Rob Bishop: “The designation of monuments and wilderness are not a boon to local economies, but rather a detriment.”

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.

I think many of those local fisheries on the coast would have some quibbling with your jurisdictional approach.

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.

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