Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, we really must pass Representative Curtis' WEST Act. This burdensome and unnecessary law that is being disguised as a rule is not only a threat to the West, but it is also a threat to our national security, to American energy dominance, to our food security, to the environment, and to the separation of powers that are established in our Constitution. Passing the WEST Act and withdrawing this rule will restore Congress' intent over the multiple uses of BLM land and protect the over 700,000 jobs across the West that rely on access to our public lands. We can't allow the Biden administration to singlehandedly upend 50 years of congressionally mandated land use policies to the whim of environmental extremists and coastal elites. We can't allow an unelected, unaccountable, and unnamed bureaucrat to write law. I thank Representative Curtis for his strong leadership on this issue. I know that he has heard many concerns about the rule from his constituents, including as recently as last week at a Federal Lands Subcommittee hearing in southern Utah. Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Ellzey). Pursuant to House Resolution 1173, the previous question is ordered on the bill, as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.…”