This discussion draft makes a clear statement: our shared public lands and waters are only worth the oil and gas that we can wring out of them.
There's little doubt that next month's elections are going to be a sham.
The bill entirely waives the National Environmental Policy Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, the Endangered Species...
I think this bill is going to only further enable the Administration's desire to surrender our oceans and our coastlines...
In effect, this title is a bribe for states to take public lands out of the public's hands.
The ideas behind this bill are flawed, and its enactment would be disastrous for everyone who uses or enjoys our public ...
On Federal lands----
Under this legislation, those are all worthless.
While the concept is indeed novel, it's also reprehensible.
If Title I is the bribe, Title II is the shakedown.
Federal production went up 78 percent under the Obama administration on Federal lands.