Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1607, introduced by my colleague from Arizona (Mr. Schweikert) and co-led by Representative Greg Stanton, also from Arizona. This bill would reserve certain lands in Arizona to the United States for use as part of the Salt River Federal Reclamation Project. The Salt River Project was first authorized in 1903 and provides water and power to over 2 million people in central Arizona today. Under this legislation, the reserved lands will be used for development, generation, and transmission of electrical power and energy to assist the Salt River Project in expanding pumped storage hydropower facilities to meet increasing energy demands. I thank my colleagues from Arizona, Representatives Schweikert and Stanton for introducing and promoting this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.”