04/12/2021
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"I again want to recognize Speaker McCarthy and Representative Peters, who are co-leads of the legislation, who are about as passionate about giant sequoias as I am and many others in this room are."
"When President Clinton designated the Giant Sequoia National Monument over 20 years ago, he said, and I quote, 'We are here because we recognize that these trees, though they live to be very old and g..."
"I think that the permitting issue is a ruse to try to weaken other kinds of laws, whether it be NEPA, Endangered Species, bedrock environmental laws."
"the tribes have served as the principle protectors, guardians, stewards of the Grand Canyon, their real and spiritual home, since this time."