Rob Bishop actually said...

"The special interest groups who are behind this bill have raised tens of millions of dollars over the years with the promise to their donors that the money would be spent to protect important tracts o..."

"This proposal turns that principle on its head."

"It is wrong that this legislation turns a completely deaf ear to these most significant stakeholders."

"Successful and responsible conservation should and will be achieved when Americans who have the most at stake are listened to and respected and not treated as a nuisance and deemed irrelevant."