Political Quotes

“over 93 percent of the State legislators and county elected officials in Utah did not misread public opinion at home. If we were talking about New Jersey, the Senator's State, and Federal elected Representatives took the identical stance in support of their constituency, my good friend from New Jersey would occupy the Senate floor for the next month defending their rights, and I would admire that, against the intervention of a Senator from another State who represents only a few special interests. So let us keep this in perspective, Mr. President. New Jersey has 10,341 acres of wilderness, Arkansas has 127,000, and Utah, with this provision, will have 2.8 million acres of wilderness. Further, reference has been made by the Senator from New Jersey in a press statement dated March 22 saying that "20 million acres of Utah lands can never be designated as wilderness in the future." He then goes on to say: "If it becomes law, it would permit the transformation of these lands from wilderness to strip mines, roads and commercial development." Come on, Mr. President. These statements are scare tactics. They are untrue. They are unrealistic. Congress, as the Senator from New Jersey knows, can at any time revisit this issue and designate additional wilderness. The field professionals after 15 years of study, review and court cases, found that 20 million acres do not meet the strict definition of wilderness.”