"I want to give special thanks to Representative DeFazio."
"Peter went above and beyond his legislative duty by trekking last fall to the rarely-visited Devil's Staircase waterfall."
"The proposal has not been presented by the sponsor to the many stakeholders in this issue, particularly the rural citizens who feel so passionately about the matter."
"The amount of land proposed for this designation is overwhelming--it is the approximate equivalent of the size of the State of Maryland."
"The people of Carbon County and the rest of rural Utah trust our Utah Congressional delegation to represent us because they understand Utah and have shown us that they listen."
"If you do not act Utahns will lose out, Americans will lose out, and, worst of all, future generations will lose out."
"The inconsistent argument that I have also read from Congressman Bishop is that somehow the enabling act for Utah becoming a state requires that the Federal Government sell all of its lands and give 5..."
"It is something that we have seen in the Ken Burns documentary now in terms of preserving our Federal lands either as national parks, national monuments."
"Mr. Secretary, let me first tell you how many of us are pleased with the administration of your Department, many initiatives, much movement in the first 7 months with an Interior than we saw for the p..."
"Like the Statue of Liberty, or the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building just across the street from us, the Grand Canyon is one of the most instantly recognizable icons in the world."
"This is a vital step. I commend the President and Secretary Salazar for their leadership on this issue."
"Until we have a better understanding of the impact the uranium boom will have on this American landmark, and what impact it will have on the water source of the West, the Colorado River, the Administr..."