I thank my colleague from Utah for his leadership on this and many other natural resource issues. All across Oregon, farmers and ranchers and other property owners are walking around their land wondering what the EPA will regulate under…

Thank you, Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Schrader, and Members of the Committee for the opportunity to provide testimony today on the troubling enforcement tactics utilized by the U.S. Department of Labor on Oregon farmers.

I think these are important issues, and it is this subcommittee's duty and responsibility to address these topics.

I don't want a runaway FCC that simply squishes them because they can and takes them out.

I want to recognize the FCC for their work on this issue, led by Commissioners O'Rielly and Rosenworcel.

I also commend my colleagues, Representatives Latta and Welch, as well as Senators Fischer and Rockefeller.

I think that is the survival lifeline.

E-labels can provide more detailed information without the space limitations of a physical label.

Today, we are offering a bill that will ensure that 1.5 million subscribers in hard-to-reach areas, including many in my home State of Oregon, will continue to receive vital news and information through the television. The STELA…

With that, I yield to the distinguished gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Upton), the leader of our Energy and Commerce Committee.

I thank the gentleman for his comments. Mr. Speaker, I now yield such time as he may consume to the distinguished gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Latta), the vice chair of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

I am honored to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

I want to thank the gentleman from Vermont for his kind words and his good work on this legislation. Certainly, I recognize our counterparts on the Democratic side, Mr. Waxman and Ms. Eshoo, who have worked tirelessly on this bill, as well…

I am, to quote the man for whom this room is named, "comforted very little."

comforted very little.

While proponents of the status quo express their love of localism and the laws intended to guarantee it, I fear that laws intended to ensconce our love of local media are, in fact, loving it to death.

Our laws need to reflect the reality of the world we live in today, not the world of the Ford administration.

If that doesn't get your attention--and I had to make calls, and all of that, as well.

the agency, frankly, ignored local citizens.

It was clear to those who participated in the process that the Forest Service had largely, if not entirely, ignored their thoughtful and deliberate input.

Over half of Oregon's land--53 percent, to be exact--is controlled by the Federal Government.

I look forward to working with the committee to mark up this bill and move it promptly to the Floor for final consideration.

It seems access constantly is being restricted.

the bill's concurrence requirements would significantly delay or prevent implementation of future individual travel management decisions

I would like to express that we are committed to working with Representative Walden and Congress to ensure the best possible management of the forest lands, in conjunction with the interests of the local community.