Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 15, 2009
This seems to be an extension of the old disapproved and discredited idea of the 'use it or lose it' theory from the last Congress.
Said by
John Fleming
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Fleming critiques a new requirement in the CLEAR Act regarding federal oil and gas leases.

Share & report

More from John Fleming

May 18, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I would respond, first of all, by saying I think we all see the reports. If you are on Armed Services, you hear our generals talk about how our readiness is in dire straits, that we can't respond to the challenges around the…

Congressional Record · 2016-05-18
Jun 19, 2016

we will continue working daily to make the VA accountable, to be sure that people who are not doing their job should be fired, people who are breaking the law should be prosecuted, and we will continue that endeavor.

congress.gov
May 18, 2016

Mr. Chair, I thank my friends and colleagues for their comments and statements, but I simply have to disagree. Again, this is about military readiness, which we are at a low, low point. We are getting all sorts of reports. We are having…

Congressional Record · 2016-05-18
Jul 13, 2016

Madam Speaker, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, those words are inscribed in the Declaration of Independence among our inalienable rights, but the most important is life itself. As a physician who has delivered hundreds of…

Congressional Record · 2016-07-13

Other voices in this conversation