It takes an Act of Congress to create a wilderness area, and it requires an Act of Congress to fix or make necessary modest adjustments to a...
I too am struggling with the long list of regulations that have been proposed by the EPA administration this year.
This has been extensive consultation, consensus building with local stakeholders.
This we see as an economic opportunity for areas like North Bend.
This is an opportunity for us on the west side of the Cascades in Washington to add some wilderness area that has been abused in the past.
Decisions on wilderness designations should be made on a case-by-case basis.
They have declared war on our software industry and you are sitting back.
The Obama Administration attempted to bypass the clear letter of the law with its Wild Lands Secretarial Order, which was a backdoor attempt...
There is a near zero--in fact there is a zero--chance that the Committee will act on or advance bills that seek to designate wilderness area...
I too believe that farmers and ranchers in eastern Washington need more certainty.
the only way we can comply with the long list of regulations coming out of EPA is to simply not operate.
The Speaker isn't asking the President about all these EPA changes, will the President sign those bills before he passes them out of here.
A wilderness area is the most restrictive land use designation that Congress, and only Congress, can apply to our nation's lands.
A law is necessary because, quite frankly, the Fish and Wildlife Service can't be trusted to ensure such access.
Let me be very clear about the goal of this bill. It is to ensure that public access is allowed to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain, inclu...
To ensure that public access is allowed to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain, including motorized access.
It is Congress, and only Congress, that has the authority to designate lands as wilderness.
I would encourage you as leaders in the U.S. Senate to continue and redouble your efforts to ensure we have the most highly-trained aerospac...
