Should more federal agencies, such as the BLM, be relocated outside Washington, D.C.?

Steamboat Institute, in partnership with the CMU Civic Forum, is proud to present a compelling debate on the following resolution: "Be it resolved, more federal agencies, such as the Bureau of Land Management, should be relocated outside Washington, D.C." Arguing the affirmative is William Perry Pendley, Former Director of the Bureau of Land Management in the Trump Administration. Arguing the negative is Mary Jo Rugwell, President, Public Lands Foundation; Former State Director, Bureau of Land Management, WY. The moderator is Amber Duke, Senior Editor, Daily Caller; Co-host of Rising at The Hill TV; Tony Blankley Fellow, Steamboat Institute.

0:00 - 8:00 - Opening
8:00 - 10:00 - Pre-debate poll
10:00 - 19:00 - Opening remarks by William Perry Pendley
19:00 - 25:00 - Opening remarks by Mary Jo Rugwell
25:00 - 30:00 - Can leadership being closer to the lands they manage make it more effective?
30:00 - 34:00 - Would putting authorities in the lands they manage be better?
34:00 - 37:00 - Would the time zone change make it difficult?
37:00 - 43:00 - Would moving make a significant economic shift?
43:00 - 47:00 - Would decentralization solve a lot of the public's distrust of the big government?
47:00 - 53:00 - Could moving lose valuable assets, like resources/people who won't want to relocate?
53:00 - 56:00 - Could exporting the people in agencies just move the corruption and culture of DC across the nation?
56:00 - 1:00:00 - How do federal workers in DC versus out west vary?
1:00:00 - 1:05:00 - What are specific ways we could increase efficiency?
1:05:00 - 1:11:00 - Why would you need more people on the ground out west, why can't they relay their observations to the workers in DC?
1:11:00 - 1:14:00 - What are the purposes of these lands?
1:14:00 - 1:18:00 - What are other ways we could make people feel like their concerns are being heard by the federal government?
1:18:00 - 1:22:00 - How can we work on increasing public trust in the federal government?
1:22:00 - 1:32:00 - Closing arguments
1:32:00 - 1:35:07 - Post-debate poll