John Curtis

If I could say one thing to Elon Musk, it's like, please put a dose of compassion in this. These are real people. These are real lives. These are mortgages.

Stop the car, like, fix this.

Let's let this play out by the Constitution.

Stop the car. Like, this is not a normal moment.

It's a false narrative to say we have to cut and you have to be cruel to do it as well.

The people want change. We all knew what we were getting with President Trump.

Stop the car, like, fix this. That's what Utahns are telling me.

I believe in the Constitution, right? I believe this is how we test the Constitution.

We could solve the budget as Congress, we could solve the border, and we haven't.

This is not a normal moment.

The American people have asked for change. They've lost confidence in so many things.

This is not a normal moment. We have tried for years to do this gracefully.

We can do both. We can be compassionate and we can make cuts.

The American people said, stop the car. We want dramatic change.

It is important that DOGE operates with appropriate oversight to maintain transparency, prevent conflicts of interest, and ensure its work remains focused on serving the American people.

I first would like to return the appreciation to the chairman of the Natural Resources Committee and for the opportunity to work with him. I think he is a great example of what a chairperson should do in Congress. To my good friend from…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill, the GEO Act. Utah is a leader in geothermal energy, but many companies are being held back by the current regulatory environment. My bill simply requires…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill, the Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act. The Great Salt Lake is essential to the ecological and economic fabric of Utah. Residents have worked tirelessly to…

That feels very punitive, and you can imagine how my constituents feel about that who are dependent on a living and provide a service to these people.

On the one occasion the Supervisor did agree to Congressman Curtis's request to rescind the termination of all temporary guide and outfitter permits last year, he subsequently revoked the guides' and outfitters' access to the Lone Peak…

Two-thirds of the land in Utah is owned by the Federal Government.

This has led to this amazing frustration, and I regret that we couldn't resolve this with this local office and I have to bring it here in a public manner to you, but I don't know what else to do.

If we are not getting the help and the coordination that we need from the Federal Government we are literally shut down as a state.

Our local guides are experiencing great frustration, as am I, in their ability to get permits to do that.

The Utah Wasatch-Cache National Forest has been unwilling to work with us on finding creative ways to meet the needs for more priority permit holders, as opposed to temporary permit holders.