NEPA has such a backlog. I mean, to get anything done, we are way behind and it takes way, way too much time.

Do you believe that--or think that the same type of urgency applies to other landscapes in the West, with archeological resources that might be at risk?

Your assessment about the destructive effect, do you think the Escalante Chamber of Commerce or the people of Boulder, Utah would agree that that devastation has occurred?

There has got to be a better way of doing this.

Sometimes conservation can't wait for Congress to act, which is why 16 of the 19 Presidents who have held office since the passing of the Antiquities Act have used it to establish National Monuments.

I believe that NEPA should take place. I think that the people's voice should be heard.

Yes, I think they should be voted upon, and I think the voice of the people should be heard.

Absent the reforms outlined today, monument designations must be constrained in size and solely limited to contiguous lands that are already owned by the Federal Government.

The Antiquities Act deserves the attention of Congress, but I am disappointed to see that the majority thinks it needs to be tampered with and watered down.

I support the NEPA process because it takes into account all those other factors, and just doesn't knee-jerk a particular need at a particular time.

Public lands are a net positive for our State. There's really no way to deny their enormous contribution.

The more the Majority obstructs conservation efforts, the more the public will realize that they are not being well represented.