Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, grazing has impacts on public lands like no other use, and it is important that we consider these impacts through the NEPA process and through judicial review, both that are being struck from that process today. Steamrolling and eliminating judicial review and the public process, as in a reference to East Germany, centralized government and thought control, once we begin to limit the public's and the individual's access to redress through the courts by action of this Congress, it is a dangerous not only precedent and a dangerous step in public transparency, but more importantly, in the public's right to know. With that, I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Idaho (Mr. Labrador). The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.”