Gary Palmer: “I think when we take that into account, the cost, and there are other EPA regulations imposed on local communities that…”

In the movie, ‘Field of Dreams,’ they said, ‘Build it, and they will come,” U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer said at a 2023 media event, misquoting the 1989 Kevin Costner film. “That applies to infrastructure.

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.

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…

Now it is time to lock arms and focus on what matters: keeping the House, keeping the Senate, and finishing the job President Trump started for the American people. There is more work to do…and we are not done.