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Rep. Bishop Touts Federalism Aspect of Bill Addressing EPA Overreach

WASHINGTON– Today the U.S. House of Representatives considered the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 [H.R. 2018]. This legislation would restore a system of cooperative federalism established under the Clean Water Act (CWA) where primary responsibilities for water pollution … Read More

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Rep. Rob Bishop’s Statement on Final Shuttle Launch

WASHINGTON—Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) released the following statement regarding NASA’s final launch of the space shuttle. “Today marks the bittersweet end of an era.  For nearly 50 years the U.S. has been the global leader in space exploration and I … Read More

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Groups Call for Passage of Republican Legislation to Enhance Border Security on Federal Lands

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the House National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 1505, the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act, legislation introduced by Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) to enhance border security on … Read More

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Bishop Reacts to DOI Secretary Ken Salazar’s Wilderness Proposal

WASHINGTON– U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar today announced that he will solicit recommendations from members of Congress about potential new wilderness designations in their states and district, which will then be submitted to Congress for consideration.  Congress … Read More

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HATCH WARNS OF DANGERS OF DEBT, CALLS FOR NO BAILOUT OF GREECE

Utah Senator Says, “ This Congress needs to listen to the people. It needs to get these trade agreements done — without holding them hostage to unrelated spending. It needs to say no to any more bailouts. And it needs to … Read More

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Hatch, Lee Introduce Bill to Require Accurate Inventory of Federal Lands

WASHINGTON – Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today introduced a bill that would require the federal government to start keeping an accurate inventory of all of its real estate holdings, including energy-rich public lands in Utah and … Read More

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HATCH STATEMENT ON LATEST JOB NUMBERS

SALT LAKE CITY – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement today after the monthly unemployment numbers were released for May: “Leading economic indicators over the past week coupled with these … Read More

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Bishop Hails Passage of Amendment to End Department of Interior Extortion of Border Patrol

WASHINGTON–  Today, a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives voted in favor of an amendment introduced by Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) that would strike language in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for 2012 (section 547) that authorizes … Read More

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Hatch Statement on Interior Department Wild Lands Reversal

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah –Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today lauded Interior Secretary Ken Salazar for listening to him and others about his misguided wilderness policy and finally agreeing to abandon his efforts to bypass Congress and designate any lands as … Read More

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Measure to Increase Debt Ceiling Without Making Spending Cuts Fails in Congress

WASHINGTON–Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted on legislation [H.R. 1954] that would increase the Debt Ceiling by $2.4 trillion without making any cuts to current spending.  Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) along with 317 other members of Congress voted against … Read More

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