
Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. DeGette). Ms. DeGETTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this bill. Our Nation is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world…
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Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. DeGette). Ms. DeGETTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this bill. Our Nation is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bill, the so-called WEST Act. I have great respect for the chairman and the Member who has authored this particular piece of legislation, but…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Stansbury).

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would just simply say, again, there have been a number of misstatements with respect to the constitutionality and the statutory authority of this particular rule that has been…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for closing. Mr. Speaker, I have participated in a lot of debates during my time in Congress. This has got to be one of the most confounding for me, because repeatedly, unfortunately, I…

I strongly oppose this misguided effort by extremists to designate this national monument in the Dolores River corridor.

This would be a complete insult to Southwest Colorado.

Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from New Mexico.

Do you really think that this rule will stand up to legal challenge in court?

I think it is important that we acknowledge the need to be proactive in our efforts to conserve this critical resource.

Since the Biden administration took office, 3.5 million acres of working Federal lands have been locked up.

We are going to send it over to the Senate, and hopefully they can repeal this rule.

The most egregious land lockup is Administration's Land Conservation and Health Rule.

What steps can the Department of the Interior take to expedite the process and ensure that Warrior Met Coal can move forward?

This is the people's land. And at every turn, the Federal Government is trying to lock up more...

I need you to commit to Coloradans to working with us on this particular bill, and oppose this unilateral land grab.