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We appreciate the sustained efforts of House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop, Congressman Jason Chaffetz, and members of the committee to develop a legislative solution to address the long-term conservation of nationally…
I cannot begin to imagine the outcry if the Congress proposed expropriating two-thirds of the state of Massachusetts.
I was very offended by the statement that you made. That hurts very deeply.
I reject what you said about the oil concept. What we are giving to the state is simply the permitting process.
I appreciate that kind of clarity. Some of these things are very simplistically thrown out there that really are not accurate.
But what this bill would do is provide a certainty of access somewhere while giving the agencies the flexibility to relocate as issues arise.
We can do it because we are Congress and we write the laws. That is a guarantee for you.
The collaborative management approach that has been suggested for Bears Ears National Monument cannot legally be done. It violates the law.
We owe a debt of gratitude to the people, both elected officials and citizens, who possessed the foresight to recognize the value of Canyonlands and created the park 50 years ago.
By 2013, the national monument threat had spawned a collaborative effort in which Representatives Bishop and Chaffetz solicited input from stakeholders via each county in eastern Utah.
By 2013, the national monument threat had spawned a collaborative effort in which Representatives Bishop and Chaffetz solicited input from stakeholders via each county in eastern Utah.
It is arrogant, it is offensive, and it should not be tolerated in this Congress.
Do not play the charade with us if all you want to do is just go with your environmentalist lobbyists, environmentalist friends, and screw the rest of Utah.
The Public Lands Initiative is the viable solution.
We have tried from our heart of hearts to develop a bipartisan and balanced approach to this solution.
I sat with the president of the Navajo Nation last August and he had no idea what Bears Ears was or where it was.
Secretary Jewell, you came to Utah seeking local input. Unfortunately, what you saw and what you heard was theater staged by radical environmentalist outsiders intent on smothering local voices.
It must be nice, it must be nice to have Washington on your side.