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Bishop, Walden, Lucas Statement on Democrat Led H.R. 4447

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Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-Ore.), and Science, Space, and Technology Committee Republican Leader Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) released the following statement on H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act: “Don’t be fooled by its name – this bill has little to do with innovation and everything to do…

House Republican Leaders Introduce Bill to Modernize Infrastructure Project Reviews, Cut Costs & Help Rebuild America

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Legislation to modernize the outdated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), make infrastructure project reviews more efficient, reduce project costs, and spur America’s economic recovery has been introduced in the House by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA), the Ranking Members of multiple House committees, and the Republican Leadership of the House. The Building U.S. Infrastructure…

WTAS: BUILDER Act

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Today, Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) and Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) introduced the “Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays & Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act. Below is what they are saying: “We support NEPA and the proposed legislation’s over-riding goal for better environmental decisions in a cost and time-efficient manner. In our view, the bill will advance…

Bishop Slams Democrats for Misleading Public, Partisan Abuse of Committee

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 Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement on another partisan event scheduled by Committee Democrats and deliberately advertised as official committee business. The meeting — initiated with doctored Committee letterhead and supposedly unbeknownst to Chairman Grijalva — was scheduled without invitation or notice to Members of the Committee or…

Bishop Statement on Approved ANWR Oil and Gas Leasing Program

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Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement on the Record of Decision signed by Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt approving the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program in the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).  “After decades of work from the Alaska delegation and leadership from President Trump, Congress mandated…

Bishop, Lucas Urge Inclusion on Critical Minerals Policy in COVID-19 Bill

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Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Ranking Republican Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and 22 House Republicans sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York)…

Bishop Statement Welcoming Rep. Stauber to the Natural Resources Committee

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Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement welcoming Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) to the House Natural Resources Committee. “I am excited to welcome Congressman Stauber to the Natural Resources Committee. Our prior work together has shown me Pete understands the importance of public access to public lands and active stewardship of our natural…

Bishop Calls to Delay GAOA Vote Following CRS Report on Plummeting Oil Revenue

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Today, following the release of a report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) documenting an 84 percent decline in revenue from federal offshore oil royalty collections, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) called on House Democrats to delay consideration of H.R. 1957, the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA).  The report, titled "Effect…

Bishop Statement on CEQ’s NEPA Modernization

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Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement on the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) final rule to comprehensively update and modernize National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations for the first time in over 40 years: “Every administration for the past half a century has tried to untangle the mess Congress created by writing NEPA in the…

Bishop Statement on the Sidelining of Key Infrastructure Projects

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Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement on the announced cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project and the court decision to stall the development of the Dakota Access Pipeline: “Affordable and accessible energy is vital to economic prosperity.  Having the world's most abundant and clean energy sources and the most stringent…