I find it extremely concerning that these subpoenas may interfere with legitimate investigations of fraud.

Those investigations led to settlement agreements between all 50 states and the tobacco industry for hundreds of billions of dollars.

Mr. Speaker, I enthusiastically support the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. When I visit communities in Oregon, I hear from business leaders, educators, and students about how hands-on career and…

My constituents, both Democrats and Republicans, care a lot about climate change.

We commit to work with the Department, local governments, NGOs, and affected third parties to resolve particular issues.

We respectfully ask that it be passed out of committee favorably at the earliest possible time.

On the whole, the land exchange contemplated by H.R. 5780 is a spectacular opportunity to consolidate scattered trust lands into more usable larger parcels.

Great. Thank you for your testimony.

It would be entirely arrogant and offensive to a lot of people, people who have lived there for generations, to have a President who has never been there and will never go there unilaterally change the designation on millions of acres…

The locally-elected officials do not support a national monument, but they do support, by and large, this Public Lands Initiative.

The subcommittee measures bills according to three over-arching objectives for Federal lands management: to restore public access to the public lands; to restore sound management practices to the public lands; and to restore the Federal…

Of all the bills we have seen during this Congress, I believe no one has tried harder to adhere to these principles than Chairman Bishop.

I am not sure who President Obama thinks he is accountable to, but here in Congress, we believe it is our constituents.

I hope the Administration officials here today pay close attention to the loud and resounding opposition to a unilateral national monument designation.

This abuse of power means the public is largely forbidden from enjoying traditional recreational pursuits on the public lands.

We acknowledge and respect the tribe's position, and commit to work with the tribe and the Department of the Interior.

Collectively, the BLM lands to be acquired by SITLA are expected to produce significant revenue to Utah's school trust.

They are, by definition, and you are, by definition, a representative of the people or you would not be holding that office.