Author Archives: Bishop's Counsel

Rep. Bishop Meets with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Welsh and Air Combat Commander Gen. Mike Hostage

WASHINGTON—Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) along with Senator Orrin Hatch (UT), Senator Mike Lee (UT), Congressman Jason Chaffetz (UT-03), and Congressman Chris Stewart (UT-02) today met with U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh to discuss several key issues important to … Read More

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Bishop Calls New DOI Rule on Hydraulic Fracturing ‘Duplicative’

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) today released updated draft regulations of hydraulic fracturing on public lands. The draft rule will only be open for public comment during the next 30 days. Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Public … Read More

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Rep. Bishop Comments on Department of Defense Furloughs

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) today announced that civilian defense employees will face 11 furlough days through the end of the fiscal year. Early projections estimated that civilian employees would be subject to as many as 22 furlough days when … Read More

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Bishop Issues Statement on Administration’s Decision to Keep Ogden-Hinckley Tower Open

WASHINGTON– Today, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that the recently passed Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013 will not only allow the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to end employee furloughs, it will also keep all 149 FAA contract towers … Read More

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Bishop Reacts to Reports that Obama Administration May Keep Ogden Tower Open

WASHINGTON— Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) praised reports that Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood has said that 149 FAA towers, including Utah’s Ogden and Provo towers, will be spared from closure.  Last week, Bishop voted in support of legislation … Read More

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Bipartisan Legislation Sets NASA’s Focus on the Moon

WASHINGTON– U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Chairman Frank Wolf (R-VA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), John Culberson (R-TX), Steve Stockman (R-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Rob Bishop (R-UT) and Ted Poe (R-TX) have once again reintroduced bipartisan legislation directing NASA to … Read More

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Bishop Opposes President Obama’s Use of Antiquities Act

WASHINGTON– Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman of the Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Subcommittee, today decried President Obama’s use of the century-old Antiquities Act to create five new national monuments. The Antiquities Act, established in 1906, gives the executive branch the … Read More

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Rep. Rob Bishop Shares Concerns over Antiquities Act and New National Monuments

WASHINGTON–The White House announced today that on Monday, March 25th, President Obama will designate five new national monuments using the Antiquities Act. Congressman Rob Bishop, Chairman of the Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Subcommittee, stated that he was disappointed President … Read More

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Bishop, Gen. Wolfenbarger Support Funding to Ease Defense Aspect of Sequestration

WASHINGTON— This week, the Ogden Standard Examiner published “Sequestration impacts our mission, people, and bases,” a column authored by Air Force General Janet C. Wolfenbarger. Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) today lauded General Janet C. Wolfenbarger’s proactive outreach to Utah’s Hill … Read More

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Bishop Calls President Obama’s Proposed Climate Change Mandate “The Wrong Tack”

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 … Read More

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