gosar. which begat this present version, h.r. 687 in the 113th, again sponsored by my colleague, mr. gosar. if the definition of insanity is doing something over and over again and expecting different results, we all might need to spend some time getting our heads examined. h.r. 687 facilitates a land exchange so that a subsidiary of two foreign-owned multinational mining companies can build a massive copper mine on federal land set aside by president eisenhower for recreation in 1955. the town of superior has been torn apart by this legislation. the city attorney issued a legal opinion in section 9 of this bill which was stripped during the markup process, which was not something the town could legally approve. this raised concerns about the financial obligations of the town, that they would be under if they accepted arrangements with resolution copper as it was written. the town was willing to negotiate with resolution copper, but the company demanded support of the legislation as any prec

gosar. mr. gosar: mr.aker, can i inquire as to the amount of time remaining? the speaker pro tempore: 13 minutes remaining. mr. gosar: mr. speaker, i'd like to yield five minutes to the gentleman from arizona, mr. schweikert. . schweikert: mr. speaker, congressman gosar, thank you. actually eaker, i come here before the mike i think actually with somewhat of a unique perspective on what's going on here. i hate to admit i'm getting i was the in 1993 majority whip in the arizona state house. i was the one who was assigned to work as a negotiator on the original compacts between the state of arizona, the legislature had to put its package together and the tribal communities, the 21 land holding tribes in the state of arizona. i spent hours with lawyers and their lawyers, members of the legislature, members of the governor's office going through this over and over and the concern that constantly came up was if we make this deal as igra that passed a few years earlier and was sponsored by one of our u.s. senato

gosar. thank you. am a native american from arizona, and i am very proud of you to be working together. the other one is basically the knock on arizona on the navajo reservation -- the infrastructure needs development, and i am very happy to hear that you, as partners, are working together. the part that i also know is the immigration policy -- i didn't see -- i did see senator jeff flake and senator mccain working together because we are one country, one state, and the way i feel is we are diverse. at the same time, i feel we depend on our leaders to work together to make it the best for arizona. the part that i want to really explain is infrastructure. unemployment is very high, and i feel we have the ability as leaders to help us to go forward. host: charlotte, thank you for your call. guest: thank you for calling this morning, getting up so early. you are absolutely right. infrastructure is a huge issue for us. has 12 tribes. i grew up on tribal land. many parts do not have running water, electrici

host:, and gosar? -- congressman gosar? guest: congress mirrors what america looks like.come from different backgrounds. i hope we do not raise the tensions while we talk. understand to communication is the first aspect -- start talking and addressing these things. set you free. trust is a series of promises kept. start simple, honor promises you made with the american people. that is what leadership is all about and that is what i think is lacking in washington, d.c. for: we set aside a line arizona residents. a couple of editorials have been praiseworthy. beyondid they want to go the bickering of partisanship and more of congress went that way, the favorability rating would be higher than its current abysmal state. how do your efforts sit with your leadership. republican side first? guest: i have told everyone i am a dentist impersonating a politician. i am one of two dentists in congress. we were sent to get work done. notre for the people, exceeding to them. it -- dictating to them. it has ruffled some feathers. some consultants have made terse comments. they actually

host: congressman gosar. guest: i think christina brings up a big point. we are representatives of america and i think we come from different frame wmbings -- frameworks. i certainly hope we don't raise tensions to the point where we stop talking. the ire is brought in from outside groups and then us and then the american public. we have to understand that communication is the first aspect, start talking and start addressing these things. i've always said that the facts set you free. trust is a series of exroppingses kept. start -- promises kept. start simple, honor promises you made with the american people. and do it. that's what leadership is all about and i think that's what's lacking up here in washington, d.c. host: we want to remind our c-span viewers and our listeners, we have a line for arizona residents, 202-585-3883 and democrats, 3880, republicans, 3881. d for independents, that's 202-585-3882. couple of editorials have been praise worthy of the efforts you have had. this was from late august. they write that you both have a history of battling

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gosar. the chair: the gentleman from arizona is recognized for three minutes. mr. gosar: mr. speaker, thank you, chairman hastings, for the time, for your leadership on our committee and for including my bipartisan wildfire legislation. the catastrophic wildfire prevention act in this package. we have a forest health crisis in this country. and this bill will go a long way toward restoring the environment, improving public safety and putting thousands of people back to work. due to redistricting, i have represented nearly all of rural arizona in congress. nearly 48,000 square miles of u.s. forest service land. these areas have been some of the communities most devastated by recent wildfire. in my first year, the largest fire in arizona state history ravaged half a million acres of our treasured pond rosa pine country in just a few -- pondarosa pine country in just a few weeks. and this year we lost 19 firefighters in a fire that was one of many to burn over 103,000 acres this year. we must come together, change the status quo and facilitate conditions that minimize the chance

the southeast arizona land exchange and conservation act of 2013, authored by representative paul gosar. the bipartisan bill will have an economic impact of $60 billion and is expected to create 4,000 jobs for the working middle class. mr. speaker, i expect the house to consider and pass a one-year debt limit increase. this increase will contain a number of pro-growth economic policies, health care and nonhealth care reforms in addition to a one-year delay of obamacare. finally, we will continue to work through the series -- the serious issues of funding the government. as i stated earlier, the house will not adjourn until the continuing resolution is completed. and with that, madam speaker, i yield back. mr. hoyer: madam speaker, i thank the majority leader for the schedule. madam leader -- madam speaker, i sincerely hope that we can reach compromise next week. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. cantor: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjou

, the southeast arizona and land exchange conservation act of 2013, drafted by representative paul gosar. the these bills from the natural resources committee will foster economic growth and create jobs for the middle class. madam speaker, the house will also consider the nutrition reform and work opportunity act authored by agriculture chairman, representative frank lucas. this legislation restores the intent of the bipartisan welfare reforms adopted in 199 to the supplemental nutritional assistance program. it also refocuses the program on those who need it most. no law-abiding beneficiary who needs the income and asset test of the current program and is willing to comply with applicable work requirements will lose their benefits under the bill. finally, madam speaker, members should be prepared to vote on a continuing resolution as the new fiscal year approaches. i thank the gentleman. i yield back. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for that information. i would reiterate to members in case they weren't listening the majority leader has said that we ought to be clearing our calendars f

arizona representative paul gosar and ann kirkpatrick discussed their working relationship on legislation including health-care longer they have opposing views. then congressman of illinois and a democrat of hawaii talk about their bipartisan caucus today. solutions to issues facing the millennial generation. washington journal is live every morning at 7:00 eastern on c- span. wednesday, the house services committee looks at the 2014 military budget and spending cuts. military chiefs from all four branches of the military will testify. live coverage starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. when helen taft became first lady, one of the first thing she did was address having cherry trees planted in potomac park. it was a mess. the japanese heard about her interest and decided to give 2000 trees to the united states in her honor. everyone was shocked. the trees that were sent world .r -- were older it was decided that they would have to be burned. president taft made the decision. the japanese were very accommodating and understanding. they decided to send 3000 trees which arrived in 19

gosar: that nation has been torn apart by civil war and it's without a doubt that assad is not friend or ally of ours, but things are very complicated. a large number of those who oppose the assad regime are affiliated with al qaeda. in the case of syria, assad and the rebels, it cannot be said, that the enemy of my enemy is not my friend. in this dangerous civil war, the enemy of our enemy is still and will always be our enemy. it is this dynamic which has led us to the overwhelming response of people throughout my district and this nation to say without imminent threat to the national security, without a plan, without a goal, without unified international support from our allies we must stay out of syria. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? without objection, the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. mr. higgins: mr. speaker, the situation in syria is that of a national civil war. it's a sectarian and ethnic conflict between two warring factions, and this is not about

on the next "washington journal," a look at washington with paul gosar and ann on the health care law where they have opposing views. and assman of illinois democrat of hawaii you talk about their bipartisan caucus launching to develop solutions facing the millennial generation. "washington journal" live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> one of the first thing she did was to address how the thery trees were planted in title basin. it was a mess. the japanese heard about it and to give them in her honor. the trees that were sent were very older, tall. it was decided that they would have to be burned. president taft made the decision that they would have to be burned. the japanese were very accommodating and understanding and they decided to send 3000 trees that delighted in 1912 and we still have a few of them around the tidal basin. >> watch our program on helen 7:00or see it saturday at p.m. eastern as we continue our series live on monday as we look at ellen and edith wilson. click cbo director doug elmendorf released his long-term budget outlook on tuesday saying the

paul gosar. >> i'm happy everybody showed up.i wouldn't like to thank steve for putting us together and empowering us to have our ideas come to the forefront. then also, to phil. leadership is about empowering those sitting at the table to come up with solutions, debate, and defend what you're putting on the table. do you know actually has been under government-run health care the longest? native americans. they are exempt from the aca. it's interesting in my 25 years 30% of my patient base were native americans who came to see me when they could get the treatment free. they are providing free market standards and want to go to patient-centered patient-friendly type of health care system. that's great about the solution we're putting on the table. i'm one of the people that want to seat markets -- i want to level the playing field. i'm one of the people that put forward. the allowing the federal government to break the monopoly of the insurance company put to see the best of insurance company i want to see what they can give us a

what a great reason for paul gosar and doc hastings, the chairman of the natural resources committee, to approach the rules committee about getting that bill on the floor today. we hear over and over and over and over about jobs, job creation, middle class, let me tell you what, mr. speaker. 3,700 jobs for the middle class in arizona and up to $60 billion worth of economic opportunity are available to members of congress today where they can make a decision about what they want to vote on. i submit to you the republican party is for those 3,700 middle class jobs. the second bill before us today is h.r. 1526, the restoring healthy forest for healthy communities act. this legislation will improve the health of our nation's forest by promoting effective forest management while simultaneously strengthening a timber sales revenue sharing program which is, once again, designed to allow rural communities to benefit from their local natural resources. i will go back and say it again, the reason why we are on the floor today is, is that the republican party wants local rural communities to be