Political Quotes

“I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, H.R. 2954 is another attempt to weaken landmark environmental protections, to dictate land management decisions, to convey and dispose of Federal land, and to rewrite grazing policy. This Chamber, once again, will spend a day debating bad policy put forth by the majority, which seems to work tirelessly to undermine the progress of the last century Americans have made in land conservation and environmental protection, undeterred by reality or a desire by the American people for bipartisan legislation and compromise. Furthermore, Republicans have long criticized omnibus bills as an affront to regular order, but they now attempt to force this bill of bad policy proposals through the House, which has no chance of passing in the Senate. Let me quote a statement from the White House, which strongly opposes the bill. It reads: Overall, H.R. 2954 contains a number of provisions that would undermine the responsible balance of interests and considerations and stewardship of the Nation's lands and natural resources . . . Provisions of the bill would disregard or reduce public engagement on a range of community interests, including natural resource protections, and would preclude agencies from considering less detrimental environmental alternatives . . .…”