Rob Bishop actually said...

"When Grand Staircase was initiated, private property was surrounded by the Staircase, and the squeeze to those property owners began."

"This Proclamation violated both the letter and spirit of the 'smallest area' clause and purposefully locked-up an abundance of domestic energy resources."

"I don't oppose public lands. I simply oppose efforts by an out-of-touch administration to forcibly lock up public lands with no Congressional oversight."

"It is unacceptable to make lands off-limits through any process that is not an act of Congress."