Bruce Poliquin

I want to make sure that what is not lost in this hearing is the tremendous generosity that Ms. Quimby and her family have offered to give this land that they rightly own to the people.

We have this mixed-up idea in the Federal Government anymore where we confuse this preservation with conservation.

I still want what the Federal Government does to be compassionate and fair to the folks here in Maine.

I will not support any proposal that threatens our outdoor way of life, or somehow, in some way, restricts our access to hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, and snowmobiling.

I cannot and will not support any proposal that threatens our good-paying, full-time forest products jobs in the state of Maine.

This is not a political issue for me. This is about our families. This is about our jobs.

I want to make sure that Congress, not the White House, hears loudly and clearly the opinions of the folks that live in the Katahdin region.

The problem was there was nobody in Utah who supported it, either the delegation, or the Governor, or the legislature, or anyone who lived in the area.

The President can do what the President wants to do. He has executive authority to create a monument without the blessing of Congress.

Even though you may think you are going to have a seat at the table on how this land is managed and what is done with it in the future, reality shows that you will not.

So, it is hard for me to understand why we are going to take land that is a working forest and cede all the rights to manage that land to the Federal Government, which does not have a very good track record of managing that land in the…

This proposal does not square with a plain reading of the Antiquities Act.

The residents of East Millinocket, Medway, and Patten have voted very strongly in opposition of Federal control of this area.

We only want to make sure that there is enough time for public comment. I ask everybody to support this bill. It is a great bill, and it keeps money flowing through the economy for our small businesses and job creators.

I am sure you also know that this budget that never balances increases the debt from the current $19 trillion to $27 trillion.

I think that is a huge waste of taxpayer money, sir.

Do you think a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution is something that we need, Mr. Lew?

All I am asking, sir, is that the Department of Defense obey the law and make a standard issuance piece of equipment, athletic shoes, that are fully Berry compliant.

My heart goes out to the families in Puerto Rico. I don't know how you got into this mess.

A stable government--whatever type of system it is--promotes a stable economy.

One of the key things to do that is in fact make sure we choke off the funding that goes to terrorist organizations.

We are losing the war on terror. Now, we can turn this around.

I think we can all agree that one of the primary or the primary responsibility of government is to keep American families safe.

If Mr. Leask can dive down and harvest in the cold, dark waters of Maine, I am sure you folks can figure out a way to do this, so our 650 jobs in Maine are not penalized, sir.

It sounds like to me, Mr. Woody, that this is a solution looking for a problem.