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Wilderness Policy Sparks Western Ire
Dec 30, 2010
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Wilderness Policy Sparks Western Ire An Initiative to Expand Protection of Unspoiled Lands Has Drawn Opposition From Energy Companies and Ranchers By Stephanie Simon, Wall Street Journal The Organ Mountains in Las Cruces, N.M., left, is one of the sites the Bureau of Land Management may seek to pres...
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DOI Delivers More Bad News to the West Just Days Before Christmas
Dec 23, 2010
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In an 11th hour move one day after Congress adjourned for the year, Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials announced a new policy allowing the BLM to designate public lands as de facto wilderness without the approval of states or Congress. Th...
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Bishop Defends New 2011 Congressional Schedule
Dec 21, 2010
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Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) has drafted an open letter to Congressman-elect Allen West responding to criticisms of the new 2011 congressional schedule. Dear Congressman-elect West, Congratulations on your recent election to the House of Representatives. The new House Republican majority, which you...
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Bishop Hails New 4th Congressional District in Utah
Dec 21, 2010
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Today the U.S. Census Bureau announced that the State of Utah will receive a 4th Congressional seat in 2012. After receiving confirmation that a new Congressional District will be added to the Utah delegation, Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) issued the following statement: “I am pleased that Utahns w...
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Bishop responds to Standard editorial on 'Repeal Amendment'
Dec 17, 2010
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by Rep. Rob Bishop The Standard-Examiner Editorial Board, on Dec. 12, opined against the "Repeal Amendment" -- a simple measure that would allow two-thirds of the states, if they all agree, to undo an onerous federal policy and make Congress readdress the issue. ("Bishop's repeal amendment) The Stan...
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Repeal Amendment restores balance
Dec 16, 2010
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By Rep. Rob Bishop Deseret News I recently introduced a constitutional amendment that gives two-thirds of the states the power to repeal any federal law or regulation. The amendment reads: "Any provision of law or regulation of the United States may be repealed by the several states, and such repeal...
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Bishop Supports Legislation that Halts New Taxes
Dec 16, 2010
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Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) issued the following statement upon House passage of the Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010. This legislation prevents billions of dollars in tax increases set to occur January 1, 2011. “This bill ensures that the massive tax hikes set to hit Utah families and busines...
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Bishop Laments Death of Border Patrol Agent Killed on Federal Lands
Dec 15, 2010
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Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement after receiving notification that U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry was shot and killed last night near Rio Rico, Arizona. Initial reports indicate that the shooting occurred on federal lands located within Arizona’s Coronado Nationa...
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House Leadership Adopts Scheduling, Process Reforms Proposed by Congressman Bishop
Dec 9, 2010
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Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) today praised Majority Leader-elect Eric Cantor (R-VA) for adopting a number of common-sense scheduling and organizational reforms for the 112th Congress. The new 2011 calendar for the House of Representatives, released today, includes a number of reform ideas proposed ...
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In Case You Missed It...Arizona Game and Fish Commission Announce Support of Congressional Efforts to Delist the Gray Wolf
Dec 8, 2010
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Last week, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission voted in support of Congressional actions to delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act. In a press release issued yesterday, they noted that “Congressional involvement is necessary to break the regulatory and litigious gridlock that Mexican...
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