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H.R. 4532 is a sensible and responsible answer to that question. Congress should pass it with all deliberate speed.

Despite that unprecedented responsiveness, neither the Eagles and Patriots nor the teams in San Juan County can participate willy nilly.

This bill establishes something unique in U.S. history: monument management councils that give all the teams a voice in land management.

This thoughtful legislation would give it to them by codifying what we all want: appropriate monument protections and a cooperative framework to ensure that those appropriate designations are managed responsibly for the public's benefit.

Any assertion that this bill throws open public land to harmful development is akin to suggesting the Patriots get five downs to go 10 yards--an outright falsehood.

As I see it, the teams are the Federal, Utah, local, and tribal governments with interests in exercising careful stewardship over these stunning lands for all the public's benefit.

And I would also remind everybody that none of the designation of the national monument under President Obama happened on tribal lands.

Hopi people have been associated with Bears Ears for thousands of years.

We cannot assist you in its destruction.

A lot more protection.

The Tribe objects to the extremely short notice for the meeting.

When the United States abdicates its government-to-government relationship to local individuals, it demeans the Hopi Tribe and the historical relationship the United States has with the Hopi Tribe.

Removing the Hopi Tribe from an integral role in the management of these important areas puts western development and beliefs over the beliefs of the Hopi people.

H.R. 4532 leaves three of the five major tribes connected to the original Bears Ears National Monument designation as a part of the new management council, which would result in the exclusion of the Hopi Tribe.

Thank you very much. I am going to mess up this name, as well. Once again, I will apologize in advance.

Chairman Bishop sharply questioned whether the Ute Indian Tribe and the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition had a strong and ongoing relationship to the lands and resources contained within the Bears Ears National Monument.

That is a net increase in their ability to participate in the management of those lands.

I am pleased to announce that I am initiating a process to develop Federal legislation.