Rob Bishop

Under current law, each and every nonmineral lease that a tribe executes with a third party is subject to approval of the Department of the Interior before it can take effect. It doesn't matter whether the tribe and a third party have…

With that, Mr. Speaker, since this is a significant bill that makes a change that has been long overdue, I yield such time as he may consume to the sponsor of this bill, the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Heck).

I am pleased to yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole), who has proven an expert as well as totally versed on the issues of Native Americans in the United States.

In closing, may I just say that I want to commend the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Tipton) for taking the time and the effort to put forth a well thought-out and locally supported piece of legislation that designates an area of special…

With that, Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield such time as he may consume to the sponsor of this bill, the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Tipton), who has done such great work to move this potential issue forward.

Fortunately, we are in a position to change course on this issue. Active, scientific forest management... can begin the process of restoring our forests.

OK. To our friends here, this is actually an official hearing. I realize you have a great deal of passion. We are also on a time limit. If you approve of what we say, it cuts into the amount of time we can ask questions.

the solution is to thin trees. We all know that, and we are not doing it for over 20 years.

I am convinced that for us to have sustainable forests, we must demand that the decisions made by our public land managers be based on proven science, not ideology and perception.

We all know that the Mountain Pine Beetle has turned much of Colorado, not to mention forests throughout the entire West, into simply a sea of dead and dying trees.

I believe that it is imperative that you become more involved in the processes which will ultimately determine the health and well-being of our public lands.

A sharp decline in forest management has left these forests in an extremely unnatural and unhealthy state, the result of which has been a feeding frenzy for the beetles but only dead trees for the rest of us.

As many of you are witness to each day, the Mountain Pine Beetle has turned most of Colorado, not to mention pine forests throughout the West, into a sea of dead and dying trees.

A sharp decline in forest management--and I should say because of aesthetic, not scientific reasons--has left these forests in an extremely unnatural and unhealthy state.

What we have been doing for 20-plus years is not good enough and we have to change that way.

I want to thank Representative Tipton for his leadership on this issue, inviting us and our Subcommittees to Montrose to see firsthand the impacts of this issue and the paths toward addressing it.

We can change courses, but if we do so, it will require that we are not impeded by inflexible regulations, impeded by frivolous lawsuits and appeals.

What I want to do is get the Border Patrol what they need to secure the border, and they tell me that what they need more than money and people is access. There are enormous swaths of public land that have effectively been ceded over to…

a thinly veiled attempt to gut a century's worth of environmental laws

This week, in conjunction with Teacher Appreciation Week, is National Substitute Teacher Recognition Week, recognizing the 270,000 men and women who fill in for permanent teachers every day in the United States. Research by the Substitute…

Good grief, this is a recreation area. And the only thing you seem to be prohibiting is recreation.

This bill will restore reasonable pedestrian and motorized access to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area.

Thank you very much. I am going to yield a minute or so of my time to Representative Jones.

these overly restrictive policies show signs of developing into a nationwide problem that may require congressional action to correct

The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands is meeting today to hear testimony on how the national park visitors are increasingly being denied access to our national parks in all defiance of common sense.