I fear that, as has been intimated, the current review process that the FDA has would not be adequate to accommodate all of the tests that fall under their definition of LDTs, and that without further refining the highest risk tests, there…

I'm not certain that the current FDA structure could provide that stability.

Legislative solutions that incorporate all stakeholders are more transparent and could be more appropriate to ensuring oversight for high-risk tests.

pursuant to section 409 of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, or PROMESA, P.L. 114-187, the bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico has been charged with compiling a report by…

I cannot begin to imagine the outcry if the Congress proposed expropriating two-thirds of the state of Massachusetts.

A return to the failed policies of the 1800s is hardly 'innovative.'

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 appreciate that kind of clarity. Some of these things are very simplistically thrown out there that really are not accurate.

Rep. Bishop claims that the PLI designates 4.6 million acres of public land 'for conservation,' when in fact the PLI substitutes weakened 'national conservation areas' (NCAs) and 'special management areas' for landscapes deserving of…

I want it to be noted that this is not the hearing of this bill, it is a hearing of this bill.

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.

It is up to our elected officials, such as Chairman Bishop and Commissioner Rebecca Benally, to represent their local residents and be held accountable for their land use choices.

Most importantly, this bill preempts arbitrary and capricious designations threatened in the final throes of the Obama administration.

We appreciate the substantial time and resources dedicated to the pursuit of a legislative solution to this critical preservation issue by local and national stakeholders, including local governments, our partners in the conservation and…

I'm not sure who President Obama thinks he is accountable to, but here in Congress we believe it's our constituents.

It must be nice, it must be nice to have Washington on your side.

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.

I reject what you said about the oil concept. What we are giving to the state is simply the permitting process.