Dennis Paulson said in part: "I scanned this bill (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:h.r.2578:), and it's enough to make your head swim and your stomach churn" and "But it is clear that a common thread is to open up public lands for use that doesn't bode well for wildlife and habitats (more gun ranges for target practice, more border-security operations, more general access, more suppression of environmental regulations in general, etc.). There are many different provisions, couched in varied language, but the common thread is anti-environment." This bill is from the House Natural Resources Committee, chaired by Washington State's Doc Hastings. Below is a sentence from his web page.
"Specifically, Chairman Hastings' interests include increasing American energy production, ensuring U.S. offshore drilling is the safest in the world, guaranteeing access to public lands for recreation and job creation, effective management of our nation's oceans, and fighting for water rights in the West." Wilson CadySkamania County