Political Quotes

“I had authored an amendment to this legislation that would prohibit funds intended for use for endangered species' habitat restoration from being used by the Fish and Wildlife Service and State Departments of Natural Resources. I am not pursuing this amendment because the good gentleman from Ohio has agreed the funding in this act should be used for its intended purposes. As the Members of this body may remember, every year the energy and water development appropriations bill brings to light the issues of the Missouri River, which flows along the border of the district I represent in western Iowa. In the ecosystem of the Missouri River, there are three endangered species, the least tern, the piping plover, and the pallid sturgeon. A dire legal situation involving regulation of the Missouri River flow has resulted in complex reg. issues that impact the entire Missouri River basin. A multiplicity of interests, including agriculture, flood control, river freight transportation, electrical generation, water, recreation, and the environment have been impacted by decisions affecting the flow of the river.”