Rob Bishop

The Committee will come to order. You just heard the gavel bang.

the park's new ORV policy has destroyed the economies of the community by limiting or cutting the access to the park.

I ask unanimous consent to include any Members' opening statements in the hearing record if submitted to the clerk by the close of business today.

the Department of the Interior ignored local concerns and local input.

The Chair notes the presence of a quorum.

This is a recreation area. It should be a primary concern.

This is another great bill. I urge its adoption. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop) that the House suspend the rules and pass the…

This is another good bill that solves a problem that should have been solved at another level, and to introduce it I would yield such time as he may consume to the sponsor, the gentleman from California (Mr. McKeon). Mr. McKEON. Mr…

I, again, ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on this bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

And for some obvious reasons, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar), the sponsor of this bill that solves some real problems, for the introduction of this particular bill.

I appreciate the gentleman from New Mexico's introduction, which is far more fluent than my presentation will be. I share what the gentleman from New Mexico, as well as the gentlelady from Wyoming, have said on this particular issue, that…

This legislation would authorize the transfer of a parcel of land known as the Crest of Montezuma from the Bureau of Land Management to the Forest Service. The Crest of Montezuma is remote from the current BLM-managed areas. It can be…

I thank the gentleman from New Mexico, and, once again, I do agree with you. I enjoy your image of the world much better than this particular administration. It reminds me of ``Back to the Future'' when they had the two movies, what…

Again we have a bill that does a great job in solving a problem that should have been solved a long time ago, especially if the Senate would ever listen to it. To introduce his bill, I would like to yield such time as he may consume to the…

As has been said, this is a problem. It's sad that it has to come all the way to the Congress to actually solve this problem, but it is being solved; and I appreciate the gentleman from Arizona's hard work in trying to help his…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 2240, introduced by the gentlelady from Massachusetts (Ms. Tsongas), will authorize a land exchange between the Lowell National Historical Park and the city of Lowell, the Commonwealth of…

I also yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 491. The question was taken; and…

This is another great solution to a problem that should have been solved at some other level. I appreciate the gentleman for bringing it back. I urge its adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The…

Once again, we have a problem that should easily be corrected and a bill that does that. Mr. Speaker, I wish to yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Cravaack) to explain his particular piece of…

It's another great bill. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2240, as amended…

Again, this is an issue that has been recognized and is a solution that Mr. Simpson has presented, and I urge its adoption. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the…

My old debate coach is looking down on our actions and is smiling, saying his advice was right. Just keep making the same arguments over and over again, and maybe someone will actually believe those. This, actually, still is about a…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts, the distinguished ranking member from the Committee on Natural Resources, Mr. Markey.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 614 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 624 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…

Once again, I wish to remind the body that we are dealing with a procedural issue. We've heard a great deal of policy debate here, but what we are dealing with is a procedural issue. The policy of the debate has been debated on this floor…