Rob Bishop

This bill is another in a series of our trust-but-verify approaches when dealing with the Administration.

This bill is another in a series of our trust but verify approaches when dealing with this administration.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. McClintock). Mr. McCLINTOCK. I thank the gentleman for generously yielding to me to offer a dissenting view of section 1021 of the underlying conference report. This is…

In the year we have been here discussing these things, we have talked a lot about budget problems that we have in this country. It is my contention that our budget is not just that we have been spending too much, but we have been spending…

The issues and accusations that were brought up by the gentleman from Florida will be something that we will address in the course of this debate, but I wish to do this in somewhat of a regular order. There are other issues, as he said…

The gentleman from New Jersey is right, yesterday the House did act in a bipartisan way. Now it's up to the Senate to act--amend, change, anything except just sitting there and not taking action. I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 493 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 493 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

This resolution provides a standard conference report rule and other end-of-the-year housekeeping provisions. H.R. 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012, has been considered in committee. It was debated on the House floor…

I thank you for the time. Mr. Speaker, I will apologize in advance for actually talking on topic here. In 1791, the Second Session of Congress, John Page was a Congressman from Virginia, and he objected to his peers who wanted to leave and…

70 years ago the Forest Service paid the huge sum of $1 for two parcels of land, a total of 30 acres, surrounded on three sides by private property. In that intervening time period, per the Forest Service's own plans, not only have they…

It has taken four years to get Congress to agree to give them two acres to build their municipal buildings.

This bill is also introduced in the Senate, and this starts our public comment period on this particular bill.

Thank you, Representative Larson. John, you are welcome to stay here and answer questions at the end...

There is some power given to the Secretary of the Interior that is unprecedented and ought not to be there.

Thank you. I appreciate that, and I appreciate all of you taking the time to come here.

Yes, but you are becoming a good capitalist at the same time. Thank you for having a monopoly and then charging for it.

This is a project that I personally like. I would like to make it work somehow if we could.

Our folks who have taken an initial look at this traffic study feel it is badly inadequate.

I am hoping you have all had a chance to see it, I am assuming that Section 3 of this Act clearly states that all environmental policies and laws will be adhered to.

The proposed SkiLink does not appear to have the potential for this type of impact based on water quality records.

We can't have it both ways.

I think kudos need to be given. I have seen your wilderness proposals.

Unless the resources in our states are developed in the West, our kids are hurt.

There is a lack of comfort level in what we are talking about here.

We desperately need that again today.