House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) issued the following statement upon final passage of the Keystone XL pipeline in the U.S. House. The legislation has now been approved with bipartisan support in both the U.S. House and Senate.
“The Hesitator in Chief has lost his last alibi. President Obama must either sign this bipartisan legislation or look… Read more »
TO: The Honorable Sally Jewell
FROM: Rob Bishop, Chairman
Dear Secretary Jewell,
In March 2013, the United States sent a delegation to the Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ("CITES") in Bangkok, Thailand. The delegation included a number of employees from the Department of the… Read more »
OP-ED: America's Arctic blink
The Washington Times
Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01)
February 5, 2015
The response should never be to falter when your enemy stares you down, but that’s just what President Obama has done with OPEC. He sent a signal: America will blink.
Last week, the Obama administration issued two edicts that could leave much of our strategic energy resources… Read more »
House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) today issued the following statement upon Senate passage of legislation approving the Keystone XL Pipeline:
“I applaud my colleagues in the Senate that voted to approve this important energy infrastructure bill, which is long overdue. At long last, Senator Harry Reid can no longer play offensive lineman for President Obama.… Read more »
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) issued the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s Draft Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2017 to 2022:
“Someday this Administration will move the goal of energy independence forward. Unfortunately, this is not that day – again. In fact, we’ve taken a step… Read more »
Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) issued the following statement on President Obama’s announcement to immediately begin managing 1.5 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge... Read more »
Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) today announced senior Republican staff for the House Natural Resources Committee in the 114th Congress.
“With the input of members and our state and local partners, the Committee spent the past two months developing a new subcommittee structure that will strengthen oversight capacity and reinforce legislative priorities. Today, I am proud to announce… Read more »
House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) tonight issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address:
“President Obama tonight spoke about expanding our economy and attaining energy security, but time and again, he has actively blocked the responsible development of our domestic energy resources. He reiterated his commitment to… Read more »
House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) today announced the subcommittee chairmen and rosters for the Committee’s Republican members during the 114th Congress. Details for the Committee’s formal organizational meeting will be announced in the near future.
“Promoting the responsible development of our domestic energy resources, active management of Federal lands,… Read more »
U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) today announced the roster of Republican members who will serve on the committee and five subcommittees in the 114th Congress, and the creation of a new subcommittee that will have jurisdiction over all committee oversight matters.
“Over the next two years, the House Natural Resources Committee will pursue an active… Read more »
