By exerting congressional review over the Antiquities Act, H.R. 5499 threatens the use of an important administrative authority that has conserved wild public lands and waters at risk from development.

On behalf of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), the voice for our wild public lands, waters and wildlife, I write to express our opposition to the Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act (H.R. 5499).

Attorney General Garland acted appropriately and ethically with respect to this investigation.

I am grateful to Representative Espaillat for his efforts to preserve a critical part of the American experience.

This Subcommittee truly is a workhorse of the Congress.

I am a firm believer in advancing policies that promote access to our public lands.

I think, bottom line, in plain English, we think this story deserves recognition.

What they fail to understand is that all we want is a government that works for the people.

Let's find a way to get a technical amendment on there so we can get this bill across the finish line.

MAGA Republicans want to talk about the border, but they don't want to do anything about it.

This is a big week in Congress, of course.

I commend Representative LaLota for his fierce advocacy on behalf of his constituents.

I am just, again, grateful for the work done by our colleagues.

I am grateful to him for putting together a list of bills here that I think encompass the greatness of our country.

I welcome, of course, our newest member to the Natural Resources Committee, Representative Maloy, who I haven't had a chance to meet yet.

The President does not have the authority to unilaterally shut down the border.

I would just encourage both the Chairman of the Subcommittee and the Chairman of the Full Committee that I don't know that we should be afraid of the debate.

It is in the best interest of Utahns for this acreage to be managed by the state of Utah.

I hope that this Subcommittee can continue to build on the investments that we made in the last Congress.

I guess what I am suggesting to you is, it seems like a simple amendment to Mr. Espaillat's bill that provides for the NPS to play a technical assistance role.

I think this is a great opportunity for us to debate some bills that deserve an open hearing.

I thank my distinguished colleague and friend from Michigan for yielding. I also thank Chairman Westerman for his leadership and Ranking Member Grijalva for his support of this bill--my bill, the Drought Preparedness Act--and for being…

Thank you, Chairman Tiffany, and I am glad to be here, and certainly glad to see once again a slate of several bipartisan bills on the agenda for today's legislative hearing.

I think it is a common-sense bill, and my hope would be that we can move that quickly through the Committee.

Roughly half of my congressional district, which is larger than nine states, is Federal land.