Political Quotes

“Mr. President, today I am proud to introduce the California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act. In February of 2015, I, along with Sen. Boxer, introduced a bill under the same name. That bill from 2015 included a number of conservation and recreation provisions that the President could not include in his recent designation of three national monuments. The President's designation this past month of those new national monuments--Mojave Trails, Sand to Snow, and Castle Mountain--was a major milestone in our efforts to protect the desert. But, due to limitations under the Antiquities Act, the President's executive action left out several key parts of our desert bill from 2015. These remaining provisions were vital to many of the groups and organizations that came together to support our bill in 2015. I made a commitment to those groups to enact the entire bill, not just parts of the bill. And I intend to fulfill that promise.…”