Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: (4) Protected public lands.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall not include oil and gas leasing on any protected public lands, including any-- (A) unit of the National Park System; (B) unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System; (C) component of the national wild and scenic river system; (D) component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; (E) designated wilderness study area or other area managed for wilderness characteristics; (F) component of the national trails system; (G) national conservation area; (H) national monument; (I) national recreation area; (J) inventoried roadless area within the National Forest System; (K) area of critical environmental concern; (L) Backcountry Conservation Area; or (M) National Conservation Lands. Mr. GRIJALVA (during the reading). Mr. Chair, I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Arizona? There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Arizona is recognized for 5 minutes.”