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Rob Bishop

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Rob Bishop is a former U.S. Representative from Utah, serving in the House of Representatives from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Bishop was known for his focus on issues related to public lands, education, and military matters. During his tenure, he served as the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, where he played a significant role in shaping legislation concerning land management and energy policy in the West.

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Sep 11, 2019

This amendment is perhaps well-intentioned. I am going to make that assumption. But the problem with this amendment is it is not a comprehensive amendment. The goal of this amendment is to specifically illustrate what kinds of issues will…

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Sep 11, 2019

I include in the Record a Statement of Administrative Policy on this particular bill. Statement of Administration Policy H.R. 205--Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019--Rep. Rooney, R-FL, and 18 cosponsors H.R…

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Sep 9, 2019

I believe this move of Bureau of Land Management headquarters out west is long overdue and will yield tremendous results for land management.

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Sep 9, 2019

To argue otherwise is ignorant at best, and willfully misleading at worst.

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Sep 9, 2019

We all will benefit, and I appreciate that.

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Sep 9, 2019

There is broad support for this move amongst a wide variety of stakeholders from diverse political persuasions.

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Sep 9, 2019

One of the other witnesses said that if we move this to Grand Junction it will have a profound disproportionate and negative impact on women and minority employees.

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Jul 25, 2019

I thank Mr. Kilmer for leading off on this particular issue and all the work that he has been doing on this particular concept. It is important. I am very happy that this bill has 300 cosponsors now here in the House. That is the largest…

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Jul 24, 2019

I do want entered into the record, though, what the Inspector General has reported about your situation

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Jul 24, 2019

But that is exactly what happened in the last administration.

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Jul 24, 2019

We are also short-changing our future generations by denying the science right now. We need to take action.

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Jul 24, 2019

When we have certain groups like the Center for Biological Diversity that has 143 lawsuits going on right now, does that lend itself to greater scientific integrity, or does it lend itself to more political decisions being made behind…

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Jul 24, 2019

This show could also be titled, 'Democrats Accuse Trump of Whitewashing Climate Science,' or 'Democrats Accuse Bernhardt of Giving Handouts to Their Buddies.'

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Jul 24, 2019

Democrats Accuse Trump of Whitewashing Climate Science

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Jul 24, 2019

We need to take action. We need to be present. We cannot wait 8 years to take action.

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Jul 24, 2019

Democrats Accuse Bernhardt of Giving Handouts to Their Buddies.

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Jul 24, 2019

If there indeed is legislation, and there is, it will be assigned to the Science Committee solely.

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Jul 22, 2019

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

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Jul 22, 2019

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.

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Jul 22, 2019

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

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Jul 22, 2019

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.

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Jul 11, 2019

Look, the Minuteman III has been a great deterrent and a great source of security for this country, but it is 46 years old. It was put in the ground when I was in college, and I can't even remember what I was doing in college. It has…

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Jul 11, 2019

I claim the time in opposition for the process of what we are doing, not necessarily the substance of the amendment at hand. Since this bill had first been heard in our committee, there have been new voices that have been raised by the…

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