"If programs like PILT and Secure Rural Schools are truly vital to our rural communities throughout the West, then we must find ways to fully fund them."
"What we must not do is cut PILT and then use that cut as an excuse to degrade our environmental safeguards on public lands."
"Our public lands provide substantial benefits to states and local counties from travel and tourism dollars."
"Some units of local governments that are already fairly well off receive large PILT payments while some areas that have very limited resources do not receive as much."
"And that would be a significant transfer of funds, would it not?"
"And it appears that there was a period from 1995 to 2007 when the amounts appropriated to the program fell short of the authorized levels."
"I will not ask you which party was in Majority from 1995 to 2006. I will leave that for people to figure it out."
"The designation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument has had little or no effect on the economic situation of the host counties."
"Well, thank you. It is a relief to have that question resolved once and for all. I appreciate it."
"I cannot envision a scenario for Arizona's counties that doesn't involve the PILT program."
"We must reauthorize PILT and we must continue to provide the support these counties and communities need."
"Why did BP decide to save money rather than lives?"