Rob Bishop: “I appreciate Congresswoman Lummis mentioning the bills that we are moving forward that deal with the abandoned mines.”

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.

If the gentleman has no other speakers, I yield back the balance of my time.

I appreciate this opportunity. This bill has got one thing that I think is going for it very heavily in that it authorizes the opportunity of having the Federal Government being forced to actually deal with the local community on…

Both states and the Federal Government should play key roles in managing fisheries.