Political Quotes

“I want to address the comments which have just been made. It is correct that this amendment would be better than nothing, but it is much worse than the current statute we are considering. The reason is, as was said by the gentleman from Texas, there is no mandate in this amendment that the least oppressive or least intrusive alternative be selected. There are times when the agency is actually bound by statutory provisions that this Congress passes that require the agency to run roughshod over private property rights. In those cases, after there has been a congressional action or after there has been a full agency review, when it is decided private property rights must be diminished for some social purpose, there should be compensation, and this amendment does not allow for that compensation.”