Political Quotes

“just 2 weeks ago--on January 9--a Federal judge issued a decision which threatens all approved and ongoing activities within six of Idaho's national forests. Working men and women in Idaho face losing their jobs in mines, lumber mills, and throughout the service industry by direct order of the U.S. Forest Service. Within a few days, many of these families may not be able to feed themselves or their children, or even heat their homes in the middle of winter. Mr. President, 18 of Idaho's 44 counties lie within the scope of this order. Twenty-eight million acres--more than half of the State of Idaho--are in danger of being shut down along with the natural resource jobs which provide the economic base of my State. Do you know what this means to Idaho, Mr. President? This single court action was the equivalent of telling Detroit that they could no longer make cars. It was like telling Hollywood that they could no longer make movies. It was as if Iowa were no longer allowed to grow corn. Absent a 1-week stay by the judge, issued late last Friday, the judge's order would have, and still may, immediately lay off hundreds of Idahoans from their jobs in mines and lumber mills. It will savage the economy of the State by removing any hope for thousands of Idahoans in the service industries that depend on the loggers, miners, and ranchers for their livelihood. What could possibly bring on a disaster of this nature, Mr. President? Was it an earthquake? Was it a famine?…”