These situations demand far more creative thinking than we've been able to provide.

We need to get smartened up and realize it's here, and begin to deal with it in a comprehensive fashion.

I personally believe China may very well show up at Copenhagen and say, well, we are for all of this, but it is not going to make any difference in what they do.

I think it is wonderful to want to have the world to all live in accordance with the globalization approach towards this, but my experience in the 33 years I have been here is that, if we commit to it, we will live up to it, but a lot of…

While the Democrats want to talk baseball, we want to talk about health care. The American families are striking out.

As Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz put it, he wants to use his time in Washington to help solve the nation's woes, not vote on absurd resolutions.

In November 1997, I requested that President Clinton appoint a Y2K czar.

I know it is the pattern that the Chairman and the Ranking Member give the opening statement and we do not.

I remain open to considering any reform measures that will promote competition in the insurance sector.

I believe our antitrust laws, if properly and vigorously enforced, enhance this fundamental element of our economic system.

I have as of yet seen little evidence to justify a complete repeal of the antitrust exemption for the insurance industry.

I believe that the essence of capitalism in our free market system is competition.

It follows, Mr. Chairman, that the voices of those stakeholders most impacted by legislation should be given the greatest weight.

It is true that all Americans are stakeholders in the management of our federal lands.

We want good wilderness, but we want to do it the right way, and this is certainly not the right way.

Well, there may be some truth to that point of view, but it is an intentionally simplistic view.

I think as a congressional delegation we have proven we can handle the question of wilderness in Utah.

Clearly, such legislation is being pushed by interests that are out of touch and do not represent the views of those American citizens that would be directly affected by this legislation.