Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlelady from Washington (Ms. DelBene). Ms. DelBENE. Thank you. Mr. Chairman, I rise today with great frustration, and must oppose the Public Access and Lands Improvement Act in its current form. This bill is a merger of 10 public lands and natural resource bills, all of which are unrelated to each other and many of which would ignore the best available science, would compromise the stewardship of our public lands and would completely disregard the bedrock environmental laws that have served to protect our environment and cherished open space for decades. That being said, there is one part of this bill that I do support. Buried in title VI of this bill is the Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act, which I introduced with Congressman Larsen and Senators Murray and Cantwell. Green Mountain Lookout, located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness, was built in 1933 as a Civilian Conservation Corps project to detect fires and spot enemy aircraft during World War II. The lookout is an important, historic and unique part of the Pacific Northwest. It is a popular destination for hikers, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Unfortunately, severe weather caused the Green Mountain Lookout to fall into disrepair in 2001, and the U.S. Forest Service began taking steps to preserve the historic structure for future generations.…”