Rob Bishop: “For too long, Washington has been making unilateral national monument designations that infringe on States' rights...”

The Dingell Act, 2 years ago, was bipartisan. If this were bipartisan, we would not be here. But to illustrate that, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar).

Is the Speaker telling me that if the Republicans have cleared this bill and are in favor of it, it has to have a written clearance from the Democrat side more than simply verbal commitment to the Tribes? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair…

I am assuming I have the traditional 15 minutes remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Utah has 16\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Just as locking up large sums of lands has been a terrible and expensive idea, locking up 30 percent of our oceans does not translate to good stewardship.