Dale Bumpers: “He revoked a policy that said any time you mow high weeds, apply to us and we will give you a right-of-way to build a…”

“He revoked a policy that said any time you mow high weeds, apply to us and we will give you a right-of-way to build a four-lane highway over that footpath. Move a few rocks out of the way, we will consider that a highway and allow you to build on it. Fill in a few low spots, we will make it a highway and you build it. Even if it is across a national park or across a wilderness area or across a national monument, a historic area that we have set aside. Can you think of anything more insane than giving States the right to build highways across Federal lands no matter where they are, simply because somebody mowed some high weeds or because somebody moved a few rocks? While I am at it, Senator, before I get into it with you, let me also point out, here is the Babbitt policy. This is the policy that reversed the 1988 Hodel policy. I want you to listen to this. I have a letter from Bruce Babbitt in which he says he will urge the President to veto this bill if the Stevens amendment is not taken out of it.”