Press Releases
April 16, 2010
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General Robert Kehler, U.S. Air Force Space Command said just this week that some of his chief concerns [about NASA's Constellation Cancellation which terminates the Ares Rocket] were a "fragile industrial base" and an acquisition process that is far too slow and cumbersome to field new leaps ahead [in] technologies in a timely manner.
April 16, 2010
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Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) issued the following statement after meeting with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden today. Bishop, along with Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) met with Administrator Bolden to discuss the President Obama's plans to cancel NASA's human space flight program.
April 16, 2010
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Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) today decried President Obama's plans to cancel the Ares rocket and NASA's human space flight program, noting that billions of taxpayer dollars will be wasted terminating a highly proven and successful Ares rocket program, with billions more being dumped into unproven start-up efforts that are over five years away from being ready.
April 14, 2010
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Today, House National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop (R-UT)was joined by House Natural Resources Ranking Member Doc Hastings (R-WA) and House Homeland Security Ranking Member Peter King (R-NY) in introducing legislation (H.R.
April 14, 2010
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Today, Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar is scheduled to visit the Organ Pipe National Monument and tour Arizona's southern U.S. border.
March 31, 2010
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Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) along with fellow Western Caucus members, Congressmen Dean Heller (NV-02) and Lee Terry (NE-02), issued the following responses to President Obama's plan to open a limited fraction of offshore energy resources located in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
March 29, 2010
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On February 26th, now more than one month ago, Western Caucus Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01), House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) and other Western Caucus members sent Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar
March 26, 2010
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Last night on the Floor of the House of Representatives, Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) voiced concerns over statements made by NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, who is apparently the leading voice in the proposal to cancel the Constellation Program, NASA's tested replacement for the retiring Space Shuttle.
March 23, 2010
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Following the President's signing of the Democrat takeover of healthcare H.R.
March 21, 2010
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Tonight, Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) cast a "no" vote for the Democrat takeover of healthcare, H.R. 3590. Despite significant bipartisan opposition, Speaker Pelosi wrangled 219 Democrat members to vote in favor of the bill- just enough needed to send the bill to the President's desk for signature.