Rob Bishop: “I reject what you said about the oil concept. What we are giving to the state is simply the permitting process.”

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.

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.

State management gives you a greater opportunity of having success than if you have a Federal Government management system

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