Author Archives: Bishop's Counsel

Senate Democrats’ Spending Plan Not Aligned with Western Priorities

  WASHINGTON– After the-sky-is-falling proclamations from the Obama Administration that sequestration would harm National Parks, delay oil and gas permits, and cost jobs in the Department of the Interior, Senate Democrats this week introduced a FY13 spending bill that would impose further … Read More

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Rep. Bishop and Rep. Kind Introduce Bipartisan Federal Asset Inventory Legislation

WASHINGTON– Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) and Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI) introduced the Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform (FLAIR) Act [H.R. 916].  The bill requires the Department of Interior (DOI) to conduct an inventory of its federal real property holdings and … Read More

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Bishop Statement on President Obama’s EPA Administrator and Energy Secretary Appointments

WASHINGTON– Today, the White House announced that President Obama would name Gina McCarthy as the incoming Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator and Ernest Moniz as the new Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE). Congressman Rob Bishop, Chairman of the … Read More

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Rep. Bishop, Senator Vitter Introduce Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013

WASHINGTON– U.S. Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA), the top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today introduced the Energy Production and … Read More

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Bishop Statement on Pentagon Letter Regarding Sequester-related Furloughs and Job Loss

WASHINGTON– U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta today sent a letter to Congress outlining the likely impact that President Obama’s sequester will have on our national defense capabilities as well as federal civilian workforce. Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), a member of the House … Read More

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Bishop Opposes Bill Harming Pay of Federal Workers

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 2013. “Let me … Read More

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Bishop Releases Statement in Response to State of the Union Address

WASHINGTON— Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union Address: “While I found the speech to be disappointing, I don’t disagree with some of the concepts and proposals President Obama … Read More

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Bishop Statement on Sally Jewell as Next DOI Secretary

WASHINGTON– House Natural Resources Public Lands and Environmental Regulation subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) released the following statement in reaction to reports that President Obama will nominate Recreational Equipment Inc. “REI” CEO Sally Jewell as the next Secretary of the … Read More

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Hatch and Bishop Introduce Legislation to Convey Federal Land to the State of Utah

WASHINGTON– Today, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) introduced the Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act in both the U.S. Senate [S. 27] and U.S. House of Representatives[H.R. 356]. This legislation would facilitate the exchange of 20,000 acres … Read More

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President Signs Bishop Bill to Help Preserve Use of Water from Colorado River

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, … Read More

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