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Bishop Statement on Proposed 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) proposal to modernize implementation regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): “There has been nothing more detrimental to the development of transportation, clean water, and energy infrastructure than America’s broken environmental review and…

Bishop Seeks Hearings From Grijalva on Conservation Grants, Drops Bill to Prevent Taxpayer-funded Human Rights Violations

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Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) sent a letter to Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) requesting immediate hearings on H.R. 5493. Introduced yesterday, the legislation seeks to enhance oversight mechanisms at the Department of the Interior by prohibiting the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from awarding international conservation grants to entities that fund or…

How the Democrats Stole Christmas

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Time is running out, the Speaker snarled with a sneer. Next week is Christmas; it’s practically here! With nothing to show and nervously drumming, we all knew a vote on impeachment was coming. The American people stood puzzled: How could this be? Democrats choose to ignore national problems with glee? They drafted the…

Bishop Statement on Democrats’ Delusional Climate Legislation

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Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement on H.R. 5435, the “Americans Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act.” Introduced yesterday by Committee Chairman Grijalva, the Democrat proposal would stifle crucial conservation funding, decimate local economies which rely on revenue generated from energy development on federal lands and waters, and…

Bishop, Romney Introduce Bill to Protect Wilderness in Illinois

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Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) introduced the Shawnee Wilderness Area Designation Act of 2019, legislation to lock up 289,000 acres of land in Illinois and make it part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Earlier this week, they condemned legislation introduced by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) that undermines a bipartisan…

Republicans Concerned About More Taxpayer-funded Human Rights Abuses

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Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah), U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), and U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) sent a letter to Cristián Samper, President and CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) requesting information on WCS’s awareness of human rights abuses potentially committed by  taxpayer-funded eco-guards.  Based upon WCS’s authority over eco-guards…

Bishop Statement on Aurelia Skipwith Confirmation

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Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement regarding the Senate confirmation of Aurelia Skipwith as the new Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service. Skipwith currently serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the Department of the Interior, where her team is responsible for ensuring the protection and stewardship of…

Bishop Statement on Released Inspector General Report

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Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement regarding the Inspector General’s report confirming that the Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt acted ethically and did not exceed or abuse his authority in relation to his review of an Endangered Species Act consultation. In addition, the report rejects claims of inappropriate political…

Bill Modernizing Pittman-Robertson Fund Unanimously Passes Committee

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Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement on the successful passage of H.R. 877, Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act, which was agreed to by unanimous consent in Committee markup. Increasing urbanization and suburbanization has made it more difficult for the public to participate in hunting and recreational shooting than when the…

Republicans Introduce Western Water Legislation

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Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Republican colleagues introduced legislation designed to reform water policy in the West. H.R. 5217 – the Water Optimization for the West Act (WOW), puts common-sense principles into policy and ensures that storage projects are funded, streamlined, and operated…