The Montana Land Sovereignty Act isn't about stopping new monuments, it is simply about making sure that the American public has a voice in the process.

The only reason we found out was because the documents were leaked.

What we don't need is the Administration making those decisions for us.

With a stroke of the pen 500 high paying jobs in a rural Utah county disappeared.

How in the hell can you come up with those numbers?

For Montana, the Antiquities Act is something like the Sword of Damocles.

That is why it is essential that the bills we are discussing today pass and the Congress be given the ultimate say on which areas will become national monuments.

Many of them believe that it is their duty to 'protect' the land from any future development.

Unfortunately, this authority is too easily abused.

It is an honor to recognize you, Mr. Chairman, and your continued efforts to stand up for the needs of Utah here in the House of Representatives.

Ultimately the goal of this bill is to protect jobs.

America is in the midst of a recession with elevated unemployment, yet the Obama Administration continues to push a 'wilderness agenda' that competes with our national priorities of job creation and domestic energy independence.

Now once more, importantly, it is significant that legislative functions should reside with the Legislature, not the Executive Branch.

Wilderness is attainable, but it is also to be considered with other factors in the use of the land in mind.

The Antiquities Act has been abused by Presidents, unfortunately, of both parties.

What the president did was simply wrong. It is the wrong course for America.

The term Ponzi scheme, I think, is over the top and unnecessary, and frightful to many people.

Mr. President, I yield to the distinguished Senator from Tennessee and without losing my right to the floor, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to make my remarks immediately thereafter. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without…