Rob Bishop

We are deeply appreciative of the bipartisan efforts by the chairman and Representative Rob Bishop to kick-start and refresh a serious national dialog on intergovernmental relations, especially through the Restore the Partnership Act.

What we are trying to accomplish is not liberal, it's not conservative, it's not Republican, it's not Democrat; it's a philosophy of government.

The only thing worse than an unfunded mandate is probably a funded mandate.

Well, look, I appreciate those kind words. Most of them are true, and thank you so very much.

To engage in a colloquy with the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Grijalva). If we, indeed, are going to be serious about a legislative solution to Carcieri, then we need to work out some kind of compromise that could pass both Houses of…

May I inquire, first of all, if the gentleman from Arizona has any speakers. I do have several.

The Trump administration separated the Bureau of Indian Education budget from the Indian Affairs budget in the FY 2020 proposal.

Could you please clarify for the hearing record why the Bureau of Indian Education school superintendent at the Chemawa Indian School was unable to participate at the May 16, 2019 hearing on Indian Boarding Schools?

What amount of revenue do solar and wind proposals generate in relationship to oil and gas for both funding LWCF and potential for maintenance?

We are calling for votes now, so this may be the last chance we have to abuse you for this morning.

I realize, Secretary, that you have had 17 requests for documents, and so far you have responded to 16 of them with something.

I am sure there is going to be a wide variety of questions that are going to be given to you.

What we were getting from a prior administration was not nearly as comprehensive as what you have been sharing.

I have appreciated the open approach that you have taken in that.

I also realize that you have been spending your time talking to individual Members. I think that is a wise approach to do this.

I think you have been unprecedented in the amount of information that you have been sharing.

I appreciate the amount of information that you have sent up here.

I will still lobby you for a 90/10 split, rather than 80/20, if we can do that.

What are you doing to implement S.B. 47? That is one of the last things we actually did in a bipartisan, bicameral way.

This is supposed to be about Interior budget policy priorities.

I appreciate your efforts so far.

I want Mr. Grijalva to know that I understand what it was like in his position with this situation.

I have a great deal of empathy for the situation he is in and some of the frustrations.

There is a forest fire issue that needs to be done in a bicameral and bipartisan way.

There is a backlog issue that needs to be done in a bipartisan and bicameral way.