Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 2, 1995
I would ask the gentleman one other question. On section 5, as we have talked earlier today, subsection 2 says, ``No compensation is made under this act with regard to damage to specific property, other than the property whose use is limited.'' We have debated that language here in other contexts, but I wanted to make it clear, Mr. Chairman, that this was not a wide exemption for all kinds of different arguments to be made by the agency that there is some specific property benefited, is that correct?
Said by
Mike Crapo
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the language of a specific section in a legislative act during a committee discussion.

Share

More from Mike Crapo

Jul 16, 2026

For years, I have advocated for returning grizzly bear management to the states as recovery objectives and benchmarks have been achieved.

risch.senate.gov
May 29, 2026

Codifying the Department of Labor’s recent updates to the AEWR would help clarify and stabilize wages in the H-2A agricultural labor program.

scott.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

Renewing the Legacy Restoration Fund will help ensure vital repair work continues in Idaho and across the nation.

risch.senate.gov
Dec 9, 2025

this week, we are going to spend a lot of time discussing problems with our healthcare system. To do that, we need to understand just how we got here. Concerns about the rising healthcare costs are not new. In 2009, Democrats highlighted…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation