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Jared Huffman: “We have a major disagreement on what ``common sense'' means in this Congress. To me, and I think really to most…”

On the recordDecember 18, 2025
We have a major disagreement on what ``common sense'' means in this Congress. To me, and I think really to most Americans, it is just common sense that if you have a project that would destroy hunting access to some vital part of our public lands that generations have depended on, if you have a project that would cause a sacred Tribal site to no longer be enjoyed by folks who have depended on it for millennia, that that should undergo an environmental review. That seems like common sense to most people. But in this strange Congress, I guess common sense just means just do those projects anyway and don't even consider alternatives and don't even consider the impacts. That is why I oppose this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the need for environmental reviews for projects affecting public lands and Tribal sites.

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