Thank you. I would like to thank the witnesses for their valuable testimony and their patience and for being here today.
The policy of the United States has not changed. We continue to believe in the development of oil and gas in our Nation'...
I will say one other thing. Director Bromwich, as he has worked very, very hard to stand up this robust agency...
The assessments of what the damage is are still continuing.
I think it is important for us to remind ourselves, even in the midst of this horrific oil spill, we were able, with a v...
I am concerned about certain assumptions being made about the long-term affordability of the shipbuilding plan.
It seems to me that there is some collusion, whether it is informal or it is formal, between BLM and some of these organ...
Why is interagency confusion regarding the roadless rule allowed to delay for the lawful leasing of these parcels?
I think in the interest of the American consumer right now, young families, senior citizens on fixed income, we all deve...
I have had comment coming back from my constituents that they were not made aware of meetings.
What is the wild fire management budget? Is it up, down, about the same?
Ranchers, the oil and gas industry, local governments, and the mineral industry, motorized recreational users in our dis...
There is a backlog. And I think that is an important note for us all to understand.
Let me just interrupt you on one point, and that is that litigation does not prevent the BLM from moving forward as ther...
The Wildlands Order has ruined the business model that the oil and gas industry was subject to for decades.
I am extremely concerned about the policies and actions of the Bureau of Land Management, which actively discourages inv...
Well, I am sorry. Then why aren't you moving forward? You are using the litigation as an excuse not to move forward.
I think that there is a lack of understanding here in Washington, D.C., as to the extent that we have a fragile economic...
