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There will be business owners, small businesses in my state that will be bankrupt if this proposed rule goes into place.

And I want to remind all of you of your responsibility here at this Committee. It is to protect the United States of America.

It lacks any scientific data or analysis that what we are doing today is not providing conservation.

To go forward with a proposed rule like this and say that what we are doing today isn't working, and ignoring what is happening on the ground, I think, is extremely arrogant, perhaps naive.

When we choose not to manage, we make a management decision.

One of the things that this Administration could do to get off their butt and actually do something about conservation is make sure that we get Rejuvra approved.

It is very true. In fact, you have a lot of producers out there that may have private land that is completely surrounded by BLM land.

It is an important discussion that everyone has with their bank, or whoever is financing them on what their operating note needs to be.

It takes decisions we make regarding our wildlife and how we operate away from us, and gives it to the Federal Government. It is about control.

In a heartbeat. We would beat them every day of the week.

They openly say that there will be public input, yet do not conduct and follow through on that.

What is interesting to me is that, if you read the rule and the analysis the BLM has put out on the rule, it is that they have done no economic evaluation.

If they weren't focused on sustainability, if they weren't focused on conservation, they wouldn't be in business now.

It will shut down economic activity in these regions of the country.

If Americans have to follow the NEPA process, then the Federal Government should have to follow the NEPA process.

What is to prevent China from coming in and purchasing up conservation leases on our Federal lands?

Congress has no authority to do this. You are overstepping your authority.

This proposed rule absolutely allows them to look at large landscapes and to shut the public out from accessing it.