Political Quotes

“I thank Senator Risch. Mr. President, it is an honor for me to rise with my colleague Jim Risch to celebrate the passage of this legislation. It has been years and years in the making. This legislation culminates from the hard work by people all over Idaho. As Senator Risch has indicated, the credit for making this all finally come together goes to Representative Mike Simpson. I wholeheartedly agree with that. Passage of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act, also called the SNRA+ Act, is the result of tremendous efforts by Representative Simpson and Senator Risch. He deserves tremendous credit as well. I do want to say that I honor Representative Simpson's dogged determination and his persistence to fight through many obstacles associated with this treasured region of our State for a very long period of time. Representative Simpson's efforts have given Idaho a homegrown solution to what was rapidly becoming a national problem. As I said, similarly, my colleague Senator Risch has fought through many challenges in his pursuit of developing a consensus on this issue that has been hard to achieve. Both of my colleagues, in their respective ways, have expressed again the power of collaboration in the attempt to find consensus to deliver local solutions to longstanding public land management challenges in Idaho. Local governments and local stakeholders must be empowered to shape and manage decisions relating to our public lands.…”