Thank you, Dr. Broun, for holding this important hearing.
I would like to look forward to concentrate on what we can do to mitigate some of these concerns.
If our fast-track effort is taking a half-a-decade we realize that something is terribly wrong with the system.
Western management is extremely significant to that.
The lack of additional judgeships, combined with significant growth in the caseload, has created enormous difficulties f...
The increase in patent filings that Senator Sessions mentioned has really created an enormous burden on that court.
I would like to thank Senator Coons and Senator Leahy for introducing Senate bill 1385, the Federal Judgeship Act of 201...
The existing process to consolidate trust lands is broken.
Appraisals, as we all know, are very subjective.
Successful land management strategies can only be achieved when land management agencies, stakeholders, and elected offi...
But what good are those policies if no one knows about it and no one is following up on it?
The Honorable Jason Chaffetz, a Member of Congress from the State of Utah, Opening Statement.
Are we going to have the same thing happen in 5 years because of the attitude, lackadaisical attitude we have in the Dep...
There needs to be a permanent IG appointed and it would give some more credibility to the reports that are coming out of...
So you are ultimately responsible for this.
In some respects, I feel like I am dealing with Syria policy; I don't really know who the good guys are out there.
Then why didn't you have the data? Why were these things missing?
Chairman Chaffetz, this concludes my testimony today. I would be happy to answer any questions you or other members of t...
