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ICYMI--Leaked email says BLM employees 'scamming the system' with credit card abuse
Mar 7, 2012
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In Case You Missed It... …government credit cards being used by a former BLM employee to pay for designer luggage and sophisticated, precision rifle scopes for personal use… Upon learning that leaked Bureau of Land Management (BLM) emails were said to contain information regarding the misuse of BLM ...
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Fighting drugs and border violence at Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: What about the ranger’s M14 rifle, Yogi?
Feb 29, 2012
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full article here By Liz Goodwin Yahoo News, The Ticket Tue, Feb 28, 2012 ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. -- On a hot desert morning last week, a group of 20 tourists gathered in the visitor center in Arizona's Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument to attend a mandatory safety briefing befo...
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House passes GOP energy bill, 237-187
Feb 17, 2012
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full story here in The Hill By Pete Kasperowicz - 02/16/12 06:19 PM ET The House on Thursday evening passed a bill that seeks to encourage oil shale development, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), and offshore drilling in the Atlantic, Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as...
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CQ Politics in America Profile
Jan 20, 2012
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http://www.cq.com/doc/member-15463 (subscription required) Bishop has woven a consistent narrative thread through more than two decades in elected office: an aversion to big government. Democrats and liberal policies are a frequent target of his dry and irreverent humor, but he has turned his wit on...
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Dance troupe gets artistic raves, but its federal grant is a flop with Utah lawmakers
Dec 13, 2011
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John McArdle, E&E reporter email print Read full edition Read full edition Rep. Rob Bishop is a fan of the Repertory Dance Theater in downtown Salt Lake City, and the Utah Republican has attended many of the group's performances over the years. But he can't applaud a decision this week by U.S. EPA t...
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FOX NEWS: House Panel Approves Bill to Lift Environmental Regulations That 'Impede' Border Patrol
Oct 6, 2011
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By Judson Berger A proposal to prevent environmental rules from impeding the Border Patrol's ability to monitor and pursue illegal immigrants crossing into the U.S. was approved by a House committee Wednesday, in a move one congressman said could address the government's "cavalier attitude" toward i...
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CQ: House Panel Bill Would Shield Border Agency From Environmental Laws
Oct 6, 2011
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By Rachael Bade, CQ Staff The House Natural Resources Committee advanced contentious GOP legislation on Wednesday that, as amended, would exempt a Department of Homeland Security border agency from more than three dozen federal environmental protection laws while conducting border-security operation...
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HUMAN EVENTS:House Advances Bill to Lift Green Rules For Border Patrol
Oct 6, 2011
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by Audrey Hudson The House Resources Committee on Wednesday passed legislation that would allow the Border Patrol to pursue illegal aliens across millions of acres of public property mapped off-limits by federal bureaucrats to protect forests and endangered species. The National Security and Federal...
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Bishop seek to strip president of monument designations power
Sep 13, 2011
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By Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News WASHINGTON — Congressional backlash over a leaked Department of Interior memo that detailed plans for the possible creation of 14 new national monuments — including two in Utah — continues to fester and was the focal point of a Tuesday congressional hearing. Six ...
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Center for Biological Diversity opposes effort to improve border security
Sep 12, 2011
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“The following release from the Center for Biological Diversity perfectly illustrates the challenges we face with regards to securing the entire border region. Unless the U.S. Border Patrol is able to access the entire border region, especially public lands currently overrun with drug and human smug...
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