it is something that can vary greatly depending on the group of people you get in the room

one of the reasons I ran for Congress was to deal with climate change

it seems to me that maybe we could identify some more objective criteria

It is the same story.

They are heartbreaking. They are not just heartbreaking, they are wrong.

That is just not acceptable.

In the last 8 years, the Obama administration used this Act to declare national monument status over 553.4 million acres of land and water.

No president strayed further away from this intent than President Obama, who used the Act to lock up over 553.4 million acres of land and water.

Let me say that, any executive action to abolish existing monuments will be met with significant opposition from the American people.

Despite the narrative of my Republican colleagues, our national monuments are popular and will not go down without a fight.

Both Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears were designated in the face of unanimous opposition from the congressional delegation, the governor, and local counties.

monuments are a very important part of our culture, serving as a reminder of our history, and memorializing significant historical events.

I want to thank our witnesses for being here today. I think you brought this issue into very sharp focus for us.

But if the forest is desperately overcrowded, trees do not have enough room to grow and thrive.

Traditional Utah Navajo people are not collecting $20 million from the Hewlett and Packard foundations and Leonardo DiCaprio to sponsor this toxic divide-and-conquer campaign.

What we found is restrictions on public use reduce public visitation, and the jobs we lose are high-paying, full-time jobs, and they are replaced with low-wage, seasonal jobs.

So, people are fleeing.

The majority of Navajo and Ute residents in San Juan County overwhelmingly oppose the monument designation.