Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to provide a description and some color for this important bill, which passed this body last session in the 111th Congress without any objection and did not make it through the Senate last session. Well, I am proud to say that, since that point, Senate bill 278 has cleared the Senate. It's the companion to my bill, H.R. 643. There are some minor changes to comply with House rules that are going to be sent back to the Senate, and we sure hope that, expeditiously, we can get this bill to President Obama's desk because what we're trying to accomplish here is very simple and noncontroversial. It's the result of a longtime effort, far too long, by the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District in Sugar Loaf, Colorado. This Fire Protection District came to national notice for their heroic efforts in the Fourmile Canyon Fire last year, which, remarkably, while it led to considerable property damage led to no loss of life, thanks in no small part to their heroic efforts. Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District and the U.S. Forest Service have always worked together very closely since the Fire District was created in 1967. The volunteer first responders at the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District are the key to both wildland and residential fires in Boulder County, as well as car accidents and health emergencies in the communities and public lands that they so capably serve.…”