Rob Bishop

I think you are going to hear the Administration come forward, auditioning for the roles of Petruchio and Katherine in Taming of the Shrew because they will tell us the sun is the moon, the day is night, that green is red and black is…

We support the continued application of this law which, by prohibiting encroachment by a new commemoration on an existing one, respects the design of this completed work of civic art without alteration or addition of new elements.

It is frustrating to me that the preferred alternative from the Interior Department matches the original withdrawal concept.

There is nothing in statute--only in reality-- that will force it to be used here.

Minnesota Twins pitcher Jim Kaat, who should be in the Hall of Fame--so for today we'll call it ``Coppers Town'' Hall of Fame--once said to a reporter that he was working on a new pitch. He called it a strike. You've heard a lot of…

I will be happy to do it. In fact, I want the sponsor to respond specifically to that in just a second. But the answer is, clearly, we have a desire for copper. We have a demand for copper. The concept of free enterprise and the balance of…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. As the gentleman from Florida knows, I do like baseball this time of year. One of the statistics that I saw the other day is that Pete Rose had 29 of his 4,000-plus hits off of pitchers who would…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 444 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 444 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…

For purposes of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…

This resolution provides for a structured rule of H.R. 1904, the Southeast Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011. It makes in order every amendment that was filed with the Rules Committee. So this is, like the Texas victory last night, a…

I'm just trying to envision in my own mind all those robots that are working in the Rio Tinto mine in my State that have also developed the land plan that have developed those communities there. They really have disguised themselves…

In closing, this is the map of the area which we're talking about. Everything that's orange there--or copper color--are historic or existing mines in this particular area. The yellow one is where this mine would take place. This is the…

This is an important hearing.

The federal government owns a disproportionate amount of land and is seemingly doing little to reverse the trend.

The road to this piece of legislation has not been an easy one.

Locking-up lands throughout the West has the potential to restrict access for energy production, recreation, and other job-creating activities.

I can tell you that maintaining and protecting access to the lakeshore is absolutely vital as a part of that economy.

It enjoys broad public support in Michigan and especially locally.

That was just viewed as completely unacceptable.

That is one of the problems that we have down there.

The designation of monuments and wilderness are not a boon to local economies, but rather a detriment.

The Obama Administration continues to push a 'wilderness agenda' that competes with our national priorities.

I think it would probably be helpful for the counties if there was a specific date on which they could depend.

If there is a statute that tells you that you have to make a payment by this date, then why did you tell the state you may break that statute in order to do the internal calculations?

What is for you guys a hypothetical unfortunately is for us a reality.