Scott Tipton

I think the legislation that we are seeing on this floor today demonstrates addressing a variety of issues, be it on our public lands, needing that to be able to be updated, private property rights to be able to update it, but probably…

I think you and Mr. Bridges have both cited in your testimony that at times the process has been hijacked, almost, by litigation coming in from activists to be able to just literally stop a project.

It is interesting, being able to hear the stories from the different states, from Nevada to Montana to Idaho and into Utah, as well, in terms of being able to come up with plans that actually work for our individual states.

Those private-public partnerships, which were developed with the local ranchers, with the local counties, with our state, were actually yielding what we wanted to be able to achieve.

The CFPB would lead you to believe that a multiyear class action lawsuit--and that is according to the CFPB's own estimates, average attorneys' fees of $388 million, and that is a win for consumers. The judgment is not on the side of…

I appreciate that and believe that if we are going to be making public policy, it ought to be publicly available, as well.

The Federal Government has historically treated the states and local governments not as partners or neighbors, but as landlords.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I appreciate the panel taking time to be able to be here.

I am. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Colorado is recognized for 5 minutes.

To speak to the nature of the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Is the gentleman opposed to the amendment?

The Protecting Our Water Rights Act, which I think is going to be very important to standing up for a very western issue: private property rights, when it comes to water in the West, priority-based systems, and also State Law, as well.

It is really the responsibility of the Federal Government through this mandate for clean drinking water, which I think we all share and understand it is important for our communities.

The Third Congressional District of Colorado has partnered with the Bureau of Reclamation for at least seven decades, working together to develop hugely important and beneficial multi-use projects in southern and western Colorado.

I would like to also thank Ranking Member Kaptur and members of the committee. I welcome this opportunity to be able to appear before you and thank you for your interest and priorities of your colleagues as you make difficult decisions on…

Preserving consumer access to mainstream banking services is certainly an important topic and should continue to be a consistent bipartisan goal of this committee.

Is there a distinction with a difference when we deliver $400 million on pallets in the dead of night to Iran?

This legislation empowers regulators to make sure that rules, regulations and compliance requirements only apply to segments of the industry where warranted.

I truly think that there is a broader lesson for government, not just in Puerto Rico, at the Commonwealth level, but for our States, for our Federal Government, as well, when we look over to Greece.

So that probably ties back to Dr. Stone's comments that candidate Obama rather than President Obama was being reckless.

H.R. 2896, the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operational Risk, or the TAILOR Act, which I introduced with Representative Barr, is a legislative relief effort designed to give financial regulators the ability to appropriately…

Reducing the regulatory burden for Main Street job creators like small banks and credit unions is certainly an important topic.

If you had an unlimited budget, what do we do, going forward, given what we have seen out of the Gold King Mine?

In my opinion, when you look at the government-to-government relationships and trust responsibility, that is way too long.

I have talked to engineers, miners that work in that area. They would not have proceeded the way that the EPA did.

Can you understand some of the frustration, the position that you put yourself in----