mr. grijalva: mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: on that i like to request a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from arizona will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 2 printed in part a of house report 113-215. for what purpose does the gentleman from new mexico seek recognition. mr. lujan: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2, printed in part a of house report number 113-2 15, offered by mr. ben ray lujan of new mexico. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 351, the gentleman from new mexico, mr. lujan, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new mexico. mr. lujan: mr. chairman, thank you. i rise today to offer an amendment that would protect native american sacred and cultural sites associated with the land conveyance outlined in the bill. this bill transfers land out of the public

mr. grijalva. mr. grijalva: thank you, mr. speaker. me enter in the record three letters, one from council woman norm ma alvarez from the city of glendale. let me quote from her. as a member of the glendale city council, i urge you to oppose h.r. 1410, the so-called keep the promise act. this bill is aimed at halting the resort and casino project in the west valley in order to preserve the market share for two wealthy tribes on the other side of the valley. in serving these narrow interests, h.r. 1410 will also be harmful to my constituents who want thousands of jobs that the west valley resort and casino will create. i am part of a majority of the glendale city council that supports beginning discussions with the tribal nation to support. these talks are long overdue and they need an opportunity to succeed. councilman from glendale, samuel -- let me quote from him. as an elected official, i believe this legislation is not only detrimental to my community but is an affront to the notion of fairness in attempting to overturn a land sett

mr. grijalva so we can get some questions in. the question is how can the federal government support more consistency throughout the cte programs, without overburdening states, school districts, or institutions? so if you wouldn't mind, you are great witnesses, your opinion is valued. if you can respond to the committee, that would be appreciated. and with that i will yield the remainder of my time, three minutes and 20 seconds to mr. grijalva. >> thank you very meant. one of the questions in writing -- thank you very much. one of the questions in writing, the impact of sequester, what it's meant to your high schools and what it's meant to programs in vermont. that could be something that the committee could submit in writing. let me submit a general question for anyone who wants to answer. as you look forward to the reauthorization, what are the most important things the federal government can do to help ensure that all students have access to high quality cte programs? and what are some of the recommendations, some of the ideas

mr. grijalva: these institutions are institutions of higher learning with at least 25% of full-time enrollment of latino students. at a time when the latino pop leags continues to grow, it's esen torble invest in education and support educations that promote that education and provide for these students the opportunity and the access for them to go on and be great contributing members to our country. president obama proclaimed the week of september 15 through the 1st as hispanic serving institution week. i would ask my colleagues in recognizing the wonderful job of these institutions to support the preservation and research at institutions serving minorities. this would amend the his tore ex act to allow hispanic serving institutions in preservation of our natural resources and historic buildings and artifacts throughout the country. with that, let me again say, thank you to the hispanic serving institutions. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek reck necessary? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remar