Rob Bishop

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

The Cache Valley Transit District in Logan, Utah, has received an Excellence in Motion award by the national Community Transportation Association and has been named as the ``Urban Community Transportation System of the Year.'' Among other…

In the same way Federal lands must be accessible to sportsmen and -women, so must our Federal waters as well. I concur with the gentleman that there is an access problem with the red snapper. The underlying bill extends the Gulf State…

I am happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Jody B. Hice), another great worker and a member of our committee.

Let me say just a few words about this particular piece legislation by myself. It is a one-page piece of legislation that should be easy to read--and those are always dangerous because they are easy to read-- that grants the request from…

I certainly don't want to break any protocols we may have. So, therefore, I want to echo what the gentleman from Oklahoma so brilliantly and so fluently and obviously not slowly enough said. With that, Mr. Speaker, once again, we will go…

There are some times when we can do nothing to repay the sacrifice that our fellow men have done for us; but, in some small way, we can try to show our gratitude. This is one bill that does that. I yield such time as he may consume to the…

I am going to speak very slowly as I am waiting for someone else to show up on the next bill and would, therefore, yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin) for another couple of anecdotes as to why…

As we begin the debate on this particular bill, I am pleased that the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Smith) is here with us to introduce this very effective and important bill. I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from…

I appreciate the gentleman from New Jersey joining us here. I have to admit in somewhat chagrin, I quoted you earlier in my speech when you were saying something very positive about this bill last time around. But I would also like to…

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. MacArthur), another hard-working member of our committee. Mr. MacARTHUR. Mr. Chairman, there are probably almost as many boats as people in my district, and that is…

I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young), the sponsor of this piece of legislation. He is the senior member of our committee, as well as someone who knows more about this issue than probably anyone else on…

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

In 2010, the Department of Commerce inspector general reported that NOAA was misusing these funds for all sorts of purposes not actually helping the fishing community. That is one of the reasons why we are clearly saying the status quo has…

Bless you. I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Beyer).

I appreciate the opportunity of going through all these amendments. This is one amendment that does not necessarily move us forward in the process. I wish it did. It did not. Sometimes there are even little tiny bits and pieces that happen…

In response to the amendment, I simply have to say no, it does not assume the system. We do have a problem with transparency in the process that we have. The underlying bill changes that by requiring these decisions to be made public and…

On the policy level, this stuff is already covered in the Oil Pollution Act, the Superfund covers it, and if you are really serious about doing this, lines 8 and 9 would be changed to ``NOAA,'' as they are in the current statute. They have…

I appreciate the courtesy you gave to the gentlewoman from Florida in allowing her to finish her statement. She illustrates very clearly how the problems that exist are structural problems that can't simply be solved if we just add more…

There are some agencies of government that, if a bird were to fly over the Capitol, they would claim credit for it. That, perhaps, is one of the situations in which we find ourselves today. The problem is the status quo is not effective…

Some of us believe very strongly that if a bureaucracy is not adequately responding to congressional oversight of the people's funds, then those funds should stop being sent by Congress to that nonresponsive bureaucracy.

The greater sage grouse is fast becoming the 'new' northern spotted owl.

We've taken enormous steps to avoid a listing and the accompanying Federal intervention only to have our efforts answered with a listing.

It is not, as the Director said, nor is it right to have strongholds where wilderness-like restrictions over 16.5 million acres of land will be done.

The states are in charge of wildlife, and the states have a record of success in that obligation.