Political Quotes

“My good friend from Idaho has it right. His bill ought to become law. And you did find a way to fund it: the same way we fund hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and the like--out of FEMA. {time} 2130 Good bill--by the way, I am a coauthor of it. Thank you very much. Only you can prevent forest fires. How many times have we seen Smokey the Bear? Congress can help. I want to congratulate and I really want to thank my colleagues on the other side of the aisle because you are in a position to lead on this. This amendment is in a position to cause action. That is all it is. Would we have a disaster? We are going to have a fire disaster; there is no doubt about it. Would we have a financing disaster? Probably, but we can solve it--we can solve it both with legislation, and then we can solve it with a piece of legislation moving through this House that would reach back to the FEMA money, where we always stack a huge stash of money for the eventuality of a disaster. We would reach back and say: Okay. That is how we are going to do it going forward. I think it is about time for me to yield. I probably don't have much more time, but I am kind of stirring the pot here. I am trying to kick this into gear, and I am delighted to work with the good language that the chairman of the committee has put into the bill. Had I the time, I would read, once again, your analysis of the problem and also your analysis of the solution. That is found in, this year, H.R.…”