Rob Bishop

Aristotle once said that, ``All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.'' Mr. Speaker, today I would like to honor one of those responsible for…

one of my top five movies of all time was the 1968 cult classic, the original Producers. And, of course, as you know, that was the story of a Broadway producer who tried to find the worst play possible to produce a Broadway flop, and…

I am honored to be here and I wish to address the first of the four points that Mr. Cole presented when he introduced this particular rule. I, like the gentlewoman from California who just spoke, and those of us who were elected for the…

I appreciate joining the majority whip, Mr. Blunt of Missouri, as well as the chairman of the Constitution Caucus, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey. For several weeks now we have tried to come before this body and talk about issues in which the…

Finishing my time here, Madam Speaker, I appreciate the parliamentary procedures that my good friend from Florida knows and does extremely well here. It is true, that was part of the amendment deemed nongermane to the issue at hand. And…

I am always sometimes amazed or reminded by our friends from the oil- or energy-consuming States that don't understand the size of those in the West. It is true that ANWR is a small percentage of Alaska, but I would remind you that the…

I don't want to try and change any kind of factual data, especially from my good friends from the Pacific Northwest, but actually this is the 12th, not the 13th time we have voted on this issue. And, unfortunately, the Dulles Airport is…

it is truly a joy to be able to join you here on the floor tonight and hear the report from the gentleman from Georgia, which clearly illustrates that we have done much good in recent days here in this Congress, and to outline what we will…

No, let me just finish. I apologize. Let me finish, if I may. That was in 1999. In the year 2000, once again, the Argonne National Laboratory study dealing with an area just 80 miles from the proposed drilling site, once again, concluded…

I would just in deference to the Rules Committee defending their actions note that there was only one amendment that was sent as a potential amendment to this rule, and that was nongermane. It is very difficult to put amendments in order…

I want to introduce you to Gene, who is a third-generation sugar beet farmer. That is a root crop that can't grow in wetlands. Nonetheless, his sugar beet farm was ruled by the Federal Government as a wetland. The reason it was a wetland…

the other maps were in green and red. Mine is in blue, and my chart is to show in the blue the total amount of each State's land that is now combined and controlled by the Federal Government. You can see an obvious change in States here…

I am pleased to close what I consider to be about 50 minutes of bipartisan support for this particular rule and the underlying bill. This bill, indeed, would give us the rehabilitation tools to combine science and research, preapproved…

in 1781, George Washington, even though he had won the Revolutionary War, kept the Army intact and on alert for 2 more years until the signing of the peace treaty, saying, ``There is nothing that will so soon produce a speedy and honorable…

from the beginning of this country, there has always been some confusion or at least debate over what is the role of the Federal Government vis-a-vis the State government. It was President Andrew Jackson who actually derailed the Mayes…

I tend to agree that this was probably a do-nothing bill, only in the respect that the vast majority of the people on both sides of this aisle will do nothing to violate the procedures and the proposals that we will have placed in front…

Justice Brandeis, as we have talked once before, has said States are the ideal laboratory for democracy, for indeed they have the better ability of being creative, and, if the creation goes wrong, can move back from that, from the Federal…

in our discussion of the rule today, we have heard many things. We have heard discussions of budget issues, which will be addressed when we do the appropriations bill later on. We have heard discussion of rules that were not made into this…

when we have the opportunity of bringing tourists to this great Hall, we show them the ceiling, the cameos of all the great lawgivers in the world, two of whom are actually Americans. On the Speaker's left up there is George Mason, one of…

the Budget Deficit Act of 2005 has the noble goal of being a first step in a long time toward bringing fiscal sanity to the federal budget. Forty billion dollars is a small but correct step in regaining control of our budget, and we can…

Senator Orrin Hatch of my State has penned words to a song entitled, ``Everyday Heroes.'' The lyrics in part read: ``Some people have helping hands that go a second mile. ``They're willing to love and lift a brother for a while. ``Everyday…

I am pleased that both sides of the aisle have recognized the need of some modifications in the Endangered Species Act. I would like to, Mr. Speaker, introduce you to a man by the name of John Gochnauer. John Gochnauer was the shortstop…

I am more than pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Keller).

once again I share the frustration and understand the gentlewoman from California, as to her amendment not being made in order here. But I once again would point out that the amendment was presented in the committee and was rejected by the…

last Sunday during the Emmy awards, I realized that one of the most popular new comedies about domestic life in America is Desperate Housewives, and one of the most popular ongoing dramas about domestic life in America is The Sopranos. And…