Rob Bishop

I want to make it very clear that this particular amendment does not override the authority of the oversight board. But because of that, I do support the amendment, and I urge its adoption. I yield back the balance of my time.

I claim time in opposition, even though I am not opposed to this particular amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

There is an old line from the play ``1776,'' when Stephen Hopkins says: Mr. Chair, I have never seen, heard, or smelled an issue so dangerous it couldn't be talked about. Hell, yes. I am for debating anything. This is one of those…

I also want to support this amendment. Everything is fine with me too.

I, too, would like to express my appreciation and sincere gratitude to the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico for his hard work. I may be known as the historian of this body, but the gentleman from Oklahoma will give a historical…

To say that to date, this is one of the most significant bills that has come to the floor in a long time, and it is going to be an excellent solution to a very, very difficult problem. I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr…

The reason we are here is to try and gain some kind of local input into this particular issue.

I want to thank Representative Poliquin for bringing this issue to my attention and inviting me here today.

That is why we are here, to make sure that whatever decision is made, that all of you here have a say in what it is.

If the President uses the Antiquities Act, he by law cannot engage in that process.

Land management decisions at any level should be developed with transparency through local collaboration, not done unilaterally, period.

Damn it, do it, we cannot move forward with these bills until that has taken place, do it.

Settlements are basically preferable to litigation, and that it usually helps the taxpayer because it takes away burdensome liabilities.

The Chairman of this Committee, Rob Bishop, asked the current Interior Secretary and the former Attorney General last year to provide more information on future Indian water rights settlements

If your Departments follow this process--starting with settlement legislation being proposed and supported by the Administration--it is my intent to then introduce the settlement legislation at the Administration's request and consider…

When Congress does something, as slow as it is, our attempt is to do it correctly. When the Administration tries to do something, they just want to do it, and not necessarily do it right.

We're going to produce a plan, and it's going to get adopted.

Anything we could do to encourage this kind of student interchange has a long-term impact on the foreign policy.

Such a unilateral designation would not be supported by this Commission nor would it be favorably accepted by a majority of San Juan County residents.

Dear Chairman Bishop and Ranking Member Grijalva: I am writing to support Congress' efforts to create a limited and targeted framework to address Puerto Rico's fiscal crisis through H.R. 4900.

These rules defy Congress' clear intent to place restrictions on the Federal Government's designation of critical habitat.

I am also deeply concerned about the legal contortions the Administration makes to claim the authority for these rules from the statutory language in the first place.

Currently, the ESA consultation process is lengthy, expensive and uncertain for projects that must navigate through it.

These rules will now make it even easier for the Federal Government to designate larger and larger swaths of local, state, Federal and private land and waters as critical habitat.

If something is really that significant, the law needs to be amended or clarified.