mr. hastings. mr. hastings: i thank my colleague on the rules committee and my good friend for yielding and echo the sentiment he is has made previously. the national association of manufacturers in their lan last sentence in a letter directed to senator reid and mitch mcconnell, he says, during this time of economic recovery we urge to you preserve this successful program, meaning the advanced technology vehicle manufacturing program, that is helping preserve auto sector jobs and make promise energy security. bruce johnsonton from the chamber of commerce also citing to all members of the house of representatives that the chamber understands the importance of reducing america's unacceptable debt and believes that all programs must be on the table. the chamber urges you to bear in mind the facts that the atvm loan program which promotes manufacturing in the united states is an important component of america's energy security. i only cite that for the reason that there could be no better person to know wh

mr. hastings. mr. hastings: i thank my colleague on the rules committee and my good friend for yielding and echo the sentiment he is has made previously. the national association of manufacturers in their lan last sentence in a letter directed to senator reid and mitch mcconnell, he says, during this time of economic recovery we urge to you preserve this successful program, meaning the advanced technology vehicle manufacturing program, that is helping preserve auto sector jobs and make promise energy security. bruce johnsonton from the chamber of commerce also citing to all members of the house of representatives that the chamber understands the importance of reducing america's unacceptable debt and believes that all programs must be on the table. the chamber urges you to bear in mind the facts that the atvm loan program which promotes manufacturing in the united states is an important component of america's energy security. i only cite that for the reason that there could be no better person to know wh

mr. hastings: i thank you very much, mr. chairman. h.r. 2401 is a toxic bill that attempts to dismantle any government regulation to protect our nation's public health and environment. to set the stage for my brief remarks, let me cite two of the american pub lick, the executive order number 12866, which says each agency shall assess both the cost and the benefits of the intended regulation and recognizing that some costs and benefits are difficult to quantify, propose or adopt a regulation only upon a reasoned determination that the benefits of the intended regulation justify its cost. we have been operating under that particular provision for substantial period of time. and quite frankly congress's decision was reference to the clean air act signed by president richard nixon in 1970 came about as a result of continuing arguments from industry that cleaning up air pollution was too expensive or not feasible. this bill forbids the environmental protection agency from finalizing both mercury and toxic standards rules and importantly th

mr. hastings, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bishop: thank you. during consideration of this resolution all time yielded is for purpose of debate only, and i also ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. bishop: thank you, again, madam speaker. this resolution provides for a structured rule for consideration of h.r. 2401, the transparency and regulatory analysis of impact on the nation. train. it makes in order 12 specific amendments out of the 14 received by the rules committee of the two not made one was withdrawn by the sponsor and the other was not germane. here is a rule that's quite frankly not bad. it's going to provide for an open discussion of those interested in this particular issue on the floor. it's a very fair rule and it continues the record of the rules committee in this congress of making as many amendments in order as possible which simply conf

mr. chairman hastings and members of the committee. for the record, my name is fenton rexford. i'm of the trouble but minister for the native village and also the member of this council both of which i'm representing today. i also served previously as the president of the corporation of the surface land owner of 92,000 acres of privately owned land since congressman yonah talked briefly about being refugees within the wild life. i was born and raised in the village and in tend to grow old there. it's the only community that is within the boundaries of the wildlife refuge and i can compare this prior to the development and the discovery of oil and gas of 1968 and my personal experiences as the days and years of listening to the people and the residence across the north slope and also the vast majority of the responsible development in the coastal plain of anwr known as 1002. i'm very happy this community is proposing to open the coastal plain of anwr for oil and gas exploration and development and limit the activity to the 2,000 acres to the .1% of the size of anwr. we all know

mr. speaker, i move the house ask unanimous consent for representative hastings of washington to be removed as a co-sponsor of h.r. 2881 and replace with representative hastings of florida. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house the following personal request. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. bar let of pennsylvania for fod -- bartlett of pennsylvania for today and the balance of the week, and mr. nadler of new york for today and for thursday, september 15. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. the chair is prepared to entertain one-minute requests. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. the house will be in order. take your conversation outside the chamber. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. garamendi: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i suspect that all of us, all 435 of us went back

mr. rexford you are recognized for five minutes in thank you for being here. >> thank you very much honorable chairman hastings and members of the committee. for the record my name is fenton rexford and i'm currently the tribe or administrator for the native village of kaktovik and a member of kaktovik both of which i'm representing today. i also served previously as the president of the kaktovik corporation, landowner and 2000 acres of privately owned land which congressman young talked about briefly about being refugees within the national wildlife refuge. i was born and raised in the village of kaktovik and i intend to grow old there. by the way kaktovik is the only community within the boundaries of the arctic national wildlife refuge and i can compare what life was in kaktovik prior to our development and the discovery of oil and gas in 1968. and our quality of life, we have today because of my personal experiences. i've spent many days and years listing to the people of kaktovik into the residence across the north slope. and also the vast majority support responsible development of the coastal plain of a