Rob Bishop

I fully support that letter and reason and rationale for the letter, and do not want the situation in Nevada to be exacerbated by moving the adjudication issues over to the State of Utah.

I also hope I can rely on you to work with us to, and I hate the cliche, but think outside the box to come up with more creative answers to the situations with which we are dealing.

I feel remiss if I was not here for your public presentation and grilling.

I claim opposition to the misguided amendment to the well-proportioned bill that is under there. I appreciate what the gentlelady from Massachusetts is trying to do. I am an old history teacher, so these sites are important to me. But as…

This amendment tries to clarify the process for monument designations of 5,000 acres or less, providing that they can become permanent if the President follows the regular NEPA public involvement process. There was a question on the…

What I was trying to say was, this is a damn good bill. And there is a reason why it is a good bill: because it simply requires the President to have public information and get the input of people. If there is an emergency situation, it…

As I said on the rule, sometimes I am amazed at the kind of misinformation and inaccuracy that is taking place about this bill. This bill does not stop parks. It does not stop monuments. We have heard about the Grand Canyon being made a…

In all due respect, I have been called very sarcastic in the past, and I probably am. So as I speak to you now, Mr. Speaker, I don't want to be considered flippant in anything I say, but in all due respect, the speaker was not just…

I am actually prepared to close and will reserve the balance of my time until that time.

I, again, appreciate the gentleman from Colorado giving me the opportunity to speak about the issue that is at hand. I would even be happy if he would give me the opportunity to speak about a good immigration bill, which is mine, but since…

I thank the gentleman for giving me his time, which I would be happy to talk about the bill that is actually before us and will be here because it is a wonderful bill.

May I ask an inquiry? Was that for a vote on Tule Springs or something else? Apparently, it was something else.

I am pleased to see the passionate fervor of the gentleman from Colorado on this issue. I wish that that passion and fervor had been there a couple of years ago when I had an immigration bill on the floor that dealt with many of these…

This resolution provides for a structured rule for the consideration of H.R. 1459, Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act. It provides for 1 hour of general debate, equally divided and controlled by the…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 524 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 524 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

I hope that the avoidance of the full NEPA review doesn't come back to haunt us at some time in the future.

The Endangered Species Act need to be reviewed.

The manner in which we ask impacts the way you respond.

It is the responsibility of Congress to tell the bureaucracy what they can and cannot do. We establish laws, not their rules and regulations, and we should tell them they have to respect the rights of individuals, and treat them as real…

When the ranking member was speaking, he quoted from the bill and said: This does not limit the Secretary's right, nor does it expand the Secretary's right. So he said then, What does it actually do? What it does is very simple. It stops…

Do you anticipate reducing the Minuteman III ICBM fleet of 450 missiles in FY15?

I would like a follow-up answer for all of those if you have something more specific as to those numbers when it becomes available.

Do you actually believe you have the authority to do an environmental statement without Congress changing the law that prohibits it, specifically 1056(e)?

I want to thank you for following the law, which seems unusual, but in our environment, that is something of which to be congratulated.

I want to thank you in your opening statement for reaffirming the nuclear triad and the commitment for land-based ICBM capabilities.