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mr. holt of new jersey. page 2, line 17, after the dollar amount insert, reduce by $10 million. page 6, line 8, after the first dollar amount insert, reduce by $25 million. mr. holt: mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey. mr. holt: i ask unanimous consent that the house dispense with the reading of this amendment. the chair: is there any objection to the dismissing of the reading of the amendment? without objection, so ordered. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. holt: thank you, mr. chairman. and i thank the chair of this subcommittee and the ranking member for their work they've put into this. i rise with an amendment that is designed to ensure that our rail and transit systems have the additional resources or at least some of the additional resources that they need to help thwart any potential terrorist attacks on buses and trains. now, just over a year ago when our forces raided osama bin laden's compound, they discovered materials in his hideout indicating t
mr. holt of new jersey. page 2, line 17, after the dollar amount insert, reduce by $10 million. page 6, line 8, after the first dollar amount insert, reduce by $25 million. mr. holt: mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey. mr. holt: i ask unanimous consent that the house dispense with the reading of this amendment. the chair: is there any objection to the dismissing of the reading of the amendment? without objection, so ordered. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr....
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amendment number 18 by mr. holt of new jersey. amendment number 19 by mr. wittman of virginia. amendment 21 by mrs. bass of california. amendment number 23 by mrs. capps of california. amendment number 25 by ms. speier of california. amendment number 26 by ms. delauro of connecticut. the chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 1 printed in house report 112-540 by the gentleman from washington, mr. hastings, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 1 printed in house report 112-540 offered by mr. hastings of washington. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support for the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the n
amendment number 18 by mr. holt of new jersey. amendment number 19 by mr. wittman of virginia. amendment 21 by mrs. bass of california. amendment number 23 by mrs. capps of california. amendment number 25 by ms. speier of california. amendment number 26 by ms. delauro of connecticut. the chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 1 printed in house...
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mr. holt: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 18 printed in house report 112-540 offered by mr. holt of new jersey. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 691, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. holt, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. holt: thank you, mr. chair. much of this bill deals with new giveaways to big oil. the issue that i'm raising right now is to deal with a continuing, long-standing giveaway. the big five oil companies made a record profit of $137 billion last year, and the first quarter of this year they continue to capitalize on the pain the americans are feeling at the pump, raking in $368 million in profits per day. oil companies are not paying any royalties to the american people on oil produced in the gulf of mexico from leases issued between 1996 and 2000. zero. no royalties. they're pumping this oil for free without paying the taxpayers a single dime. now,
mr. holt: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 18 printed in house report 112-540 offered by mr. holt of new jersey. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 691, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. holt, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. holt: thank you, mr. chair. much of this bill deals with new giveaways to big oil. the issue that...
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mr. holt: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 12 prohibited in house report 112-540 offered by mr. holt of new jersey. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 691, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. holt, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. holt: thank you, mr. chairman. the bill before us tonight would elevate energy production above all other uses of public lands in really contradiction of the principles of multiple use under the federal land management and policy act. this would be to the dert meant of grazing, hunting, fishing and other recreation activities. yet the plan envisioned by the majority's bill does not even require that the interior department consider the tens of millions of acres of public lands that oil companies are just sitting on and not using. right now oil companies have roughly 25 million acres of public land
mr. holt: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 12 prohibited in house report 112-540 offered by mr. holt of new jersey. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 691, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. holt, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. holt: thank you, mr. chairman. the bill before us tonight would elevate energy production above...
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without objection, i'm going to yield the final two minutes to our colleague mr. holt. >> thank you, mr. chair. many of the questions that the committee wanted to ask of the epa seem to be better dealt with in court. there are general statements made that should be addressed, that have to deal with the clean water act and what it actually says. it actually says that the administrator is authorized to prohibit the specification, including withdrawal of specification of any defined area. and he is authorized to deny or restrict the use of any defined area for specification as a disposal site, including withdraw withdrawal, whenever he determines after notice and opportunity for public hearings that the discharge will have an unacceptable adverse effect on water supplies, fibberries, wildlife and recreation areas. it goes on to say that the administrator must consult with the secretary and the corps of engineers. the court expressed some surprise that congress would do this. but congress did that. our witnesses seem to disbelieve that congress did this, but congress did t
without objection, i'm going to yield the final two minutes to our colleague mr. holt. >> thank you, mr. chair. many of the questions that the committee wanted to ask of the epa seem to be better dealt with in court. there are general statements made that should be addressed, that have to deal with the clean water act and what it actually says. it actually says that the administrator is authorized to prohibit the specification, including withdrawal of specification of any defined area....
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as mr. holt said, these people had better things to do. i think they should have been here. we're talking about people's lives, income, and everything else and that's the reason i'm here. is because i care about people having the ability to wake up on monday morning and have a job. we're putting our teselves in t position where the next generation is not going to be working. you see where you can volunteer money if you choose to help somebody who can't afford an electric bill, you're going to pay an energy tax in the next few years that is going to be mandatory. and they were talking about shipping the coal to foreign companies,s that kpeaexactly ri. we should be operating inside of america and that's what the people inside this country need, want, and they think we ought to have. why are we exporting coal? because of the rules and regulations that we have. if we had the right setup, we would be retrofitting the power plants and making them environmentally sound to burn the coal and do it right. but we are missing the boat on every opportunity and that's why we are having th
as mr. holt said, these people had better things to do. i think they should have been here. we're talking about people's lives, income, and everything else and that's the reason i'm here. is because i care about people having the ability to wake up on monday morning and have a job. we're putting our teselves in t position where the next generation is not going to be working. you see where you can volunteer money if you choose to help somebody who can't afford an electric bill, you're going to...
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mr. holt: if the gentleman will yield? mr. crenshaw: yes. mr. holt: the problem is not money. problem is the authorization. that can be pleshed by -- accomplished by this resolution, joint resolution from the joint commission on printing to the government printing office or it could be resolved through the appropriations, as i am attempting to do now. and i should point out, as the gentleman refers to the other body, it is out of pride of this body that we say we will do what we should do and the senate will do what they will do and we will try to get together to move legislation forward. it is our job here today to do what we can do and to educate the public about this ingenuous system of government that has been so successful for two centuries, we should do this. thank you. mr. crenshaw: reclaiming my time. i'd like to yield two minutes to mr. lungren, the house administration committee -- a member of the house administration committee. mr. lungren: it is customary that either house determine what their printing needs are. but we do have to normally have a resolution for it.
mr. holt: if the gentleman will yield? mr. crenshaw: yes. mr. holt: the problem is not money. problem is the authorization. that can be pleshed by -- accomplished by this resolution, joint resolution from the joint commission on printing to the government printing office or it could be resolved through the appropriations, as i am attempting to do now. and i should point out, as the gentleman refers to the other body, it is out of pride of this body that we say we will do what we should do and...
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there'sa i rule and law that we all have to abide by and as mr. holt said, these people had better things to do. i think they should have been here. we're talking about people's lives, income and everything else and that's the reason i'm here is because i care about people having the ability to weak up on monday morning as an american and have a job. our kid, the next generation is not going to be working and you see the bottom of the appalachian power bill that says you can volunteer money, if we don't use domestic energy inside this country, your electric bill is you won't pay an energy tax in the next few years and it will be mandatory and they were making conversation about shipping the coal to foreign countries and that's exactly right. we should be using our own coal, our own steel, our own workers and we should be operating inside of america and that's what the people in this country need, want and they think we ought to have while we export coal because of the rules and regulations that we have. you know, if we had the right setup we'd be retro
there'sa i rule and law that we all have to abide by and as mr. holt said, these people had better things to do. i think they should have been here. we're talking about people's lives, income and everything else and that's the reason i'm here is because i care about people having the ability to weak up on monday morning as an american and have a job. our kid, the next generation is not going to be working and you see the bottom of the appalachian power bill that says you can volunteer money, if...
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mr. holt. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for five minutes. holt holt i thank my -- mr. holt: i thank my friend from massachusetts and i thank him for laying out the shortcomings of this legislation the oil above all legislation. it really is nothing but a big giveaway to big oil. the only jobs it will create will be in the board rooms and the executive offices of the big oil companies because since 2005, even as exxon mobil, chevron, bp and shell have made over 650 billion in profits, need i repeat that, $650 billion, they eliminated more than 11,000 jobs, u.s. jobs, american jobs. and this is even while wind and solar were creating 50,000 jobs. yes, there is a mismatch here. the bill before us presented by the republicans says we'll study to see how much solar and wind energy might come from these lands in the future. instead of saying, let's get these energy sources of the 21st century rolling in these lands. not a plan of what we might get, the markey amendment would
mr. holt. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for five minutes. holt holt i thank my -- mr. holt: i thank my friend from massachusetts and i thank him for laying out the shortcomings of this legislation the oil above all legislation. it really is nothing but a big giveaway to big oil. the only jobs it will create will be in the board rooms and the executive offices of the big oil companies because since 2005, even as exxon mobil, chevron, bp and shell have made over 650...
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an amendment by mr. holt limiting funds for aerial vehicles. an amendment by mr. holt regarding scanning systems. an amendment by mr. king of iowa regarding department of homeland security policy documents. an amendment by mr. king of iowa regarding executive order 13166. an amendment by mr. landry regarding aerial vehicles. an amendment by mr. -- by mr. loebsack limiting funds to ignite assistance obligated by fema. an amendment by mr. meehan regarding boko haram. an amendment by ms. moore under the immigration and nationality act. an amendment by mr. murphy of pennsylvania regarding air marshall service. an amendment by mr. -- air marshal service. an amendment by mr. pierluisi. an amendment by mr. polis regarding across the board reduction. an amendment by mr. price of georgia regarding immigration laws. an amendment by mr. ryan of ohio regarding visas. an amendment by mr. schweikert regarding the secured communities program. an amendment by mr. sullivan regarding section 287-g of the immigration and nationality act. an amendment by mr. thompson of california reg
an amendment by mr. holt limiting funds for aerial vehicles. an amendment by mr. holt regarding scanning systems. an amendment by mr. king of iowa regarding department of homeland security policy documents. an amendment by mr. king of iowa regarding executive order 13166. an amendment by mr. landry regarding aerial vehicles. an amendment by mr. -- by mr. loebsack limiting funds to ignite assistance obligated by fema. an amendment by mr. meehan regarding boko haram. an amendment by ms. moore...
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broun of georgia, an amendment by mr. holt of new jersey. first amendment by mr. clarke of michigan. second amendment by mr. clarke of michigan. first amendment by ms. hahn of california. second amendment by ms. hahn of california. an amendment by mr. poe of texas. an amendment by mr. bishop of utah. an amendment by ms. loretta sanchez of california. an amendment by ms. jackson lee of texas. an amendment by mr. higgins of new york, an amendment by mr. bishop of new york. the chair will reduce to two minutes any time for electronic vote on the -- after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from wisconsin, ms. moore, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by ms. moore of wisconsin. the chair: a recorded veat has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded v
broun of georgia, an amendment by mr. holt of new jersey. first amendment by mr. clarke of michigan. second amendment by mr. clarke of michigan. first amendment by ms. hahn of california. second amendment by ms. hahn of california. an amendment by mr. poe of texas. an amendment by mr. bishop of utah. an amendment by ms. loretta sanchez of california. an amendment by ms. jackson lee of texas. an amendment by mr. higgins of new york, an amendment by mr. bishop of new york. the chair will reduce...
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. >> you've got game, mr. holt. you've got game. cheers. >> we'll see you tomorrow.ds are going this way-there's no way. oh, the lights came on. isn't technology supposed to make life easier? at chase we're pioneering innovations that make banking simple. deposit a check with a photo. pay someone with an email. and bank seamlessly with our award-winning mobile app. take a step forward... and chase what matters. it's kind of a big deal. to find nutritious and gluten-free cereals my whole family actually loves? well, the word "wow" comes to mind. and then a friend told me chex has five flavors that are gluten-free. even a cinnamon one the kids love. a nutritious cereal that makes everybody happy? like i said, wow. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. good and gluten free.
. >> you've got game, mr. holt. you've got game. cheers. >> we'll see you tomorrow.ds are going this way-there's no way. oh, the lights came on. isn't technology supposed to make life easier? at chase we're pioneering innovations that make banking simple. deposit a check with a photo. pay someone with an email. and bank seamlessly with our award-winning mobile app. take a step forward... and chase what matters. it's kind of a big deal. to find nutritious and gluten-free cereals my...
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mr. holt: i thank the gentleman very much. this as we have heard is a package of bills dealing with land and it is as partisan as can be. i wish that we were working in a bipartisan way we could have a real lands package that would go somewhere. we could have addressed the preservation of open space. this is important. all across the country. my colleague from utah and others, people in new jersey don't have a lot of federal lands. let me tell you, this is important for people in new jersey and every one of the other 49 states and in the territories of the united states. my constituents who live in the most densely populated state in the union have demonstrated again and again their support for open space preservation, for fighting sprawl, for providing for their kids, and their kids' kids with safe places to experience the outdoors. this legislation does so many bad things, i hardly know where to begin. it's another attempt to remove most of the protections of environmental laws. and as you have heard from the ranking member,
mr. holt: i thank the gentleman very much. this as we have heard is a package of bills dealing with land and it is as partisan as can be. i wish that we were working in a bipartisan way we could have a real lands package that would go somewhere. we could have addressed the preservation of open space. this is important. all across the country. my colleague from utah and others, people in new jersey don't have a lot of federal lands. let me tell you, this is important for people in new jersey and...
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. >> you've got game, mr. holt. you've got game. cheers. >> we'll see you tomorrow.rybody. >> bye-bye.yb >> good morning. i'm deborah weiner. a look at our top stories. a developing story out of baltimore county. police combing the area around the oak grove apartments on trance verse avenue on the hunt for a prisoner that escaped from the essex district court while awaiting a bail review hearing. the unidentified prisoner was in the custody of a private security company when he took off. >> police investigating a -- an attack on two 9-year-olds. suspects a-- approached the victims and took their bicycles. now let's get a check on the forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> we had lots of sun for sunrise this morning. very few clouds. what clouds we do have were the thin wispy type coming off this disturbance to our north. we expect this disturbance to stay north during the day today. it is related to a cold front up there which will come a little farther south, but not far enough south to affect our weather. we had this area of high pressure. kind of a bubble si
. >> you've got game, mr. holt. you've got game. cheers. >> we'll see you tomorrow.rybody. >> bye-bye.yb >> good morning. i'm deborah weiner. a look at our top stories. a developing story out of baltimore county. police combing the area around the oak grove apartments on trance verse avenue on the hunt for a prisoner that escaped from the essex district court while awaiting a bail review hearing. the unidentified prisoner was in the custody of a private security company...
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the clerk: amendment offered by mr. holtage 3, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert increase by $2 million. page 7, line 4, after the dollar amount insert reduced by $2 million. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for five minutes. mr. holt: thank you, mr. chairman. today the 2012 atlantic hurricane season officially begins. and so i come to the floor to speak for increased resources to prevent flood damage as they have devastated our communities in new jersey and around the eastern united states. in h.r. 5325, chairman frelinghuysen and the committee have provided for the u.s. corps of engineers $1.5 billion for planning, training, and other measures to ensure the readiness of the corps to respond to floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. and i thank the chairman and the committee for that work. . this is a couple million below for flood preparation in 2012. my amendment would provide an additional two million so the corps can continue life-saving flood preparation work. although this won't
the clerk: amendment offered by mr. holtage 3, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert increase by $2 million. page 7, line 4, after the dollar amount insert reduced by $2 million. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for five minutes. mr. holt: thank you, mr. chairman. today the 2012 atlantic hurricane season officially begins. and so i come to the floor to speak for increased resources to prevent flood damage as they have devastated our communities in new jersey and around...
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. >> without objection, i will yield the final two minutes to colleague, mr. holt. >> thank you. many of the questions the committee seemed to want to ask of the epa far better results in court dealing with a particular case. there have been general statements made that i think really should be addressed that have to do with the clean water act and what it actually says. it actually says the administrator is authorized to prohibit the specification, including withdrawal of specifications of any defined area, and authorized to deny or restrict the use of any restraint area for -- a restricted area for specification as a disposal site, including withdrawal whenever he determines, after notice and opportunity, that the discharge will have an unacceptable adverse affect on water supplies, fisheries, wildlife and recreation areas. it goes on to say the administrator must consult with the secretary and corps of engineers. so the court expressed some surprise that congress would do this. but congress did that. our witnesses today seemed to disbelieve that congress did this, but congress
. >> without objection, i will yield the final two minutes to colleague, mr. holt. >> thank you. many of the questions the committee seemed to want to ask of the epa far better results in court dealing with a particular case. there have been general statements made that i think really should be addressed that have to do with the clean water act and what it actually says. it actually says the administrator is authorized to prohibit the specification, including withdrawal of...
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mr. aleder holt for including input from our side all along the way. i am generally supportive of the funding levels provided in the bill. the fact remains, however, that our subcommittee was forced to accept a reduced allocation for the department of homeland security when republicans unilaterally cast aside the spending agreement we reached last august forcing the appropriations committee to absorb $19 billion in reductions below the budget control act levels. largely because the majority broke that agreement, d.h.s. is funded at 1% below the requested level, continuing a downward funding trend for this agency over the past few years. the bill does retain the disaster cap adjustment included in the budget control act agreement. mr. chairman, fortunately, despite these circumstances, the bill before us provides adequate funding, i believe, for d.h.s. front line employees so they can continue to conduct critical operations along our borders, to protect our nation's airports and sea ports, to disrupt the latest plots against the united states and our ci
mr. aleder holt for including input from our side all along the way. i am generally supportive of the funding levels provided in the bill. the fact remains, however, that our subcommittee was forced to accept a reduced allocation for the department of homeland security when republicans unilaterally cast aside the spending agreement we reached last august forcing the appropriations committee to absorb $19 billion in reductions below the budget control act levels. largely because the majority...
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mr. eisen, you may begin. >> good morning, ranking member holt and members of the subcommittee. i'm vice president of energy and resources policy at the national association of manufacturers. i'm very pleased to come before the subcommittee today to discuss spruce mine and section 404 permit and what the retroactive veto of that permit did and the impact that had on manufacturers. in order to drive our nation's economic recovery, manufacturers really need predictability from the regulatory process. they must understand the rules of the road so they can make responsible, informed investment decisions. this lack of predictability is precisely the problem with the spruce mine case that we are here discussing today and it's the main reason the nam and other organizations found it so necessary to be against epa. the spruce mine veto was at its core a $250 million decision by epa that created a $220 billion problem. so let's talk first about the 250 million. arch coal planned to commit more than $250 million and create 250 new well-paying jobs in west virginia. so obviously, this proj
mr. eisen, you may begin. >> good morning, ranking member holt and members of the subcommittee. i'm vice president of energy and resources policy at the national association of manufacturers. i'm very pleased to come before the subcommittee today to discuss spruce mine and section 404 permit and what the retroactive veto of that permit did and the impact that had on manufacturers. in order to drive our nation's economic recovery, manufacturers really need predictability from the...
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will now recognize the ranking member from new jersey, representative holt, for five minutes for his opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mountain top removal mining can be one of the most destructive practices on earth for the health of local communities, our climate, and our environment. according to the environmental protection agency since 1992, nearly 2,000 miles of streams have been filled with debris resulting from mountain top removal mining. streams are being buried at a rate of 120 miles per year. mountain top removal mining has also deforested an area the size of delaware. the proposed spruce number one mine in west virginia would cover an area roughly seven times the area of the national mall, just to give you a sense of the scale. it would be one it would be one of the largest individual surface mines ever authorized in west virginia and waste from the mining operation would bury more than 6.5 miles of a couple of streams that according to the epa, quote, represent some of the last remaining, least-disturbed high quality stream and resources, end quote, in the region. the epa has concluded that t
will now recognize the ranking member from new jersey, representative holt, for five minutes for his opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mountain top removal mining can be one of the most destructive practices on earth for the health of local communities, our climate, and our environment. according to the environmental protection agency since 1992, nearly 2,000 miles of streams have been filled with debris resulting from mountain top removal mining. streams are being buried at...
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holt. he had more guts than we do. thank you. >> gentleman yields back. who else seeks recognition? the gentleman from arizona. >> first of all, thank you, mr. chairman. being the only member from arizona on this committee i find many of the comments, rationale, justifications against this citation distasteful and utterly disdainful to the citizens of this country and more particularly those of arizona. in particular also those in northern mexico who will be living with the consequences of these egregious doj actions from here forward. if it was my way i hope that we would have had a vote on each of the facts and findings so that each one of us would have had to put down what we actually instead of bantering, political bantering would have had to vote on what we see within a judicial system. finding eric holder jr., in contempt of congress is long overdue and welcome news for the american people and especially for arizonans. mr. holder has shown his contempt for our constitutional rights, for our border and arizonans. 115 members of congress agree that americans lack confidence in mr. holder and his department. the people of arizona, california, new m
holt. he had more guts than we do. thank you. >> gentleman yields back. who else seeks recognition? the gentleman from arizona. >> first of all, thank you, mr. chairman. being the only member from arizona on this committee i find many of the comments, rationale, justifications against this citation distasteful and utterly disdainful to the citizens of this country and more particularly those of arizona. in particular also those in northern mexico who will be living with the...