Time, precious legislative time, on bill that was passed this body before and dont go anywhere. In our most recent bandaid for government funding, House Republicans made a claim that chip was extended until march 31. But that wasnt the case. By some reports states could run out of funding in the next few weeks. In colorado, our budget experts predict well run out of Childrens Health insurance money by the end of february. Cancellation letters are literally scheduled to go out at the end of this month. Mr. Speaker, this simply isnt a way to govern. Crisis to crisis, ignoring the real issues people care about to consider special interest legislation. Whats the Republican Leadership and Trump Administration continue to refuse to work on finding a bipartisan solution for the hundreds of thousands of deferred action for childhood arrival, for Daca Recipients, who are in limbo. We can put that bill on the floor today, the dream act. I feel it would pass. We have the votes to do so. Mr. Speaker, lets simply have a vote. Its a purely manufactured crisis. Im happy to say well be giving the opportunity for members of this body to defeat the previous question and move to a vote on the dream act shortly. My colleague, mr. Correa, has joined us to offer that motion in a few minutes. Many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle often say that the real deadline for a daca solution isnt until march. Every day already over 100 deferred action recipients lose their protected status, are unable to work, and with their situation unresolved. For those Daca Recipients, the deadline isnt every day alread deadline has already passed. Hence the urgency. Now is the time to pass the dream act to allow these Daca Recipients it continue to live and work and serve in the only nation that many of them have ever known in their whole lives. All the while Congressional Republicans still refuse it work with democrats on a longterm government funding solution. Here were less than 10 days from another Government Shutdown. The federal government continues to move from quick spending patch to quick spending patch costing taxpayers more in the long run by preventing our agencies from doing the planning necessary to improve efishency. Today were efishency. Today were only five legislative days, nine actual days from a Government Shutdown and the huge negative repercussion that is would follow. As a former business other i know firsthand the value of longterm budgeting and stability. Millions of americans know how to plan their Family Budget and home budget. Why cant congress do it for the country . Instead of working on a longterm budget solution, instead the house is spending its time on other legislation. Here we have a bill that undermines workers rights and their protections under the National Labor relations act. In addition to this controversial bill, there is two attached pieces of legislation that were originally separate bills that easily could have gone on the suspension calendar and would have largely been noncontroversial. They passed on a unanimous consent request in the senate and in the house Natural Resources committee, but their te is put in jeopardy by putting them on a controversial bill. The first bill changes the act of 2010 to clarify a separate Economic Development fund can be accessed to cover potential cost overruns for this rural water project. Interior Department Said its unsure it could be used for settlement cost. This clarifies the projects would specifically include the planning, design, and construction of the rural water system. This legislation could have passed and likely become to law but has been mutt in jeopardy thats been added to bay. The second bill is regarding the authority of pueblos. It concerns new new mexican pueblos and clarifies they could lease their lands held in trust by the federal government for 99 years. This legislation ensures native americans have the right to their lands that they deserve. It respects their sovereignty as nations in a noncontroversial way. Im a supporter of these two technical and simple pieces of legislation, unfortunately because they are attached to a bill that isnt going anywhere are unlikely to become law. These are the types of bills that could go straight to the suspension calendar and to the senate and signed by the president. Instead they are being put in jeopardy by lumping them in a bill that is unlikely to become law. These there are so many of these types of Natural Resource committee bills, from both democrats and republicans, it should be making their way forward as stand alone items. Im glad, for instance, one i authored, the wedge act, two that i authored, were put forward and passed by this house attached to other controversial legislation. Im also reintroducing a bill that i also consider noncontroversial, the continental attached to other controversial legislation. Dwil wilderness and legacy act bill t would preserve over 90,000 acres in summit and Eastern County enforced by local businesses, commissioners, and towns across the area. It was crafted with input from dozens of stakeholder groups including the wilderness society, the Outdoor Industry association, International Mountain biking association, conservation colorado, and many municipalities and local businesses. It will help sustain our recreational economy. Protect water sheds, and preserve important wildlife corridors. And tourism opportunities. These are the kinds of bills we should be moving forward from the Natural Resources committee. Not controversial bills that actually take away the rights of american citizens, including native american citizens. Although while were not today, we should never be moving forward on Natural Resource bills that actually widell away at the public lands we own and Antiquities Act by shrinking monuments like bears ears or making it easier to destroy lands we cherish and value. All i ask is we separate out these resource bills and send them to the suspension calendar and not be put in jeopardy by affixing them to the underlying legislation which is controversial, the tribal labor bill. That is the bill that is the main controversial bill in this package. Of course i stand here as a supporter of the rights of every american to organize. Supporters of workers rights. Im also a strong supporter of tribal sovereignty. Both not only principles under the right w, but thing to do. Unlike many of my colleagues, place a great deal of importance in tribalself derpgs, autonomy, local control, and independent governance for our nations. In fact, i have been the champion of sovereignty and i have long voted in favor of legislation that allows tribal discretion in the judicial processes and education. But of course the right thing the right to organize is an unalienable right of every american. Protecting our workers, including native American Workers torques fight for a safe and working environment regardless of what entity owns the company they work for. Legislation balancing these two competing principles is possible. Reconciling these two priorities can be difficult, but i think there is a way to do it. Instead, this bill drives a wedge between issues or groups that have a histry of working strongly together. Such as native americans and unions. We can balance critical rights to sovereignty. With the protection that is are due to every american citizen regardless of their race, ethnicity, unions. We can balance critical rights cultural practices, or membership in Indian Nation or governing structures. This legislation does not find the right balance. It hurts workers of all stripes colors, including many native American Workers. Workers have the right to collectively bargain. Otherwise workplaces become unsafe. Xual harassment can go unchecked. This legislation would strip native americans and nonnative americans whomany of whom work for native american enterprideses of the right to collectively bargain. Without the right to selfgoverns, we would not have the Strong Communities present across the country today. To collective ht bargaining, we would not have the strong and growing economy that supports our middle class. This legislation simply does not succeed in balancing both to co these values. I also want to point out that President Trump agrees with me. Or at least did he last time he commented on this 25 years ago. In 1993, at a hearing before the House Committee on Natural Resources regarding the indian gaming regulatory act, then private citizen trump testified regarding the legal barriers facing labor unions at that time to organize workers employed at tribal casinos. His testimony said in part, quote, at present even Union Workers in states like new jersey with no federally or state protected rights or the ability to organize casinos on tribal lands. The unions hope to do something about this, they hope to gain the right to recognition and organize if they so choose. I hope they have bert luck than we have had so far. End quote. Mr. Speaker, the last time the president commented on this its clear that he also believed that workers on tribal lands should have the right to collectively bargain. I hope that his administration would not be supportive of this legislation if it were to move through congress, which is unlikely to do. Instead of policies that benefit those at the top, i have a number of ideas that ill be talking about later that we can move forward to empower workers and help make sure that the 21st century economy works for everyone. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from colorado reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you, mr. Speaker. My good friend from colorado covered a loft ground. Let me try to respond to some of that area because a lot didnt have a whole lot to do with the legislation until the final phase of his remarks. In terms of chip, we actually agree. I think thats something frankly this house should be proud it passed a chip bill on a bipartisan basis months ago. And our real problem is the United States senate simply hasnt produced the legislation. Doesnt have to accept our legislation, it just needs to pass a chip bill so we could go to conference and bargain. I am pleased that both sides have worked to make sure that when we have done extensions of Government Spending as we work through some these knotty issues were continue to fund chip. I think the leadership on both sides of the aisle have been clear about that. I think we will. Great when uld be the Senate Finally passes a bill we make this part after larger spending bill. In terms of my friends points about the dream act, im honestly heartened at the discussion that took place at the white house yesterday. I think there is a genuine desire to come to an agreement on daca. But the real issue there is Border Security in addition to legal status. I these folks obviously, think, deserve legal status. But you also have to fix the problem. The problems on the border. The outline of the deal is there if people approach it in good faith on both sides of the aisle. Fact that we had leadership in both parties eting with the president yesterday as a good sign in that regard. In terms of the budget, we probably have at least some areas of agreement. My friend didnt vote for it, but its worth noting the house passed every single appropriations bill before the september 30 deadline. We have been waiting now for over yesterday as a good sign in that regard. In terms of the budget, 120 day States Senate to just pass a single appropriations bill. Were in discussion was them now. I think at some point when there is an agreement as to what the top line number is, and i think we might not be too far away from that, then well be able to proceed. Again this house has done its work. Just as it did on chip. Its produced legislation on time and is prepared to sit down and negotiate with the senate decides it senate can get around getting its job done. Terms of the National Labor relations act, the tribal sovereignty portion of this bill, let me point out a couple things. My friend does have an excellent record, honestly, in terms of support our native americanish american issues. This is an issue we disagree. There will be republicans and democrats who terms of the nati relations act, the tribal sovereignty portion of this bill, let me oppose this legislation. There will be republicans and democrats who support this legislation. Its not really purely a partisan question at all. But its worth noting the Indian Community is awfully united on this issue. The National Congress of the american indians, over 150 tribal organizations and individual tribes, have come and asked the congress to correct his oversight. The fact that this happened in the way it did, that is the National LaborRelations Board on its own to extend its jurisdiction. Had no instructions from congress to do that. Had no request from the administration to do that. They just decided they would do it all. At is my definition of a regulatory body run amock. Amuck. For almost 70 years the nlrb recognized it did not have jurisdiction in this area and did not try to do it. This is a very new thing. It aroused opposition in Indian Country immediately. Again, we dont apply these standards to any State Government or local government. We have lots of State Governments and lots of local governments involved in activity that is are not strictly governmental. They run municipal golf courses. They do water parks. They do parks none of these things are necessarily inherently government. They are not forced to comply with this. So we should extend to tribal governments, which we historically have done, the exact same status and rights in this regard as we do to state and local governments. We would all be pretty upset if the federal government decided it would interject itself in this way in the affairs of any individual state or any of the individual localalities we represent. Working for a Public Entity is different. Rights, but have there are restrictions. You have certain rights like the right to strike most states, most localities do not exist. Tribes rights, but there are restrictions. You have certain rights like sh right to make those decisions for themselves. Again, they resent and have resented historically the violation of their sovereignty, in this case a Regulatory Agency without the authority of this body, without the authority of the administration that existed at that time, acted on its own. Restore us the sovereignty that you accorded us. Thats what this legislation does. My friend says its unlikely to become law. I beg to disagree. Not only did it pass the house on a bipartisan vote in the last congress, this congress its been reported out of the Senate IndianAffairs Committee on a bipartisan vote. Well see what the administration does, but i suspect views change over 25 years, and i would hope the administration is supportive of this. As a matter of fact, as i recall, i think they issued a statement to that effect. So regardless, lets do our job. Lets continue to do the job of the last congress when on a bipartisan basis republicans and democrats alike decided tribal sovereignty was an important issue. We should Work Together to defend it and expand it. In this case were working to reclaim something that a federal agency took away acting on its own over a decade ago. So the solution to this is long overdue and with that, mr. Speaker, i would certainly, you know, urge my friends to support the rule and more importantly the underlying excuse me legislation and reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentleman from colorado is recognized. Mr. Polis mr. Speaker, when we defeat the previous question ill offer an amendment to the rule, not just any amendment, but an amendment to bring up the bipartisan, bicameral bill, h. R. 3440, the dream act. Its far past time that we consider this urgent piece of legislation that is tearing apart the that is tearing apart the lives of over thousands of americans every y who you and i take for granted, go to work every day. If we fail to act approximately 122 dreamers lose their legal ability to work. Mr. Speaker, even republicans have called for a vote on this critical issue. At the end of last year, 34 republican colleagues sent a letter to speaker ryan urging a vote before the years end. Although a vote never happened, a vote mr. Correa is giving us a chance to take now. How much longer will this body be complicit in the Trump Administrations assault on dreamers . Its time we listen to the vast majority of americans and majority of this body and act to protect courageous, aspiring americans like the group from colorado i met with yesterday. Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment in the record along with extraneous