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  • In Case You Missed It...
    Nov 17, 2009  - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano stated in a letter to Congressman Rob Bishop that increased access to remote wilderness areas will be critical to the U.S. Border Patrol’s ability to apprehend drug traffickers as they use wilderness areas as corridors to transport drugs and money between... More
  • In Case You Missed It...
    Nov 16, 2009  - - In a remarkably candid letter to members of Congress, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said her department could have to delay pursuits of illegal immigrants while waiting for horses to be brought in so agents don't trample protected lands, and warns that illegal immigrants will increa... More
  • In Case You Missed It...
    Nov 16, 2009  - “The lack of oversight over the Equal Access to Justice Act has enabled environmental special interest groups to co-opt the original intent of this law and convert it into a virtual litigation machine to advance their extreme causes,” Congressman Rob Bishop, Chairman of the Congressional Western Cau... More
  • In Case You Missed It…
    Oct 12, 2009  - Bishop Wages Land Battle October 12, 2009 By Ellyn Ferguson, CQ Weekly Utah’s conservative Republican Rep. Rob Bishop is no fan of the National Landscape Conservation System, one of several agencies that sequesters land in his state from development, and he has been suspicious for more than... More
  • Bishop Blasts EPA for Deliberate Agenda Based non-attainment Designation
    Oct 8, 2009  - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Box Elder and Tooele Counties have been officially designated as non-attainment areas for federal air quality standards.  The EPA claims that these counties significantly contribute to the overall Particulate Matter (PM) found in ur... More
  • Bishop’s Response to “Improved” BLM Report on Utah Leases
    Oct 8, 2009  - Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) issued the following response to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) interdisciplinary review team report regarding the 77 leases pulled from the BLM’s December 19, 2008 Utah lease sale: “While I respect the authors of this report, their findings are insulting.&nb... More
  • Investigation Finds DOI Employees Guilty of Illegal Lobbying Activities
    Oct 5, 2009  - A lengthy investigation conducted by the Interior inspector general (IG) regarding improper lobbying activities involving National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) employees and environmental advocacy organizations conclusively determined that DOI employees did in fact violate federal anti-lobby... More
  • Utah Delegation: “Utah has a better way for wilderness”
    Oct 1, 2009  - Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public lands held a hearing on legislation introduced by Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) that would designate over nine million acres of wilderness in the state of Utah (H.R. 1925).  Congressman Rob Bishop... More
  • Congressman Bishop Succeeds in Protecting The Rights of Property Owners
    Sep 23, 2009  - Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) delivered the following remarks today on the Floor of the House of Representatives regarding the Santa Cruz National Heritage Act (H.R. 324).  Following his statement emphasizing the need to incorporate new language that will protect the rights of private property ... More
  • Outer Continental Shelf Public Comment Period Closes Today…With One Final Comment
    Sep 21, 2009  - Today concludes the public comment period of the U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) five-year plan to expand access to critical and abundant energy resources offshore.  Congressman Rob Bishop (R0UT) and fellow Western Caucus members are acutely aware of growing efforts within the current Admin... More
 

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