Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Alabama. We are from Southern States, but good forestry management is very important to us as well. I have about 2.5 million acres of Federal forest in my district in Arkansas, and we want to see that land managed properly. We don't want to see it go up in smoke. Mr. Speaker, we face a lot of contentious issues in this body and in Congress, but this shouldn't be one of them. President Roosevelt, who was the father of our national forests, along with Gifford Pinchot, said that this is one of our most treasured natural resources. We need to leave it in better shape for the next generation than what we received it in. Right now, we are not doing that. This is not a partisan issue. This is something that we need to look at the science, we need to work together, and we need to do what is right for America. We need to do what is right for forests because healthy forests create a winning situation on many levels. We get better air quality. We get better water quality. We get a better economy. We get better wildlife habitat. We sequester more carbon. {time} 1845 There is not a downside to a healthy forest, but we have to get our act right here in Washington, D.C. It is with that that I, again, plead with and encourage the Senate to take up this issue. Let's have a debate on it. Let's fix this and get ourselves back on the right path to healthy forests.…”