Political Quotes

“my amendment provides the money for the research that the technical team says it needs, and it preserves the current rigorous environmental process which will take years to complete. If lead is discovered, if it is economically viable, and if the company decides to develop a mining plan and apply for mineral production, then the whole process will have to start. To vote for this amendment is to vote to let the scientists get what they say is necessary to make an informed decision, and it is a consensus of all of those agencies I outlined that they don't have the information. I think it is also a strong consensus of all the agencies that we must protect the environmental resources of the region. As one who has floated and fished on the streams in the Mark Twain National Forest, I can tell you that it is a real gem. I flew over much of the area and I visited on foot much of the area in the last month. I can tell you that it is a beautiful wilderness. But it is a multiple-use area. It is used for recreation; it is used for timber; it is used for mining.”