Political Quotes

“A couple quick points. One, I certainly have a lot of respect for my colleague, and he and I work together on a number of different issues. I think we can have a debate about uranium mining. I would hope that he would rethink or reevaluate his comment regarding the dead of night because he knows, just as well as I do, that these amendments come as no surprise to anyone in this Chamber. They have passed repeatedly in the NDAA. They were debated and obviously considered as part of the Rules Committee--I serve on the Rules Committee--it is not our choice that this debate, in particular, is happening at 1:30 in the morning--certainly not mine. I would hope my distinguished colleague on the other side would reconsider that comment. With respect to uranium mining, let me just simply say that I am glad to hear that my colleague believes that there should be no mining in the Grand Canyon. If that is the case, I would certainly encourage him to vote for this bill because it is precisely what Chairman Grijalva is attempting to do by virtue of proposing this bill. As the ranking member of the full Natural Resources Committee knows, the withdrawal in this particular bill covers less than 1 percent of known U.S. uranium reserves. I certainly believe we can meet our uranium needs more cheaply and easily elsewhere in the United States without mining the Grand Canyon--it is obviously a national monument that we all treasure as Americans. Mr.…”