Tom McClintock

I think any politician that tries to convince them that their experience is different than what they know is going to look downright foolish.

This Congress has a mandate to deal with it to relieve families of its burdens, to fix the underlying issues that spawned it, and restore what was once the finest healthcare system in the world.

The more we raise their tuitions, the more we have to help students try to afford those tuitions by doubling Pell Grants.

Aren't I out of pocket $5,000 in either case?

Is that not how we punish bad actors in a free market?

In some 30 percent of American counties, people will have no choice over their Obamacare policy.

I suspect because the price is absolutely astronomical. And if you dared to be candid with this committee or the American people, you would have a revolt on your hands.

It strikes me those are the two areas of the economy where prices are growing much faster than inflation.

I have got money in that bank. I am going to take it out.

Obviously, the people who voted for Obamacare want to discourage people from making more money.

Why do we not give those same tax breaks to the employees themselves so they can afford to go out and make their own choices for the best services at the lowest price?

We support the process and concepts utilized to develop this grassroots public lands process.

It would be entirely arrogant and offensive to a lot of people, people who have lived there for generations, to have a President who has never been there and will never go there unilaterally change the designation on millions of acres…

We commit to work with the Department, local governments, NGOs, and affected third parties to resolve particular issues.

Collectively, the BLM lands to be acquired by SITLA are expected to produce significant revenue to Utah's school trust.

I am not sure who President Obama thinks he is accountable to, but here in Congress, we believe it is our constituents.

Well, as a matter of fact, we are going to go to a second round of questions.

I would ask unanimous consent that Representative Jason Chaffetz, the co-sponsor of this legislation, be allowed to join us on the dais and participate in today's hearing.

Of all the bills we have seen during this Congress, I believe no one has tried harder to adhere to these principles than Chairman Bishop.

I hope the Administration officials here today pay close attention to the loud and resounding opposition to a unilateral national monument designation.

On the whole, the land exchange contemplated by H.R. 5780 is a spectacular opportunity to consolidate scattered trust lands into more usable larger parcels.

We acknowledge and respect the tribe's position, and commit to work with the tribe and the Department of the Interior.

The subcommittee measures bills according to three over-arching objectives for Federal lands management: to restore public access to the public lands; to restore sound management practices to the public lands; and to restore the Federal…

We need to rethink the whole thing.

We respectfully ask that it be passed out of committee favorably at the earliest possible time.