Political Quotes

“What is a just transition to so-called clean energy? We have been hearing the term all week from my colleagues across the aisle. Does a just transition mean the highest inflation in 40 years or record energy prices? Does it mean handing out billions of dollars to the green socialist lobby? Does a just transition mean we let our Federal forests burn year over year without maintaining them? Or does it mean we don't give Tribes the same ability to take care of the forests as States have? Just transition means some, but not all, can maintain the spaces around them, and I am disappointed that my amendment was not included in today's bill. My amendment would have enabled Native Tribes and counties, which have to live with the unmanaged forests around them, to have an opportunity to help our forests be healthy. I stand in opposition to this bill for a lot of reasons, just two of which are not including Tribes and counties in this so-called wildfire response package.”