Political Quotes

“I thank the Chair. And I thank the Senator from Georgia for his effort to organize this group of conversations regarding the protection of our environment. I noticed from some of the comments that certain Democrats, anyway, I should say, have appeared to take offense that Republicans are actually working to protect the environment, apparently under the belief that Earth Day is a special day for them to demagog and politicize environmental issues. The real purpose of Earth Day is to recognize important work being done to protect our environment. Today I want to discuss briefly two specific projects undertaken by a broad group of interests in my home State of Arizona that do exactly that. The first has to do with ranchers in southeast Arizona who are acting as true stewards of the lands for the purpose of protecting the grasslands on which they currently are grazing. Many ranchers are working in harmony with nature not only to earn a living but also to protect the environment upon which they are earning that living. They are using their natural resources in a way that it is meant to be used.”