A House chairman has invited the founder of outdoor retailer Patagonia to testify before his committee amid an ongoing clash between the two over national monuments.

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop Robert (Rob) William BishopOVERNIGHT ENERGY: California seeks to sell only electric cars by 2035 | EPA threatens to close New York City office after Trump threats to 'anarchist' cities | House energy package sparks criticism from left and right House energy package sparks criticism from left and right OVERNIGHT ENERGY: EPA head questions connection of climate change to natural disasters | Pebble Mine executives eye future expansion in recorded conversations | EPA questions science linking widely used pesticide to brain damage in children MORE (R-Utah) wants Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard to appear before the panel to discuss the Antiquities Act in light of President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE’s decision to significantly shrink two national monuments in Utah.

The invitation comes after Bishop and the Trump administration attacked Patagonia for the company’s criticism of the monuments order.

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Patagonia said “the president stole your land” after shrinking the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, which were established by former Presidents Bill Clinton William (Bill) Jefferson ClintonEpstein podcast host says he affiliated with elites from 'both sides of the aisle' Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at Supreme Court Business groups start gaming out a Biden administration MORE and Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaThe Memo: Trump's strengths complicate election picture Obama shares phone number to find out how Americans are planning to vote Democrats' troubling adventure in a 'Wonderland' without 'rule of law' MORE respectively. The company urged customers to speak out against the order and eventually sued Trump over it.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Ryan Keith ZinkeTrump extends Florida offshore drilling pause, expands it to Georgia, South Carolina Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention Trump flails as audience dwindles and ratings plummet MORE, who recommended the resizing, criticized the company to reporters, calling it a “special interest.” Bishop’s committee did the same, parodying the Patagonia message and claiming the company is “lying to you” and pandering to “wealthy elitist urban dwellers from New York to San Francisco.”

In a letter to Chouinard on Friday, Bishop said “it is apparent through multiple media accounts and appearances that you have strong feelings on the topic.”

“The committee believes that major public policy decisions involving millions of acres of public land should be discussed, debated, and considered in the light of day,” Bishop wrote.

“The committee also believes it is important to understand and allow for all perspectives to be presented fairly and respectfully.”

“We first learned of this invitation through press reports. We are reviewing the invitation now and will get back to the committee as soon as we are able,” Corley Kenna, a Patagonia spokesperson, told The Hill.