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Confirmed: Killer of Arizona Rancher Entered and Exited the U.S. on Public Lands

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Today, House National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop (R-UT) announced that Republican Committee staff have confirmed with both Border Patrol and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that the criminal who killed Arizona Rancher Robert Krentz both entered and exited the U.S. through federal land on the San Bernardino Wildlife Refuge. The San Bernardino…

FOXNews.com: GOP Reps Offer Bill to Ban Interior Dept. From Hindering Border Agents

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GOP Reps Offer Bill to Ban Interior Dept. From Hindering Border Agents FOXNews.com April 14, 2010 Joshua Rhett Miller The unknown gunman who murdered an Arizona rancher three weeks ago entered and exited the U.S. illegally in an area where border agents are widely prohibited from using motorized vehicles, constructing roads and installing surveillance structures, federal agents have…

Republicans Introduce Legislation to Secure the Border on Federal Lands

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Today, House National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop (R-UT), House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (R-WA), Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Peter King (R-NY) and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-TX) introduced legislation (H.R. 5016) to prohibit the Department of the Interior (DOI) from using…

Secretary Salazar Conducts “Photo-Op” Border Visit

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On Saturday, March 13, 2010, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar briefly toured Arizona’s southern border. While he can now check the visit off his to-do list, Secretary Salazar has yet to address how the implementation of environmental regulations by Department of Interior land managers are impeding border security efforts and contributing to drug and human trafficking, violent crimes,…

As Secretary Salazar Visits Border, Dept. of Interior Must Stop Obstructing Border Patrol

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On Saturday, March 13, 2010, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will briefly tour Organ Pipe National Monument, located along Arizona’s southern border. While there, Secretary Salazar must answer as to why the Department of the Interior (DOI) is using environmental regulations to hinder U.S. Border Patrol from securing our border on federal lands. As a result of DOI’s actions, this…

Sen. Coburn Offers Amendment Ensuring DOI Funds Do Not Restrict Border Security

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This morning, Senator Coburn introduced an amendment to the 2010 fiscal year Interior Appropriations bill that would ensure no funds are used to prohibit or restrict Homeland Security from securing our nation’s borders on public lands. 40 percent of America's southern border is on Department of Interior land and Republicans in the House have raised concerns that it is currently serving…

Vote Check: Amendments Defeated to Protect Private Property Rights and Improve Border Security

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Today during a Full Committee markup, Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee voted against amendments to protect Americans’ private property rights and improve border security. H.R. 715, the Saguaro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2009 Rep. Bishop of Utah Amendment #3 to HR. 715 – Protecting our Borders and Working for Crime-Free National Parks The…