Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in opposition to Neguse amendment No. 455. This amendment would permanently ban mineral and energy development on over 1.2 million acres of public lands in northern Arizona and Colorado. Not only will this amendment kill jobs in rural communities, but it will threaten our national security by making us more dependent on foreign adversaries like Russia. I can't believe we would consider adding this amendment when inflation is at 9.1 percent, a 40-year high; gas prices have been hovering over $5 per gallon; and one of our major adversaries invaded its free and sovereign neighbor. This NDAA is meant to enhance our national security at a critical time in our Nation's history, not weaken it by taking critical minerals permanently off-line. {time} 0150 Instead, Democrats are adding this amendment in the dead of night, hoping that we wouldn't notice. The Arizona component of this amendment permanently withdraws over 1 million acres from uranium mining. Currently, the domestic uranium industry is supplying less than 1 percent of the uranium needed to power the U.S. nuclear reactor fleet. Let me say that again. Less than 1 percent of what we need to power our fleet. In 2019, roughly half of our uranium supply was sourced from countries that are hostile to the United States, including Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Chinese-owned mines in Namibia.…”