Rob Bishop: “A lot of the needs we are going to have in future research with you will be in mine reclamation.”

There really is no reason to add to this hearing--unless it is to give Members another 5 minutes to campaign, or speak on the bills. It is kind of a waste of time.

If the gentleman has no other speakers, I yield back the balance of my time.

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

This ban is even more ridiculous after we just locked in mandatory spending of $900 million in perpetuity with the so-called Great American Outdoors Act.