Of all the bills I have seen during this Congress, I believe no one has tried harder to adhere to these principles than Chairman Bishop in the bill before us today, the 'Utah Public Lands Initiative Act.'

I object to the way you have characterized our grazing.

I was very offended by the statement that you made. That hurts very deeply.

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…

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…

It is arrogant, it is offensive, and it should not be tolerated in this Congress.

I sat with the president of the Navajo Nation last August and he had no idea what Bears Ears was or where it was.

Accordingly, we join the broad-based request that the President utilize his authority under the Antiquities Act to protect the nationally significant cultural and archaeological resources of the Bears Ears area this year.

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.

We have tried from our heart of hearts to develop a bipartisan and balanced approach to this solution.

We want to commend Congressman Bishop and Congressman Chaffetz for their support of this project over the years.

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.

the Public Lands Initiative is the viable solution.

This bill is not a bi-partisan solution.

There's no evidence to support this accusation.

We want them to get the right laws on the books.

patents are a key driver of investment and innovation.

Two percent of all the claimed hours by an examiner that lacked a digital footprint were unsupported.