Gary Palmer: “This is an issue near and dear to my heart and close to me, particularly with my district.”

Congress has a role in governing the country.

Once again, it is as though we are debating two different bills. I have no idea where industry comes into this. This is about protecting forests. It is about promoting wildlife. It is about reducing emissions by prescribed burns. If my…

They are small business owners, farmers, parents, veterans, and neighbors who get up every day and do the right thing for their families and their communities. That is who I work for. That is who this has always been about.

A moratorium would be suicidal for the country.