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Bishop Calls President Obama’s Proposed Climate Change Mandate “The Wrong Tack”
Mar 15, 2013
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WASHINGTON— This week further information has been leaked about President Obama and his Council on Environmental Quality’s plans to instruct each federal agency to consider “global climate change” before approving major federal projects. Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman of the Public Lands a...
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Bishop Opposes Bill Harming Pay of Federal Workers
Feb 15, 2013
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WASHINGTON— Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) today opposed legislation to eliminate the “2013 statutory pay adjustment for federal employees,” commonly referred to as the “Federal Pay-Freeze Act.” [H.R. 273] Specifically, H.R. 273 would extend the federal worker pay freeze through the remainder of 201...
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Subcommittee Chairman Bishop Leads Request for Comprehensive Analysis of NEPA’s Costs and Regulatory Burdens on Taxpayers
Feb 7, 2013
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WASHINGTON – House Natural Resources Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01), along with Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (MI-06), Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard “Buck” Mc...
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President Signs Bill to Help Preserve Use of Water from Colorado River
Jan 17, 2013
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WASHINGTON– This week, President Obama signed into law the Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act [H.R. 6060]. The legislation was introduced on June 29, 2012 by Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01). It passed in the House on September 19, 2012, and in the Senate on January 1, 2013 under Unanimou...
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IN THE NEWS: Rep. Rob Bishop, Chamber of Commerce look to energy development in fiscal cliff negotiations
Nov 28, 2012
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By Jackie Hicken, Deseret News Published: Nov. 27 2012 [read online] While Congress and the president wrestle over fiscal cliff negotiations, Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce see one area of untapped potential for reducing the deficit, helping the economy and boosting revenu...
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IN THE NEWS: House Republicans push increased energy development in fiscal cliff talks
Nov 28, 2012
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Phil Taylor, E&E News Increased energy development on public lands would generate new jobs and revenue needed to tackle the country's fiscal crisis, a pair of GOP lawmakers said in a letter yesterday to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). Rep. Rob Bishop (Utah), chairman of the House Natural Resou...
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Bishop Urges House to Include Energy Development in Fiscal Cliff Debate
Nov 27, 2012
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WASHINGTON– Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) along with Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Steve Pearce (NM-02) today urged the House to consider energy development as a way to increase revenues without having to increase taxes on hard working Americans. In a letter to Speaker of the House John Boe...
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Bill Fostering Growth of Small Businesses Passes the House
Jul 26, 2012
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WASHINGTON– Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) today lauded passage of the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act [H.R. 4078], a package of legislative proposals that address federal rules and requirements placed on businesses. If passed by the Senate, this legislation would, among other...
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Bishop Supports Legislation to Audit the Federal Reserve
Jul 25, 2012
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WASHINGTON– Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) voted in support of the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2012 [H.R. 459], which passed today in the House with bipartisan support. Bishop is a co-sponsor of the measure, which would give the Government Accountability Office greater oversight over the Fed...
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Bishop Joins With 244 House Members to Repeal Obamacare
Jul 11, 2012
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WASHINGTON– Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted 244-185 to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which, among many things, mandates that every American prove on their tax returns that they have healthcare coverage. If the policy goes unaddressed, the Internal Revenue Servi...
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