I would point to the Emery County Public Lands Bill as a really good example where we set aside 1.3 million acres.
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Our bureaucracy is broken. I mean, if you have been sitting here listening to this, it is very clear that we have public servants who want to do things that are in the interest of the people who live here.
I have not heard any of my colleagues and I have not heard any of the witnesses suggest that we shortcut any environmental standards.
Trust us, you have screwed it up for the last 180 years, let us tell you now how to do it, is insulting.
Nobody can love this county more than I do. Some people may be able to love it just as much, but nobody loves it more, I guarantee you that.
Congress is elected by the people and is accountable to the people. Agencies are not.
Our bureaucracy is broken, and I am really grateful that you are all here to be part of this because it matters.
I am proud to have led the various initiatives that would stop Federal overreach and put Utah back in the driver's seat on conservation.
This is an issue that we can beat. And what I mean by that is, we can come together with different viewpoints.
If we are to restore any semblance of that arrangement, we will have to begin by empowering local communities like Hurricane and St. George.
The Federal Government has also disregarded collaboration, to instead use the deeply divisive Antiquities Act.
This is why I introduced the HOUSES Act, with Senator Lee, to allow local governments to nominate certain parcels to build affordable housing.
Utahns know best how to manage these lands, and I will continue to fight to increase their stewardship of them in their own backyard.
Empowering Local Voices and Stopping Federal Overreach to Improve Management of Utah's Public Lands.
I thank the gentleman from South Carolina for his words and his steadfast work on the Armed Services Committee and all national security matters. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Gaetz).
China apparently believes that America is in decline, that our social networks are frayed, that our industrial base is not as strong as it once was.
I know there are many who feel like an invasion could be imminent. But if you really believe that America was in decline, a position I disagree with...
China apparently believes that America is in decline, that our social networks are frayed, that our industrial base is not as strong as it once was.