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Dear Chairman Bishop and Ranking Member Grijalva:

Thank you. I have a couple of questions.

I want to thank two constituents of mine who never let me forget how important Clear Creek was to them.

So the press indications that claim that this announcement will increase that security, there is no way of actually implementing that?

Do you have specific reference to the testimony that was given by Senator Allard that says that that study was exaggerated?

Mr. Bishop. OK. Senator Allard, we have kept you here a while.

Well, not if we pass it first, you won't. But I appreciate that.

But your testimony clearly says that is your preferred option.

I am no stranger to controversy when it comes to building a broad coalition of stakeholders to accomplish something important for my district.

I applaud him on his efforts and look forward to hearing from Congressman Farr and the rest our witnesses on today's bills.

I also have a letter from the National Cattleman's Beef Association, the Oregon's Cattleman's Association, and the Public Lands Council that will be added to the record, as well.

Mr. Grijalva, do you wish to make an opening statement?

I appreciate all that.

Now, your first and foremost responsibility as an appointed official is to be accountable to Congress and the American people.

We ought to be going about this in a way that treats everybody fairly under the law.

I have, again, two straightforward questions to you: (1) do I have your public commitment today that you will respond to our inquiries in no more than 30 days?

One of the most sacred responsibilities that we as public servants have is to safeguard the hard-earned taxpayer dollars that American families entrust to us.

To date, the administration has made at least 22 unilateral changes to Obamacare without consulting any of us up here in Congress.