tipton, mr. lamborn and i who represent areas with substantial public land where our constituents in the private sector, our residents interact every day with public land management. this bill will help improve the quality of the tourism experience as well as the conservation goals of rocky mountain national park. i urge a yes vote and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. mr. lamborn. mr. lamborn: i yield the balance of my time back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 688. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado, mr. lamborn, seek recognition? mr. lamborn: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 689. the speake

tipton: good morning, everyone. i'm scott tipton from colorado's third congressional district. the house will take important action this week to undo some of the most harmful attacks previous administrations perpetrated on hardworking americans as croling the country during its final months. i'm a firm believer that when done right, regulations play an important role in keeping our communities safe and secure. but what we saw out of the obama administration during its final months went far beyond safety and security. our concerns about the stream buffer rule and the b.l.m.'s 2.0 rule and many others fell on deaf ears during the obama administration's final days. what we saw was an outgoing administration more concerned about approval ratings than about the livelihoods of american families. we lost 68,000 coal mining jobs during the obama administration. standing here in washington, it may be hard to imagine the impact of losing those jobs. but for families, families that i visit with every time that i'm home, it means falling behind on your mortgage, struggling to be able to pu

tipton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized for one minute. mr. tipton: thank you, mr. speaker. the united states is blessed with a wealth of domestic energy resources, allowing us to develop safe, abundant, affordable energy to meet our needs. the third district of colorado has blue skies, clean water while maintaining a healthy amount of responsible development of oil, natural gas and coal production in its many communities. according to the energy information agency, coal accounted for approximately 60% of the electricity generated in colorado in 2015. yet, this vitally important resource that provides energy and jobs to many homes have come under attack. backed by radical interests, the government has issued new rules under the guise of environmental protections but whose true intent is to bankrupt the coal industry with regulatory compliance. the stream protection rule is a solution in search of a problem. modern mining operations are already adaptive to av

. >> reporter: she was crowned miss tipton, reportedly last seen at a cookout with friends, then she went missing. >> her disappearance almost two weeks ago has galvanized this community. >> reporter: her family desperate for answers, even creating this website to try to solicit tips. but the mysterious case went cold. >> good afternoon. thank you all for coming. >> reporter: just this week, nearly 12 years later, a break in the case that has plagued this community for so long. >> i can say that this gentleman never came up on our radar through the investigation. >> reporter: it was saturday, october 22nd, 2005. tara had reportedly been up with friends at that cookout. little did they know it would be the last time they'd see her alive. she was reported missing shortly after. >> the ocela police department responded to her residence. immediately they suspected foul play. >> reporter: her home was locked. her car in her driveway. her dog was left outside. only her purse and keys were missing. >> tara's home was searched extensively for several days, which produced little physical evid

tipton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. tipton: mr. speaker, the bureau of land management manages 245 million acres or nearly 10% of the total area of the united states. a whooping 700 million acres of mineral state. nearly all of this acreage is in our western states which makes it imperative that agency extensively cooperate with those state and local governments during the planning process. it is true that the b.l.m.'s new planning rule, planning 2.0, included revisions to several aspects of the planning process, some of which seemed to make some good sense. unfortunately, the new rule also introduced a significant measure of confusion regarding how planning areas would be determined, and most distressingly, diminished the most historic and valued role that state and local governments play throughout the process. in many of the counties in my district, it is not uncommon for the public lands to make up well over half of the total area. for these communities having an equal seat at the planning table isn't merely a luxury, it's an e

tipton, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized for two minutes. mr. tipton: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. speaker, i know i and many of my colleagues share concern about a federal regulatory code that has become so bloated with redundant, ineffective, and unnecessary rules that the shear bulk of it threatens to sufficient gate american economic recovery and long-term prosperity suffocate american economic recovery and long-term prosperity. this is one such example of duplicative and unnecessary regulation. aside from the fact that the authority to regulate air quality does not rest with the b.l.m., we certainly don't need the b.l.m. rule in addition to the e.p.a. methane rule and state regulations which our colleagues on the other side have noted and lauded that have come out of the state of colorado. . the supposed benefits of the rule will be emissions reductions in the neighborhood .001%. than that is the definition of an ineffectual rule. the oil and gas industr

>> you know, my grandma is from tipton and i have family in south georgia and after digging into thecame immediately attached to it. i saw how heartbroken this community was and how deeply affected they were, so i'm just so glad there's an answer now and finally some sort of resolution in play so i think in the beginning just seeing the affected sad has been unreal. >> you see the relief in the families during the press conference, nancy grace, payne lindsey, thanks for joining us. >>> coming up, how one of president trump's closest confidantes is shaping the white house taking a seat at the table and giving us a look at behind closed doors. is she the most powerful woman in washington now? closed doors. about tempur-pedic mattresses... is that they contour to your body. it keeps us comfortable and asleep at night. save up to $500 on a new tempur-pedic. now through february 26. get your tempur-pedic today! the most highly recommended bed in america. whfight back fastts, with tums smoothies. it starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. and neutralizes stomach acid at the s