I also believe in accountability. Those who are elected by the people bear the burden of accountability of those who hav...
But the good news is that there is a better way, and it is called the Public Lands Initiative (PLI) which is a piece of ...
One of the biggest lessons, I think, we've learned over time is that local input is critical to getting success and to g...
No, there's no way under existing law that you can have the co-management that the Administration is talking about.
If the President issues a proclamation under the Antiquities Act saying I, President Barack Obama, hereby designate the ...
I believe that states have a significant role to solve problems of most of the issues that we talk about today.
we still have animus anger and distrust for the Federal Government because of that lack of process and having something ...
Taking care of ancestral land, protecting and preserving it for the next generation, is not optional for many Native Ame...
If you really care about the land this is not some kind of a political tomahawk to be used.
There is no law, there is no judicial precedent that guarantees that Native Americans will have continued access to or u...
Many of the promises the Obama Administration has made to the Bears Ears Coalition may well be sincere but history, in m...
Reforming the IOAS exception through remedial legislation is long overdue, and we urge Congress to act.
Well, you know, this committee is considering Senate proposals to dismember the AT&L organization, and it doesn't really...
You cannot look those people in the eye, Americans who pay their taxes, who work here, who are citizens.
You know what, your hand will be strengthened in your negotiations around the world if you do at every once in a while.
the pairing of new wilderness and other conservation designations with broadly supported land exchanges
I believe it's an issue that Congress and the executive branch have to approach with a great deal of prudence.
I also appreciate your commitment to protecting the rights that we hold dear as Americans, and our security.