I don't think this budget even gets you back to a core mission.

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the resolution be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the resolution was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. Res. 199 Whereas hundreds of millions of people…

I thank you and Majority Leader McCarthy. I am humbled and honored to have been elected by the people of Montana to represent them here in this House. I am joined today by my wife, Susan, who is in the gallery. We have been married 29…

We are looking at how to do it, and unintended consequences, to make sure we hold accountable the industry.

Some of it is leadership. And some of it is, you are right, adhering not to the law but a philosophy that parks and public lands should be for the use, benefit, and enjoyment of the people.

Each of the tribes has their own expectations, culture, opportunities, and challenges.

America's lands hold tremendous job-creating assets.

This budget reflects the President's commitment to fiscal responsibility--proposing sensible and rational reductions.

Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today, and it is indeed a deep honor to be on this side of the podium.

I will continue to live up to my obligation to do that, I look forward to it.

I would like, personally, to work with you to have a steady stream, and give the states more flexibility, and use those monies with more flexibility to provide greater public access and use.

But my job, the way I see it, is to have, and we have a wonderful USGS, we have a lot of capability there.

So, the budget. This is what a balanced budget looks like.

It is a mistake to think that the Indian tribes are monolithic. Every tribe has a different story, different cultural backgrounds, and different expectations and we are working through that.

What is it about Bears Ears that has brought your gaze to it?

I don't favor oil and gas over coal, over wind, over nuclear. I am just all of the above.

I wish that the country was not as polarized as it is.

I am absolutely committed to work with the states in many ways.