"Committee Republicans should end their wasteful and baseless investigation, and make their case on the merits."
"Doesn't OSM have a legal responsibility to adjust its rules according to the evolving science about the dangers of mountaintop removal mining?"
"Can anyone identify any regulatory power that the Blueway designation actually creates for any Federal agency?"
"So, I would invite you to comment on that, and also perhaps speak to what you are doing to reach out to and include all the different stakeholders in these challenging water issues."
"I hope that, as you proceed with this time out on the Blueways program, that you listen to all the stakeholders."
"What about recreation? Has anyone been prevented from recreating because of a Blueways designation or proposed Blueways designation?"
"There was a suggestion that cattle might be kept 180 feet back if there was a Blueways designation."
"How about the suggestion that this Blueways designation could somehow preempt local plans and authorities?"
"Has anyone been denied the ability to build something because it was alleged to encroach on the flood plain?"
"I hope you will also consider the downstream interests, because this is not a one-dimensional situation."
"What about property rights? There has been a suggestion that this could devalue or encroach upon or violate property rights."