Rob Bishop

What the Interagency Working Group did not do is develop a formula for the social benefits of carbon.

Since OMB is usually the one that stops most of the testimony from getting to us on time, perhaps they did not have enough time to clear their own testimony with themselves.

I was hoping to ask them directly about this guidance and their participation in it, but OMB said they could not make it again.

It seems to us as if we are almost being inundated with things that are in-your-face saying, 'Screw you, we are not going to give you the material that you want.'

Either they have the right to regulate them before this rule, or BLM simply was negligent for decades in not doing its job in regulating the fracking by itself.

Yes, and none of that does the delegation of regulatory authority, which I understand, because that authority simply does not exist.

Some states, like my state, which I think had been doing an excellent job in ensuring protection of the environment with hydraulic fracturing, basically felt insulted by that concept.

The bottom line is still they weren't there.

Quit making dippy rules, and you won't have to show up here at all, it is no problem.

When you are dealing with public health and safety, you shouldn't have to wait for the Deepwater Horizon-like disaster to happen before implementing prudent precautionary regulations.

I claim time in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Utah is recognized for 5 minutes.

I support this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham). The amendment was agreed to. {time} 1700…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Utah has 4 minutes remaining, and the gentlewoman from New Mexico has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I appreciate that. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson).

I would like to ask the gentlewoman from New Mexico, as this bill works its way through the process of ultimately being signed and implemented, if she would be willing to work with us to make sure this contracting authority in the future…

I claim the time in opposition, although I may not be in opposition to this particular bill. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I think it is important to realize there is nothing, absolutely nothing in the base bill that prohibits any individual or group from filing a lawsuit. What it does do is discourage frivolous lawsuits. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from…

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Utah is recognized for 5 minutes.

I appreciate the opportunity of being here, talking about this significant bill that is going to increase and improve our status quo. I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Westerman), to begin our portion of this debate…

This is the right moment to draft legislation to resolve the political status of Puerto Rico

The Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, Congressman Rob Bishop, has publicly expressed concerns about the negative economic impact the application of certain EPA rules can have in Puerto Rico.

Sincerely, Rob Bishop, Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources.

I need to introduce into the record a letter dated June 3, 2015, from Steven A. Ellis, Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. Department of the Interior to the Honorable Rob Bishop, Chairman.

The people I represent today have suffered an injustice for more than 40 years, an injustice the legislation currently before this subcommittee would address.

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 10 minutes.