mr. grijalva and mr. garamendi will offer an amendment to require local hiring and local ore processing and make it in america, make it here, and have americans working here, doing this work. people from arizona itself. that's the real debate that we're going to have. and in conclusion, mr. lujan as well will offer an amendment to protect native american sacred sites from being destroyed by this bill. and when that is defeated as well by the majority it will be painfully clear just how far they are willing to go to enrich these foreign corporations. this should not be a filings basement sale, this should not be a fire sale, giving away american valuable copper resources to multinationals, we should be able to put a price tag on what the american people are getting from this bargain basement sale, this giveaway, without proper compensation given to the american taxpayer. that's what this bill and the debate is going to be all about. it's whether or not in fact there is corporate profit earring at taxpayer

mr. grijalva and mr.garamendi will offer an amendment to require local hiring and local ore processing and make it in america, make it here, and have americans working here, doing this work. people from arizona itself. that's the real debate that we're going to have. and in conclusion, mr. lujan as well will offer an amendment to protect native american sacred sites from being destroyed by this bill. and when that is defeated as well by the majority it will be painfully clear just how far they are willing to go to enrich these foreign corporations. this should not be a filings basement sale, this should not be a fire sale, giving away american valuable copper resources to multinationals, we should be able to put a price tag on what the american people are getting from this bargain basement sale, this giveaway, without proper compensation given to the american taxpayer. that's what this bill and the debate is going to be all about. it's whether or not in fact there is corporate profit earring at taxpayer -

mr. grijalva and mr.garamendi have offered an amendment to try to create more than just jobs for robots. their amendment would create -- require that these foreign companies actively recruit and hire local employees. i hope everybody votes for that amendment. that all the oil produced, they say, from the mine be processed in the united states. and that all equipment used at the mine will be made in the united states. i hope everybody supports that amendment. mr. markey's amendment would require that these foreign companies pay a simple royalty to the united states often all minerals extracted from this site. if mining is done on u.s. land, the american people should be able to share in the profits. finally, what's most disturbing about h.r. 1904 is a complete lack of respect for sacred native american sites. that will be swept into mining operations. native people won't even be able to comment on the land transfer until after it has occurred. now, i have seen that often in our area. i represent native ame

mr. grijalva and mr. garamendi have offered an amendment to try to create more than just jobs for robots. their amendment would create -- require that these foreign companies actively recruit and hire local employees. i hope everybody votes for that amendment. that all the oil produced, they say, from the mine be processed in the united states. and that all equipment used at the mine will be made in the united states. i hope everybody supports that amendment. mr. markey's amendment would require that these foreign companies pay a simple royalty to the united states often all minerals extracted from this site. if mining is done on u.s. land, the american people should be able to share in the profits. finally, what's most disturbing about h.r. 1904 is a complete lack of respect for sacred native american sites. that will be swept into mining operations. native people won't even be able to comment on the land transfer until after it has occurred. now, i have seen that often in our area. i represent native am

mr. grijalva. >> no sir, no government witnesses took the fifth amendment. >> the chair recognizes to gentlemani just had a question just on the budget issues. just a simple question. i am looking at some numbers provided for me on the budget, and i'm looking at 2000, 2008, 118 million, 209,116, 2010, 181 million, 2011, 225 and the president's budget request of 358. i mean, are those ballpark figures close? the it sounds about right. >> i know you don't and i don't want to be unfair to you, but i mean when we are looking at 2008, the 118 million to 2011, 225 and we are talking their certainly been accused by the other side the agency is being starved. that is almost in a three year period almost a 100% increase in funding, so i mean, if 100% increase in funding is not enough, what is enough? >> the starvation comment was mine. >> it is also been. >> historical funding, and so if you start from nothing or close to nothing, a percentage increases can look quite huge on paper, and still not get to where you need to be. >> well, i think -- but i do think in the current economic environment, i think