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William Tauzin: “I have walked around the bayous of Louisiana and paddled those lakes and canals and wetlands, and I have seen the egret…”

On the recordAugust 1, 2001
I have walked around the bayous of Louisiana and paddled those lakes and canals and wetlands, and I have seen the egret and the crawfish and the deer and the rabbits and the squirrels, and I promise the gentleman, I have seen a thousand more species in a square mile of those bayou lands in Louisiana than one will ever see in the ANWR. And guess what, the bayous and the wetlands I was transversing on are in the National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana. And right next to them, right next to that amazing display of nature's bounty are 100 producing oil wells in the Louisiana Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge. Mr. Chairman, I want to ask a question. I hope the gentleman answers it in his heart. Is my national wildlife refuge any less sacred or precious than the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? Is my national wildlife refuge more susceptible to drilling and risks than the Arctic? The answer is no. Mine ought to be as sacred.
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William Tauzin
Republican · Louisiana
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the value of Louisiana's wildlife refuges in comparison to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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