This is the only way you can actually have that kind of input taking place.

I like you. You are wrong, but I like you.

And when the President made the Bears Ears declaration, it shut the process down.

It is arrogant on the part of this legislation, given that tribal nations were given, rightfully so, under the Constitution, the ability to be sovereign and, more importantly, the ability to consult, confer, and reach consensus with the…

We were promised data coming from the Interior Department that did not show up.

There were no restrictions.

CHIP needs to be extended by January 19th, and I am going to do all I can to make sure we get it done.

The legislation before you today does not convert any public land to private property.

I thank the Committee for its consideration, and note that I ended with 1 second to go.

Eagles or Patriots, and your spread?

A lot more than zero.

This affects all the residents in San Juan County, especially the children of the Navajo Nation.

Having represented many parts of Utah, I am intimately familiar with the land, the people, and the issues.

Unlike most states in our Union, nearly 70 percent of the state of Utah is owned by the Federal and state government.

Madam President, before I turn to the main portion of my remarks, I wish to speak briefly on the situation in the Middle East. The protests across cities in Iran reflect the failed leadership of a corrupt regime. The Ayatollah's negligence…

Health and Human Services is a massive, sprawling department that oversees trillions of dollars in spending and liabilities.

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

If you don't do anything, and you shoot down the bill, guess what? You are still going to have one person for every 1 million acres. It is ridiculous.