For general debate expired. The bill shall be considered for amendment under the fiveminute rule and consider as an orange bill the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on Natural Resources printed in the bill. The Committee Amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read, no amendment to the Committee Amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed n part c of house report 116264, each such amendment be offered in the by the member designated in the report shall be considered read and shall be debatable equally divided, controlled by the proponent and opponent and not be subject to amendment and should not be subject to division of the question. It is now in order to consider amendment number 1 printed in part b of 116264, for what purpose does the gentlewoman from arizona seek recognition . Mr. Gosar as the designee of ms. Lesko, i have an amendment at the desk. The clerk amendment number 1 printed in part c of house report 116264 offered by mr. Gosar of arizona. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 656, the gentleman from arizona and a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. Mr. Gosar my amendment this act shall not become effective until the secretary of interior finds that the withdrawal will not affect Jobs Available to native americans, other minorities and women. I believe deeply protecting the environment and protecting the poningpo employment especially those in underserved communities. Resource benefits benefits local economies. As noted in the markup, the temporary political mineral withdrawal imposed in 2012 by the Obama Administration which focused on banning mining cost arizona and utah thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity. We should not entertain any withdrawal without confirmation that this bill will not dversely affect native americans, minorities and women. I reserve. Mr. Grijalva i raise to claim time in opposition to the amendment. The chair the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. Mr. Grijalva thank you, mr. Chairman. This amendment is not a good faith effort to protect native communities, minorities or women. It is a gotcha amendment intended to kill the bill. It is insulting that our colleagues would use native communities as pawns to kill this proposal knowing full well that native people have too often had to bear the brunt of uranium toxic impacts. On the Navajo Nation, there are hundreds of abandoned Uranium Mines waiting to be cleaned up. They pollute water and damage Public Health. A recent study found dozens of contaminated Water Resources on the Navajo Nation and one arter of the residents had raised. Another native American Community live downstream of Uranium Mines. That is why the Navajo Nation, the National Congress of American Indians and Intertribal Association of arizona along with regional tribes support a permanent withdrawal. These are indigenous voices are not props, they are not quaint or docile, they are smart advocates for their people and the situation now and more importantly for the future of generations to come. They deserve our respect. Anything less i think crosses the line. This amendment republicans arent listening to these native voices. They are threatening the health of native communities to score cheap political points. This amendment will not help native communities but kill the very protections they are asking this congress to act. Mining will not be the future of that part of arizona and especially true for women and minority communities. During the Public Comment process that went into the original withdrawal, the Previous Administration resued Job Opportunities in the region. They found that mining would likely support 295 jobs. This in contrast to 12,000 jobs directly supported by Grand Canyon National Park which rely on healthy uraniumfree grand canyon. If we are serious, we need to be talking about how to better support our Outdoor Recreation and tourism economies that would help all the communities in the area. Mining is not a field known for its diversity. In 2018, less than 14 in all workers in mining were women and less than is 13 of color. The Outdoor Recreation industry making a major purpose to diversify and bring people of wim. And i would point out the amendment original sponsor voting record. The original sponsor voted against violence against women act which an amendment dealt particularly particular focus on missing and murdered indigenous. Voted against the equality act and one of the most important bills in this chamber to protect ribal sovereignty. The original sponsor and many of her colleagues have declined opportunities. I am more than happy to work with any of my colleagues to uplift underrepresented voices but this amendment is not a legitimate attempt to do so. But to weapon nies the parties that we worked so hard to protect. I urge my colleagues to vote no and i reserve. The chair the gentleman from arizona reserves. The gentleman from arizona, mr. Gosar. Mr. Gosar i would like to know if the gentleman supports a mine in arizona. That is a question. The chair does the gentleman reserve . R. Gosar i reserve. Mr. Grijalva continue to reserve. The chair mr. Gosar is recognized. Mr. Gosar now we find out the true understanding of the gentleman from arizona, mr. Grijalva doesnt approve of any mines whatsoever. Why that is so important here is that we talk about Indigenous People and the empowerment. Just recently the navajo generating commission which was commissioned by congress to provide power from for the water for c. A. P. That revolutionized arizona for its growth, the delivery of water, was all given to the tribes, the navajo and hopi. The coal mine and power plant. These are great paying vobs. They have benefits, empowers the native americans. What is interesting, now we are shuddering this enterprise down. 80 of the hopis budget per year is going away. 60 of the navajo budget is going away. What is the answer from our colleagues on the other side . Welfare. Oh my lord, my god, i cant believe what im hearing. Welfare is the answer. Lets go back and have a geological conversation. Rocks set you free. This is where everybody goes. Look at these breach of pipes that are exposed. They are water soluble. Gravity takes it down. Thats why you are getting that infiltration into the water. Im not here to hurt anybody. I refuse to do that. But im not here to turn my back on native americans who are empowered instead of victimized. With that, i reserve. The chair the gentleman from arizona, mr. Gosar, reserves. The gentleman from arizona, mr. Grijalva is recognized. Mr. Grijalva this amendment is a gotcha amendment. The substance of the amendment is misdirected to say the least and ignores history and ignores the reality that we are in right now and that is, when i began to get involved in this issue more than a decade ago, it was in response to discussions that i the th the navajo tribe, hopi tribe and with other indigenous nations in and around the grand canyon. And the consensus and the unity around the issue that we have to protect the grand canyon was important, not only for religious and cultural and sacred reasons, but also for the fact that thats their home. At the end of the day, the vote today is in response to that work, to their advocacy, to their support and input they had on the legislation. It is a vote to affirm by this congress that indeed, the concerns they raised are real and important. I would urge a no vote on the amendment. And i yield back. The chair the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from arizona, mr. Gosar. Mr. Gosar once again, my points have been made. This is a good amendment because what it does, it looks at the overall application to make sure that we are not blindsiding our native americans. We heard from numerous groups over and over again that do not agree with this bill. In fact, when the gentleman from arizona on the other side actually had a press conference, they gathered leaders and the leaders they had no idea they were there for the press conference. Once again, what mine would the gentleman from arizona on the other side actually endorse . The answer was contradicts. That tells you who he is playing for. Not for native americans. Maybe its the Wilderness Society and i wonder if they get their payments from china and russia. I wonder if there is a collaboration here. This is a great amendment and talks about empowering people with jobs and directing their aspect of life. Thats what is invigorating about america. Victimization does none of that. I yield back. The chair the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from arizona. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the noes have it mr. Gosar i ask ask for a recorded sote. The chair pursuant to clause 6, rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from arizona will be postponed. It is in order to consider amendment number 2 printed in house report 116264. For what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition . Mr. Gosar i have an amendment at the desk. Caller the clerk will designate designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 2 printed in part c of house report number 116264, offered by mr. Gosar of arizona. Caller pursuant to house the gentleman from arizona plrks gosar, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. Mr. Gosar this amendment would delay the implementation of this legislation until after a Mineral Survey is completed to ensure that there are no other Mineral Resources in the withdrawal area. After a Mineral Survey is completed to ensure there are no other Mineral Resources in the withdrawal area, including the Rare Earth Minerals excuse me. Mr. Chairman, what this amendment basically does is it takes my district out of this withdrawal. 70 of the active mine sites and proposed mine sites are in my district. And we want to make sure that we are not victimized. That we are taken out. I out of this withdrawal area. This body actually had rules that they tried to follow that they didnt usurp members districts. They worked with those member districts. With that i would ask that we endorse that and withdraw my district from this withdrawal. With that i reserve. Caller the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition . Mr. Grijalva i rise to claim time in opposition to the amendment. The clerk the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. Mr. Grijalva thank you, mr. Chairman. I recognize there are some sensitivity even misunderstanding in this chamber to legislating another members district. I would point out that there is something that we do that we do almost every day we are here. Wele wrote on policies that impact the nation. Also point out that the gentleman from arizona offered numerous amendments to build in new mexico, chaco canyon legislation, that will be considered later today, those lands are certainly not in his istrict. Furthermore, every member of the chamber has the responsibility to support sovereign tribal nation who is have asked this body to protect the grand canyon. Serving the American People requires we take a National View into account. The land protected in h. R. 1373 are public lands belonging to every american. They protect iconic american landscape, the grand canyon. Important to people across this country. I can easily think of 30 million americans who want to see the clean waters of the Colorado River protected. The Colorado River provides Drinking Water to phoenix, tucson, las vegas, los angeles, and to countless cities and towns across the west t needs to be protected from uranium mining. The lands in the gentlemans district were not included in this bill arbitrarily. They were added after an extensive multiyear study and public process that accounted for a long list of regional factors before recommending withdrawal. The land in the gentlemans districts are essential to protecting the grand canyon and the Colorado River watershed from uranium toxic impacts. We also need to consider the support for this proposal on the ground n a bipartisan poll almost 2 3 of arizonans supported the permanent protections for the lands around the grand canyon, including those in the gentlemans district. Representative ohalleran who represents the vast majority of the lands in this bill is an original cosponsor and a vocal supporter because he knows that this bill is important to all his constituents. H. R. 1373 receives local support from tribal communities including havasupai, Navajo Nation, hopi nation, the walla pie walapie and the national ongress of American Indians. Who have a major stake in protecting the clean waters. H. R. 1373 is supported by recreation at sportsman, conservationists, and hundreds of local organizations and individuals from arizona and across this nation. This bill is broadly is a broadly supported effort to protect public lands that belong to all americans. The bill is an effort to protect the grand canyon. A vocal minority of opponents who will never be swayed should not stop the voice overwhelming voice of the American People. I encourage my colleagues to vote no on this amendment and i reserve. The chair the gentleman from arizona, mr. Grijalva, reserves. The gentleman from arizona, mr. Gosar, is recognized. Mr. Gosar thank you, mr. Chairman. Im sure glad that the opposition brought that up about new mexico. Because what we are actually doing is we are representing the voices that didnt get a chance to speak out on behalf of their claim. Their allotments. Well get to that. Well show you exactly why we are doing that. I have my time. You can have your member yield. In my district there are eight distorque mines included in this withdrawal area. Six are in my district. Also included in the withdrawal area is the potential for 20 new mines that would provide hundreds of high paying jobs to the local communities north of grand canyon. Not only am i opposed to the inclusion of the mojave county, so are the board of supervisors who unanimously voted to oppose this bill. In addition to the board of supervisors, local business organizations are also opposed to this bill including lake alf sue Havasu Chamber of commerce and others. Local businesses should have a say. They should not be swayed. I ask to be included in the record is a unanimous letter against this bill, 1373, from the mojave county supervisors. The chair the gentlemans request will be covered by general leave. Mr. Gosar i reserve. The chair the gentleman from arizona reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from arizona, mr. Gri hal, is recognized. Mr. Grijalva i reserve. May i inquire if there is if the gentleman has any further speakers . Im prepared to close but i reserve at this point. The chair the gentleman from arizona, mr. Grijalva, reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from arizona, mr. Gosar, is recognized. Mr. Gosar thank you, mr. Chairman. Lets go back we have heard about the health implications. Once again we look at these it issues outlined in the yellow and red. What ends up happening you see them dissolve in water and in air. So when you look at the grand canyon you are seeing the seepage that comes into the grand canyon water shed naturally. What we are doing is cleaning this up. Wouldnt that be amazing, amazing that we are actually interceding on the best behavior and best acknowledgements of the people around there. Amazing. I would hardly call this a problem. In fact, immediate restoration of these lands is impeccable. Yes, we have this negative connotation about what the past has done. But this is where the history and our new Technology Actually intercede where we are intervening on this, making an improving the landscape. Thats amazing. Thats absolutely amazing. Once again, this is untouched. Mans not here. This is what natures done to expose this. Once again you have an exposed pipe. You have a ravine that carries water that sheets off. Once again by taking that out, taking that piece of pipe out, it facilitates permanentation down in the lower aquifers, replenishing limited water supply we have. Its amazing what the rocks do. They set you free. My district has said, listen, exclude us from this overreach by the federal government. The federal government has hardly been a champion in regards to native americans and people in this area. We rule by fiat and scare people. Once again this is a good Bush Administration bill. We want to be excluded from this withdrawal. I would hope that everyone would listen to the people from my district. With that i ask for everyone to vote for this and yield back. The chair the gentleman from arizona, mr. Grijalva. Mr. Grijalva thank you again. In opo significance to the amendment as i said earlier. I think we keep forgetting the essence of what we are talking about here today. The essence is the grand canyon. Something that is recognized nationally not only as an environmental and icon, but the dependency that 40 Million People have on the water of the grand canyon. Nd while we want to minimize this reality is that the history tells us and Current He