"To be clear, then, you are saying states with significant impact by this rule didn't need to be heard from, and that that was adequate. Is that what you are telling me?"
"Then help me understand why you wouldn't hold a single public meeting."
"How can Utah ranchers, farmers, and recreationalists have their voices heard, when you are not responding to our letters and you are not holding hearings?"
"Are you willing to extend the comment period, given the fact that so many people have not been heard from?"
"I will meet with your scheduler immediately, as soon as you are ready."
"I am, unfortunately, out of time. Hopefully, you interpret from my results that we don't feel heard, that we feel like we are doing a very good job of conservation ourselves."
"I think my question is what would have been preserved, and particularly in the south, that was not preserved because this rule was not in place?"
"I just want to point out that we are doing a very good job of preserving ourselves, and I am not sure that there is anything in this rule that will do a better job of preserving in the area."
"I am writing in strong support of Congressman John Curtis' legislation, H.R. 3397."
"Thank you for holding today's hearing and for the opportunity to share our support for this legislation."
"We are writing in support of S. 1435/H.R. 3397, legislation that would require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a proposed rule entitled 'Conservation and Landscape Health'."
"It does give us an opportunity and a platform to talk about some of these issues on a really bipartisan level."