Rob Bishop: “All of these are examples which, unfortunately, continue to go on. What the good Representative from Nevada has…”

“All of these are examples which, unfortunately, continue to go on. What the good Representative from Nevada has presented us is a terrific case in which the Park Service actually disrespected individuals and did not allow them to do what is humanitarianly appropriate. Yet, when they were allowed to go in there and they found these bodies, they could have overcome all of this if they had just cared about people first, but they did not. With the Keystone pipeline, the Park Service, once again, made a comment that the Keystone pipeline would have a devastating impact on parklands that were adjacent to the Keystone pipeline. Unfortunately, the nearest Federal land--the nearest national parkland--to the Keystone pipeline is 30 miles away. That is some kind of buffer zone we have. If, indeed, we decided that this agency--the Department of this administration--were to put people first, we would have a much better relationship. Unfortunately, time after time, we see where actually people are being put last and bureaucratic responsibility is taking the place of that. That is simply wrong. This bill is an example of what is happening, and it is one that should be passed. I appreciate that both the majority and the minority realize the significance of passing this piece of legislation.”