
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| 00:09:54 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
CLOSING, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS, AND ONCE AGAIN, I THINK ALL OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS...
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| 00:10:13 |
DYE, MARY, -
TO CALL ON MARY. SHE IS A FARMER IN THE GREAT STATE OF WASHINGTON, SO SOMEBODY MISSPEAKS FROM EXPERIENCE. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR LETTING...
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| 00:11:56 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
AND WHAT THE DROUGHT THAT MANY OF OUR FARMERS ARE EXPERIENCING, IT HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR GOOD POLICY. WE WILL GO THROUGH THE OVERALL SUBSECTION BY...
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| 00:13:31 |
Fenton, Barbara Ann, -
DEVELOPING A NEW STATE-OF-THE- ART COAL PLANTS THAT WILL BE A LOW-COST, ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE, AND I FEEL ADDING SAFE FOR THEIR WORKERS BECAUSE...
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| 00:14:04 |
Whitfield, Edward "Ed" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
DISCUSSION. >> MAY I MAKE A SUGGESTION? >> CONGRESSMAN? >> I WANT TO THANK CARREFOUR MAKING THE AMENDMENT. AND THERE WAS BASICALLY THE SAME IF THE THING,...
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| 00:15:13 |
Key, Ben - Executive Director
THAT WOULD BE A SECOND-DEGREE AMENDMENT? >> YOU RECOGNIZE THE SECOND AMENDMENT, AND IF THERE IS A SECOND, WE WILL VOTE ON THAT. THIS WOULD SUPERSEDE...
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| 00:15:35 |
LUCAS, CONRAD, -
AMENDED, IF AMENDED. >> SO THERE IS EGG SAC IT TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE AMENDMENT? THERE IS A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? >> FROM WEST VIRGINIA,...
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| 00:16:41 |
Kerby, Pat, -
OF AMENDMENTS. I WOULD SUPPORT IT, AS WELL. >> IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES? >> SENATOR FROM NEW YORK WHO OFFERED THE AMENDMENT. I THINK MY COLLEAGUE...
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| 00:17:24 |
Brad Dee, -
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I AM A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE PERSONS CALLS FOR STATE AND THE ART COAL-FIRED PLANTS, AND THERE IS COAL MINING....
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| 00:19:02 |
Whitfield, Edward "Ed" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
THE MAN YOU JUST SPOKE IS CORRECT. THIS APPLIES ONLY TO STATE OF THE ART NEW COAL-FIRED PLANTS, AND THIS COULD BE NEW TECHNOLOGY, AND THERE IS NOTHING...
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| 00:19:54 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
THIS IS THE WAY IT WOULD READ. THEY WOULD BE COAL-FIRED PLANTS THAT WOULD BE LOW COST, ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE, SAFE, AND EACH PATIENT, AND THAT...
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| 00:20:08 |
CAWLEY, JIM, -
IT DOES APPEAR THAT IT CLEARLY IT APPLIES TO THE PLANT AS CURRENTLY AMENDED. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, FROM PENNSYLVANIA. STARTING FROM LINE 7, THEY SAY THEY...
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| 00:21:13 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
IS SOMETHING ELSE WE CAN DO. WE WILL LEAVE THE SECTION OPEN AND MOVE ON. ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT SECTION IS OIL AND NATURAL GAS. IS THERE A DISCUSSION FOR...
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| 00:22:01 |
Fenton, Barbara Ann, -
UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF GOING INTO ANSRWR FOR JOBS, BUT THEY ARE VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. AND THIS IS HOW IT DEVASTATED THE...
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| 00:23:41 |
Talent, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
IS THAT A SECOND OR A COMMENT? IS THERE A SECOND TO THE AMENDMENT? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, COULD I JUST ASK -- >> SENATOR. >> I THINK THE DELEGATE FROM RHODE...
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| 00:25:28 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
SIMPLY SAYING THAT THIS IS GOING TO OCCUR, USING THE HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY STANDARDS THAT ARE IN THE LAW, AND THAT WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE AMENDMENT...
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| 00:25:41 |
Davidge, Ric, -
ALL RIGHT, THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN OFFERED BY THE SENATOR. IS THERE A SECOND? DISCUSSION? FROM ALASKA. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, AS A FORMER DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY...
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| 00:26:26 |
Sandstrom, Heather, -
THROUGHOUT THE SLOPE. >> IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? STATE AND NAME. >> I AM FROM ARIZONA. AND I AGREE WITH THE SENATOR AND ALSO YOUR OPINION. FOR INFORMATION,...
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| 00:27:29 |
Newland, April - Member
WE WILL GET IT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. MISS? >> APRIL, FROM THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE OIL REFINERY CLOSED IN ST. CROIX IN JUNE BECAUSE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY...
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| 00:28:42 |
San Miguel, Jorge, -
THE CONSEQUENCES THAT SOME OF THIS LANGUAGE WOULD OVERARCH THE WHOLE INDUSTRY. >> JORGE? >> FROM PUERTO RICO. I AM IN LINE WITH THE IS. THIS WOULD ADD...
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| 00:29:18 |
Talent, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
COMPLIANT WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND OTHER REGULATIONS. >> SENATOR? >> I AM SORRY, MR. CHAIRMAN. I DID NOT READ MY AMENDMENT ON THE ASSUMPTION...
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| 00:30:05 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO YOU SINCE IT HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED? >> WE HAVE NOT SEEN IT. >> SENATOR, IT IS THAT THE PROPOSAL CONCERNS SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE...
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| 00:30:49 |
Barton, David - Vice Chair
TAKE GREAT CARE TO DO IT. SENATOR BARTON? >> IF THERE IS ONE THING THAT I CAN DO TO WE WRITE THE LANGUAGE. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW US, THE EPA IS PART OF FEDERAL...
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| 00:32:27 |
Key, Ben - Executive Director
THE EXCLUSION OF THE POLICY THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGULATORY LAW. IT IS APPLICABLE, BUT IT IS AN EXPANSIVE. >> DAVID, JORGE,
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| 00:32:41 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
CAN I ASK YOU TO GET TOGETHER SO WE CAN PROCEED? >> IF I THINK YOU GET TOGETHER WITH SAM, I THINK YOU CAN GET SOMETHING. WE WILL PROCEED TO THE NUCLEAR...
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| 00:35:32 |
Cain, Donna, -
WE ARE TORN BETWEEN WHO IS GOING TO PRESENT THIS. >> CAN YOU PULL THE MICROPHONE CLOSER? >> WE NEED YOUR NAME AND YOUR STATE, PLEASE. >> DONNA. >> DONNA...
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| 00:36:40 |
DYE, MARY, -
GOING VERY QUICKLY, SO WE WENT TO KEEP THINGS GOING, AND WE WILL LEAVE THIS SECTION OPEN. >> WE WILL LEAVE THIS SECTION OPEN. WE HAVE ONE SUBSECTION LEFT....
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| 00:37:53 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
IN THE EPA. ANY COMMENT? WE WILL CLOSE THAT SECTION. WHICH SECTIONS? DO WE HAVE THEM DISTRIBUTED? >> YES. >> OK, LET'S GO TO THE SECTION ON COAL, ONE,...
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| 00:38:43 |
Fenton, Barbara Ann, -
OUT TO YOU RIGHT NOW. >> I APOLOGIZE. I AM JUST WAITING FOR MY OWN COPY. >> WHO IS PRESENTING THE AMENDMENT? >> MR. CAHILL AND I DECIDED I WOULD. >>...
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| 00:41:52 |
Davidge, Ric, -
WITH APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS, PERIOD. >> OK, IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
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| 00:42:10 |
Barton, David - Vice Chair
ALL RIGHT, LET ME ASK WHY WE AREN'T GETTING IT IF THERE IS OTHER COMMENT. -- WHILE WE ARE GETTING IF THERE IS OTHER COMMENT. >> SECONDED. DID YOU HAVE...
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| 00:42:32 |
Talent, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
THE ASSUMPTION IS WRONG. >> SENATOR? >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I AGREED TO THE AMENDMENT. I WOULD DISPUTE THE INTERPRETATION.
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| 00:43:06 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
I THINK WE ARE ALL FOR THAT. >>
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| 00:43:15 |
Lehman, Kimberly, -
OTHER DISCUSSION? YES? >> KIM, FROM IOWA. THE DRAFTERS AND THE PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT, A POINT OF ORDER HERE. IT IS LEAVING A BIT TOO...
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| 00:44:10 |
Kobach, Kris W. - Secretary of State
TO MAXIMIZE DISCUSSION, BUT IF SOMEBODY NEEDS TIME TO LOOK AT SOMETHING, WE WILL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THAT TIME, AND I APPRECIATE YOU RAISING THE POINT...
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| 00:44:44 |
Fenton, Barbara Ann, -
WITH ANWR, SO I WILL VOTE AGAINST IT. >> I THINK FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT, I THINK IT BENEFITS TO MAKE IT EXPLICIT. ANWR IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL...
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| 00:45:34 |
Joslin, Debbie, -
YES, MA'AM? >> WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE DELEGATE FROM RHODE ISLAND, I WOULD SAY MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM AND IN AMERICA HAVE NEVER SEEN WHAT...
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| 00:46:19 |
CAWLEY, JIM, -
AS OTHER STATES, AND THAT IS JUST NOT TRUE. >> ANOTHER COMMENT? >> MY REIDAD OF THE AMENDMENT, AND I WOULD LOOK AT THE MAKERS OF THE AMENDMENT, SOME OUT...
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| 00:47:05 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
OF DEVELOPMENT WITH APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY LAWS AND REGULATIONS WOULD BE APPLIED ACROSS THE BOARD TO ALL FEDERALLY OWNED AND HELD...
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| 00:47:44 |
Hall, Tamara, -
UNTIL YOU HAVE THE AMENDMENT. DO YOU HAVE IT? >> SENATOR, YOU HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THE PERSON BEFORE THE QUESTION IS CALLED. >> FROM MANTEGNA -- FROM MONTANA,...
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| 00:48:40 |
McDonnell, Robert "Bob" F. - Governor
BE CLARIFIED, AND I AM STILL AGAINST IT BECAUSE I KNOW ALASKA HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB. >> GOVERNOR MACDONELL? >> I THINK WE ARE OVER THINKING THIS. ...
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| 00:49:43 |
Olens, Samuel S. - Attorney General
WE HAVE TWO FROM GEORGIA HOLDING THEIR HANDS. SHE DID A GOOD JOB. >> IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE ONE, LINE 30, THAT IS THE ALL OF THE ABOVE, WHICH IS WHAT GOVERNOR...
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| 00:50:14 |
Buescher, Brian, -
TO DO. IT IS ALREADY IN THE DOCUMENT. >> RIGHT IT IS ON PAGE ONE. >> I WAS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, I WANT TO POINT OUT TO THE FULL COMMITTEE, PAGE...
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| 00:51:34 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
THE LAW, AND WE'RE NOT MAKING A STATEMENT THAT THAT IS NOT HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THAT WOULD BE MY READING OF THE AMENDMENT AND WHY I WOULD BE IN FAVOR...
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| 00:51:58 |
Hosemann, Delbert, -
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND IN THERE, AND IT SHOWS THAT PEOPLE WERE PAYING A LOT OF ATTENTION IN THE SUBCOMMITTEE, BOTH OF THEM ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. THANK...
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| 00:54:01 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
ABOUT IN R2B? JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. >> I CAN TELL YOU IF YOU WERE A SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, MAKING SURE WE HAVE OUR HOMEWORK DONE RIGHT. I DO NOT WANT...
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| 00:57:18 |
Herbert Schoenbohm, -
THIS IS ON THE NEXT LINE -- >> YOU HAVE TO TELL THEM WHERE YOU ARE STARTING. NORTH DAKOTA? >> THAT IS CORRECT, BORN IN FARGO, RAISED IN JAMESTOWN. >>...
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| 00:59:18 |
San Miguel, Jorge, -
THE RULES ARE CLEAR. YOU WOULD HAVE TO SUBMIT THAT IN WRITING. >> I AM OUT OF TIME BECAUSE IT IS TOO LATE AND WE WANT TO CLOSE THAT OUT. >> WE HAD A SIMILAR...
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| 00:59:46 |
McDonnell, Robert "Bob" F. - Governor
ABOUT THE EXISTING ADMINISTRATION AND ANY FUTURE REFERENCE TO PRESIDENT ROMNEY WOULD NOT BE CONFLICTED. >> ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT WE SAID BEFORE, WITHOUT...
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| 01:00:01 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
WILL MAKE IT CLEAR IN THE FINAL EDITING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CURRENT PRESIDENT, ADMINISTRATION, AND I THINK THAT WILL BE VERY CLEAR. FOR THIS...
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| 01:01:39 |
Cain, Donna, -
ANY COMMENTS SHE WISHES ON THE MEND IT. >> THERE WAS A TIME WHEN TIMBER WAS THE MAIN INDUSTRY IN COURT AND, AND IT WAS A THRIVING COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT...
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| 01:03:30 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
TO USING THOSE RESOURCES, BACK TO BECOMING A PROSPEROUS COUNTRY AGAIN INSTEAD OF A COUNTRY IN NEED. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. JUST SO WE
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| 01:03:44 |
Kennedy, Cynthia - Member, Nevada
ARE CERTAIN, THIS WOULD FIT IN WHICH LINE? >> ONLINE 30, RIGHT AFTER PRIVATE OWNERSHIP. >> RIGHT. OK. YES, MA'AM? >> DELEGATE FROM NEVADA. A FORMER...
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| 01:04:58 |
Ward, Cam, -
GLADLY. >> FIRST, IS THERE A SECOND? THERE IS A SECOND. YES, SIR? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I WANT TO RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE ORIGINAL MOTION AS IT WAS MADE AND...
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| 01:06:05 |
Kennedy, Cynthia - Member, Nevada
THIS AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT, WHAT IT IS FOR? WHY DO WE NEED IT? >> OK, WHAT THIS BRINGS IS THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN AROUND LOGGING A BIT TO MY LIFE,...
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| 01:06:49 |
Dee, Brad, -
I'M TALKING PRACTICAL MEASURES FOR DEALING WITH A LAND, THAT THERE IS A HAPPY MEDIUM. >> GENTLEMAN FROM UTAH? >> I AM SURPRISED THAT THE MAKER OF THE...
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| 01:07:44 |
Walker, Russ - Director
AMENDMENT, NOW, AS I WAS ENTERTAINING IT BEFORE. >> MR. WALKER FROM OREGON? >> STATE OF OREGON. IF I COULD SPEAK, I OPPOSE THE AMENDMENT. ALL THE HARVESTING...
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| 01:08:40 |
Feyen, Daniel, -
ORIGINAL AMENDMENT. >> THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN? >> SUPPORT THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT'S AS RENEWABLE RESOURCE WHICH MEETS AFTER...
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| 01:08:56 |
LUCAS, CONRAD, -
IT THEY WILL PLANT MORE TREES THERE. THAT IS THE WAY IT IS IMPLIED TO ME AND THAT IS THE WAY I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT DONE. I SUPPORT THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT...
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| 01:09:36 |
Luna, Tom - Superintendent
INDIVIDUAL FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. HAS THIS BEEN DISTRIBUTED YET? DO YOU HAVE THE AMENDMENT? YOU DO NOT. ALL RIGHT. >> FROM IDAHO, A STATE OVER 60% OWNED...
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| 01:10:24 |
Olens, Samuel S. - Attorney General
MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA? >> WE HAD A COMMENT -- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE A COMMENT FROM THE JOURNAL BUT FROM TEXAS. TEXAS...
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| 01:11:24 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
WITH THE EPA AND THAT WORDS MATTER. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I COULD JUST INTERJECT SOMETHING. WE ARE STILL MISSING THE AMENDMENT. IF MS. KENNEDY WANTS TO...
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| 01:12:18 |
Davidge, -
DISPOSE OF THE SECONDARY AMEND IT. >> CALL THE QUESTION, PLEASE. >> THE ONLY MEANS AND WE HAVE A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF...
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| 01:12:56 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
THE RECONVEYANCE OF FORESTRY LANDS. YOU WILL GET BETTER ECONOMIC
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| 01:13:06 |
Talent, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
DEVELOPMENT, AND YOU WILL CREATE A LOT OF JOBS. >> WE'RE ON THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT, AND ARE WE READY TO CALL THE QUESTION? IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO SPEAK,...
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| 01:15:37 |
CAWLEY, JIM, -
IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> NOW WE HAVE A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT. IS THERE A DISCUSSION? YES, SIR? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, WITH THAT IN MIND,...
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| 01:16:11 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
TIME AGO, -- [LAUGHTER] YOU HAVE RAISED THE POINT. IS THERE OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE CALL THE VOTE ON THE SECOND AMENDMENT BE AMENDED? IS THERE ANY...
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| 01:16:54 |
Dayton, Margaret - State Representative
OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION CARRIES. THE SECTION IS AMENDED TO. ARE THERE ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS FOR THAT SUBSECTION? >> THANK YOU. I HAVE AND AN ADDITIONAL...
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| 01:17:36 |
DYE, MARY, -
AMENDMENT WAS MADE. NOW IT HAS BEEN MADE. >> IT IS BEING DISCREDITED NOW. >> MR. CHAIRMAN? I WOULD LIKE TO DRAW THE COMMITTEE'S ATTENTION TO PAGE 4, WHERE...
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| 01:19:02 |
Dayton, Margaret - State Representative
I THINK SHE IS MAKING THE POINT IS INCLUDED THERE. DID YOU HAVE FURTHER COMMENT? >> IF YOU PUT FOREST IN THERE, I WAS NOT PLANNING TO SUBMIT THIS UNTIL...
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| 01:20:34 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
NEED TO ADDRESS CONTROLLING WILD FIRES. UNLESS YOU HAVE STRENUOUS OBJECTION, I WILL GO WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT WE WILL ADD THAT WORDING AND COVER YOUR...
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| 01:21:04 |
Whitfield, Edward "Ed" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
ANY LESS IF THE SUBCOMMITTEE AS A MOTION ON THE ENTIRE SECTION? >> I WOULD SAY THAT I THINK THE CULMINATION OF THIS SECTION WILL GIVE OUR CANDIDATE A...
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| 01:22:09 |
McDonnell, Robert "Bob" F. - Governor
OUR CHAIRS AND ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR GREAT INPUT AND DISCUSSION. AND THE GREAT SPIRIT OF THE DISCUSSION. MR. CHAIRMAN? >> WHILE THOSE AMENDMENTS TOOK ...
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