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Congresswoman Kristy Noem of South Dakota has introduced H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act.

I am concerned that the Forest Service is opening the door for these types of species to be identified as species of conservation concern, which would make forest planning more difficult.

I am very concerned about this because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit concluded that the U.S. Forest Service does not have the discretion to ignore--does not have the discretion to ignore--multiple use mandates that…

I want to know why doesn't the Forest Service use the revision of the planning regulation as an opportunity to eliminate all the opportunities for appeals and litigation that are cumbersome and is weighing down the whole process?

I am very concerned about the viability requirement because that was the basis for Chief Dombeck's remand of the Black Hills National Forest plan revision in 1999.

I think it is absolutely critical that you put hunting and fishing in the forefront of any rule that is put forward.

Too often, the practice around here is focused on the short term, the near term, the gain, to be able to have some sort of political victory at the expense of what is in the best interests of this country and our children and…

This legislation, along with identical companion legislation introduced in the Senate by Senator John Thune (S. 1831), would eliminate the ban on 'general solicitation' in nonpublic offerings.

If this Administration doesn't utilize the authority that Congress has given them, we may take congressional action in this area.

What is stopping us and causing us to lose this battle is the NEPA process.

He has granted zero. So this is a process that was given to him that he could utilize in extreme situations for alternative arrangements.

We have been bogged down with the NEPA process, and it has tied our hands to how we can address this epidemic.

I am from South Dakota, so it is a landlocked State, so I don't hear a lot from my constituents about the National Ocean Policy.

I feel so strongly because I think the fact that if there is a piece of legislation out there that guarantees that EPA will not take any action for the next year, that that is a benefit to our small farmers and producers across this…

This bill provides certainty and it provides certainty to a risky business that a lot of farmers and ranchers engage in.

I think this piece of legislation the EPA should have no problem with.

There hasn't been that kind of scientific research and data that has shown the detrimental effects of this nuisance dust

Well, Representative Shimkus, if I could say one thing that Representative Waxman continued to say over and over is that dust is not currently regulated, and it is.