Political Quotes

“There is another historic feature I am particularly grateful for, and that is, the previous Secretaries of the Interior have signed a letter to Congress urging the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act. This letter includes two Secretaries of Interior from Colorado--Senator Ken Salazar, who was Secretary of the Interior under Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017, and Secretary Gale Norton, who was the Interior Secretary under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. This letter was sent to us on June 3, 2020. It is a historic letter with six previous Secretaries of the Interior signing on to it, including Secretaries Zinke, Jewell, Kempthorne, Norton, and Babbitt. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that this letter from the Secretaries of the Interior be printed in the Record There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: June 3, 2020. Dear Speaker Pelosi, Minority Leader McCarthy, Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Schumer: During our time as Secretaries of the Interior, we had the privilege and responsibility of stewarding some of America's most incredible landscapes and natural and cultural treasures. Now, more than ever, we are all cognizant of the critical role of public lands in our lives, as places to recreate, to recharge and to seek solace in the midst of great uncertainty--and, also, to create jobs. Together, we write to strongly urge swift passage and enactment of the Great American Outdoors Act (S.…”