Political Quotes

“I commend my friend from Wyoming for telling how it really is. I thought his graphic pictures portrayed an awful lot of America that, unfortunately, few Americans see. The Senator's reference to those that would like to see something different done to that part of the American west, while explicit in its reference to the comfort around the fire and the chardonnay, I think reflect an unrealistic reference, if you will, to the responsibility that we have in this body to recognize the significance of grazing, as we know it today. As chairman of the committee of jurisdiction, Energy and Natural Resources, I rise to support the substitute, S. 1459, which has been offered by Senator Domenici, the Public Rangelands Management Act. While the livestock grazing issue is not significant in my State, there is reindeer grazing on Bureau of Land Management lands under regulations specific to Alaska and some cattle grazing on Fish and Wildlife Service lands on Kodiak Island. In the lower 48 States, however, livestock grazing is a part of western society. It is part of the history, and the heritage, of the American West. And it's a part of the social fabric of the West and a cornerstone of the western economy.”