I offer an amendment to the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the resolution add the following new section: Sec. 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of…
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.
I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro). Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this rule. Earlier this year, we learned of wrongful…
I have a great deal of sympathy for the gentlelady from Guam, and on the Resources Committee where that bill still is, I will work with you on that, but I do object to unanimous consent. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman does not…
I thank Chairman Pearce from New Mexico for using the Western Caucus to illustrate some of these ideas and situations that are here. I'm also grateful that the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Broun) was just here and tried to show how whenever…
I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise), who lives in this area and understands the situation firsthand.
I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Landry). He is a member of the Resources Committee that provides a great deal of insight from his personal background.
House Resolution 245 provides for the consideration of two very important bills, H.R. 1229, the Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act, and H.R. 1230, the Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act, both under a structured rule…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 245 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 245 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…
Let me just make a couple of very quick points, if I could. Once again, the purpose of these two bills is to start our process going towards Americans having adequate energy supplies to live their lives. And it's one of the things that you…
I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Duncan), another great new member of the Resources Committee.
I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, the minority is asking us to walk down a tangent issue by using negative cue words like ``subsidy,'' so let me walk down that for 30 seconds. Please realize the U.S. oil and natural gas…
Thank you. Tom Nevins, who is actually a social archaeologist, gave an interesting discussion about Ancient Central America in which he said, in 1521, Cortez led a group of Spanish soldiers to what is today Mexico City. There he found an…
May I inquire how much time I have left? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 15 minutes remaining.
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I am not objecting at all to the concepts and the comments about Chinese trade. I think that's a legitimate issue. It has its time and place, perhaps not necessarily on this…
Again, Madam Speaker, I'm pleased to be here and also be joined my good friend from Colorado, whom I should probably publicly apologize to for saying disparaging things last night. I screwed up and I apologize for that. However, he…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 186 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 186 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity of being here, and I also appreciate being here with my good friend from Florida (Mr. Hastings), who is one of the true delights with whom I have such…
For the purposes of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings). During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. General Leave
Again, I appreciate the opportunity of discussing this particular issue. There is one effect where the Delegate from the District of Columbia does have something in common with the State of Utah. Over 70 percent of my land is owned by the…
I will reserve the balance of my time, and I will tell the gentleman from Florida that I am prepared to close when he is.
I will yield 10 minutes if the gentleman from California wants it. Otherwise, I will be happy to use what he does not use. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier) is recognized for 10 minutes. (Mr. DREIER asked…
Once again, I appreciate the discussion, I appreciate my good friend from Florida if for no other reason that all of a sudden people are now sending me baseball stories and analogies here. I have one from Casey Stengel which I will save…
What I suggest is, is that under the current structure of the system, very, very few people are getting training.





