Grassroots Utah Navajo people do not support this effort to convert our sacred lands into a Federal designation.

And to Ms. Tsongas, your statement that there were no private lands, that is inaccurate.

We specifically disclaim the notion put forward by various environmental groups that their creation, the Dine Bikeyah, speaks for all local Navajos--they do not.

Let's go to San Juan County, then. It has one national monument, one national forest, one national recreation center, three national monuments. Despite that, it is still the poorest county in the state of Utah.

If you are going to do anything with the Antiquities Act, make sure that the state in which the monuments or the parks are going to be designated from, that they have a dialogue with their legislature, with the public, and with the…

My kid was down there. He met them, as well. They were promised a free road trip to Utah, they took it, they had no idea what Bears Ears was.

last Wednesday, the Trump administration unveiled the outlines of a tax reform plan, and, predictably, the plan has met with both praise and scorn from the usual sectors. Regardless of where the people might come down on the specifics of…

It is appalling that non-local voices have drowned out those who treasure this land the most.

The National Monument would prevent San Juan County Navajos and Ute Tribes from using the lands for the practicing of ceremonies, spiritual rejuvenation, gathering of herbs, firewood, cedar poles/posts, hunting, and caretaking of sacred…

The Grand Staircase-Escalante designation--when that happened, there were 81 grazing jobs that were lost, as well as the shutdown of a plant where 1,100 jobs were lost.

So, in the decision, in the monument declaration that President Obama did, even though he said they were giving them management, there is no real management.

Traditional Utah Navajo people are not conspiring with lawyers in boardrooms in Salt Lake and San Francisco.

The burdens outweigh the benefits, largely due to the enormous size of these monuments.

What does the creation of a national monument on these lands do to people's lives and culture?

Never in my years of Congress have I seen such a concerted effort to suppress the voices of local tribes by powerful, deep-pocketed opponents.

Those are the voices that have been excluded from the conversation.

I appreciate all of you being here. Many of you had difficulty with our names. I want you all to know that you got the name Bishop correct.

In 2015, Garfield County declared a state of emergency, due in large part to the Federal land management practices.