Let me remind everybody. I know I say this a lot, I just don't think it sinks in. Utah is 66 percent owned by the Federal Government.
We do love your BLM staff on the ground. They are good people. They integrate into the community, so they understand the community needs.
Utahns know best how to manage these lands, and I will continue to fight to increase their stewardship of them in their own backyard.
If we are to restore any semblance of that arrangement, we will have to begin by empowering local communities like Hurricane and St. George.
I am proud to have led the various initiatives that would stop Federal overreach and put Utah back in the driver's seat on conservation.
Trust us, you have screwed it up for the last 180 years, let us tell you now how to do it, is insulting.
I would point to the Emery County Public Lands Bill as a really good example where we set aside 1.3 million acres.
This is why I introduced the HOUSES Act, with Senator Lee, to allow local governments to nominate certain parcels to build affordable housin...
Congress is elected by the people and is accountable to the people. Agencies are not.
Nobody can love this county more than I do. Some people may be able to love it just as much, but nobody loves it more, I guarantee you that.
I have not heard any of my colleagues and I have not heard any of the witnesses suggest that we shortcut any environmental standards.