We do not seem to learn these lessons.

This kind of stuff going on has to be brought to a halt.

I appreciate your passion on this issue. I share it.

We thank you, Mr. Schuster, for your time and participation here today.

We exist to secure two fundamental principles. First, Americans have the right to know that the money Washington takes from them is well spent.

I am sad that Representative DeFazio left, because he was wrong in what he said.

That is why I introduced H.R. 382, the Preserve Land Freedom for Americans Act, to require State approval...

For too long, Washington has been making unilateral national monument designations that infringe on States' rights...

H.R. 250 is not intended to stop the creation of national monuments. The bill simply seeks to add transparency, oversight, and a debate to the process of designating national monuments.

The intent was to protect archeological resources in the Southwest and to limit monuments to small geographical areas.

Over 66 percent of the State of Utah is controlled by the Federal Government.

Reform of the Antiquities Act is long overdue.

States and their citizens deserve to have a say in the disposition of Federal lands within their jurisdiction.

What was most damaging, however, was the manner in which this designation was made. There was no local involvement or input.

This Proclamation violated both the letter and spirit of the 'smallest area' clause and purposefully locked-up an abundance of domestic energy resources.

When Grand Staircase was initiated, private property was surrounded by the Staircase, and the squeeze to those property owners began.

The process is far from perfect, I admit. But it is an established process by which activities are subjected to a transparent and public process, which have not always been the case.

We recently celebrated the completion of the construction of the Project on April 5th with a ribbon cutting conducted by Senator Orrin Hatch.