Political Quotes

Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to H.R. 5585 because it is redundant, it is pointless, and it does nothing to move us in the direction to deal with the real issues and the real needs that we have on the U.S.-Mexico border. To me, it is…

To me, the people, the first people of this country, the Native Americans, we are second-class citizens still.

And study after study has confirmed the point that you are making, that there is a cumulative impact on public health, that there is a cumulative impact in the long run, and that industry and regulators bear a tremendous responsibility for…

We cannot have meaningful tribal consultations as long as the mining industry has the automatic right to mine wherever they stake a claim.