Rob Bishop: “The states are in charge of wildlife, and the states have a record of success in that obligation.”

The current system protects biodiversity over 100 percent of the Economic Zone of the United States through the councils.

Is the gentleman sure he really wants the Federal Government having a forest in his place?

The Majority is pushing a so-called 30x30 idea, locking up 30 percent of our oceans by 2030, all under the guise of protecting biodiversity while tackling climate change.

Twenty years from now, come back here, and we will tell the gentleman we told him so. Madam Speaker, I have no objections to the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.