It’s not an impeachable offense. This is a policy difference.

It is just a great example of common-sense legislating that cuts through the partisan divide.

I think it is a common-sense bill, and my hope would be that we can move that quickly through the Committee.

I am a large proponent of expanding tools like Good Neighbor Authority or promoting root and stem projects, which Representative Newhouse's legislation would authorize.

If we want American mining to flourish, we must compete on a level playing field without the heavy hand of the federal government choosing who wins.

As Members of Congress, it is our No. 1 responsibility to continue supporting their efforts, in my view, and to provide further resources to our Federal land management agencies as they prepare for the wildfires to come, and plan for…

I think the bill makes a lot of sense, and I am hoping that we can get it done in short order.

Congressman Lamborn's bill, H.R. 6862, would block this unjustified and indefensible step.

Our broken and lengthy NEPA permitting regime should not be an excuse as to why we are not taking part in proper forest management.

When our forests burn in Montana, it is not just Montana that suffers, it is the smoke that travels across the country and harms all of us.

Thank you, Mr. Smith, for both your written testimony and your oral testimony.

I wonder if you might be able to, I suspect you are aware of this, and if you could provide maybe the Committee some clarity on that front.

I am grateful to you and to the work that the Forest Service is doing and has done over the course of the last several years.

Thank you, Chairman Tiffany, and I am glad to be here, and certainly glad to see once again a slate of several bipartisan bills on the agenda for today's legislative hearing.

The Biden administration's recent proposal to allow only critical mineral projects to be placed on the permitting dashboard would exclude important domestic mining projects.

Roughly half of my congressional district, which is larger than nine states, is Federal land.

I believe that the intent and language of H.R. 2925 are simple and clear, but acknowledge the concerns that have been expressed.

Congressman Doug Lamborn's H.R. 6862 would block an ill-considered proposal by the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council.