grijalva: thank you, mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: thank you. dams, derricks, distressed sales, that has been the agenda of the majority until today regarding our public lands. today an epiphany. we need to protect wildlife habitat, water quality and access for hunters, fishermen, anglers and recreational shooting. promoting more hunting and fishing activities of our federal land involves ensuring the habitat is protected, acquiring new lands to expand existing habitat, funding wildlife and habitat management and continuing to ensure that our parks, forests, monuments and wildlife areas remain in public hands. so if we're going to have a discussion about access for a very widely and broadly issue of hunting and fishing on our public lands, we should do that. a serious discussion and i invite the majority to enter into that. a serious discussion about the funding for fish and wildlife and habitat. a serious discussion of land acquisition to increase access and availability for hunters and fishermen and clean water programs that would assure that

grijalva. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and my apologies, congressman, friend. let me welcome all the guests and felt low committee members. i want to thank everyone who is going to be involved in testifying today. i can't help feel that we're a micromanagement of something outside our purview. congress has a very limited rule in this dilemma controversy. the eisenhower mo established i october of 1999 as part of the department of defense appropriation act. it was established through the commemorative works act of 1996. eight members were appointed by congress, and we have done that part of our work. i'm not an architect. i doodle, but i don't consider it art. some people value it as art and they could be horribly mistaken. what is the point about beauty is in the eye of the beholder. this fresh new design for the presidential memorial has been reviewed by people with far nor expertise than me. i look forward to receiving an update on the progress of the commission, and better understanding the source of the controversy surrounding the design. however, i don't t

grijalva, if you have questions first? >> thank you, mr. chairman. miss eisenhower, if i may, and thank you so much for being here. >> thank you. >> in your statement, you reported, you stated that the family is committed to playing its role in assure that the process and the design reflect an open and transparent process. for the edification of myself and the committee, could you please identify where the process was not open or transparent? >> well, i think -- i mean this would take an exhaustive review of the documents, but i think that the situation that has appeared in the paper has not been completely accurate. members of the eisenhower family from the outset have expressed concern about the scope and scale of this memorial. the original idea was actually to put a simple statue at the eisenhower executive office building. this was our family preference in the beginning. and so this has evolved a great deal. to say that the eisenhower family had gone along with every aspect of this process would not be correct. and we found it important to corre

. >> raul grijalva.obama. very exciting. >> yes. >> we also have right-wing where pat robinson is going to talk about the jahoos. [ laughter ] >> he say the jews don't understand anti-semitism. >> oh no. i think people that put too many syllables in ja-hoos, and ja-hesus, are just wrong. we're in our last hour with sexy liberal john fagelsang. >> he is sexy and he knows it. >> i'm excited as a dancing horse that it's time for jacki schechner. good morning, stephanie. good morning, everyone. we are just getting news that mitt romney's campaign pulled in $12.6 million last month the president and the democratic party raised $53 million. but mitt romney just started fund-raising for the general election, and also he will get cover from superpacks like american cross roads which has a ton of cash. the fcc filings are due by midnight. we'll find out where president obama's donations have come from. the zimmerman bond hearing has continued this hour. zimmerman himself is taking the standing. so far his wife an

grijalva: on that i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from north carolina will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? mr. hastings: mr. chairman, i move that the committee do now rise. the chair: the question is on the motion that the committee do now rise. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. accordingly, the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: mr. chairman. the chair: the committee of the whole house on the state of the union having had under consideration h.r. 4089 directs me to report that it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that that committee has had under consideration h.r. 4089 and has come to no resolution thereon. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the house will stand in recess subject to the call of the chair. i think yester

thank chairman hastings and ranking member markey as well as chairman bishop and ranking member grijalva and the committee staff for working with me to advance this bill to the floor. it is my hope that my colleagues today will appreciate the importance of passing this legislation to create jobs, continue revitalizing this historic mill city and protect a key part of our industrial heritage and economic history. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. bishop: it's another great bill. i'll yield back my time. ms. tsongas: and i'll yield back mine. thank you so much. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2240 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative -- the gentleman from utah. mr. bishop: i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, and th

chairman hastings and ranking member markey as well as subcommittee chairman bishop and ranking member grijalva for giving my legislation a fair hearing and moving the bill through the committee. mr. speaker, the mammoth mountain ski area is located in the northern half of my district in the eastern sierra mountains. mammoth provides between 10% and 30% of the total employment in the county and its a premiere recreation destination for tourists all throughout california and the united states. each winter, madam mouth season average of 1.3 million visitors. these visitors pump vital money into the local economy by populating hotels, motels, restaurants and stores throughout the region. tourism is the lifeblood of the eastern sierra. mammoth has operated on a special use permit from the u.s. forest service since 1953. the base area of the mountain is aging rapidly and is in need of renovation and redevelopment in order to provide a safer, more enjoyable experience for visitors to mammoth mountain. however, these renovations are difficult to achieve under the terms of the special use permit. since