Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 306, the Kettle Creek Battlefield Survey Act, introduced by our colleague, Representative Jody Hice. This bill would require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a reconnaissance survey of the Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, Georgia. On February 14, 1779, at the Battle of Kettle Creek, approximately 350 patriots defeated more than 800 British loyalists in a surprise attack. The battle marked the only significant victory in Georgia by forces opposed to British rule and impacted the course of the American Revolutionary War. In 1975, the battlefield was added to the National Register of Historic Places to protect the site's historic and archeological resources. This bill tasks the National Park Service with determining the best management options for these historic resources, and I would like to thank Representative Hice for his efforts on this bill. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support its adoption, and I reserve the balance of my time.”