Thank you for scheduling a hearing on H.R. 3189 and for your leadership on this issue.

On behalf of more than 6 million Farm Bureau member families across the United States, I commend you for your introduction of H.R. 3189, the Water Rights Protection Act.

Better than a day ago this House acted in a bipartisan manner to be able to fund government, to make sure that Members of Congress have to abide by the same laws that they pass, to make sure that individuals, just like big businesses, are…

Let's begin with where we can all agree as Americans: at the very beginning of the debate when it came to health care in 2008, it was about affordability and accessibility when it comes to health care. We can't disagree about that. As…

I thank the gentlelady for her leadership. Mr. Speaker, the Affordable Care Act missed on its primary goal, addressing affordability and accessibility for the American people. Probably no one said it better than the AFL-CIO just a few…

I believe the sense of this House--and certainly the American people--is that the Constitution of the United States is worthy of protecting, and the rights that are afforded in that Constitution are worthy of protecting. Unfortunately, the…

Thank you, Chairman Hastings. I appreciate the opportunity to address emergencies in our forests in the West. Mr. Chairman, over the past decade, we've seen an increase in the number of catastrophic wildfires burning in the western U.S…

Thank you, Chairman Bishop. I certainly appreciate your leadership on this issue, along with Chairman Hastings. Mr. Speaker, my colleague had just described some of the challenges that we've been facing in Colorado. I would like to be able…

I would strongly urge you to keep the Leadville National Fish Hatchery open.

The President is giving speeches on his plan for economic growth. His economic plan is to grow government, regulate more, spend more, and tax more. His speeches will not create jobs. The economy does not improve when the administration…

I bemoan the fact that we do not have EPA here to listen to the fine testimony.

I certainly appreciate your testimony this morning, all of you as well.

This is a control reach by the Federal Government.

We want to be left alone.

I would certainly like to encourage you and encourage this Congress to stand up for State rights, for the priority-based systems, and the water law and private property rights of the American citizen, and not let this happen by executive…

They are concerned, concerned about the heavy hand of the Federal Government coming in.

Do you think it is appropriate for the Federal Government to be able to come in and start upsetting not only State law priority systems, but effectively taking private property rights through designation?

They are going to be looking back to be able to examine this. I would certainly like to encourage you and encourage this Congress to stand up for State rights, for the priority-based systems, and the water law and private property rights…

Fortunately, the White River was withdrawn from consideration as a Blueways, because the public, the people who actually live there, stood up and said, 'We don't want this.'

Let's take those resources and put them to actually help address the threat to human life and habitat.

shouldn't it be to have responsible timber management to be able to help support education?

Wouldn't it be a better use of that money to be able to go in and treat forests?

The President spends a fair amount of his time speaking about the need to reduce carbon emissions...

In a June survey on business optimism, respondents cite regulations and red tape as one of their top concerns. I can speak from experience from my own small business. When government imposes new red tape, it takes away precious resources…

The West Fork Complex Fire--acreage burning now in Colorado--is more than 141 square miles and counting. The East Peak Fire--over 13,000 acres and counting. These are just two of the fires that are burning in my district now, and it is…