Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. While we are on the topic of conservation, I thank my colleagues for working with Democrats not just on this conservation bill but also on the WILD Act, which I am pleased to hear will be included in the NDAA this month. Like the bill before us today, the WILD Act is a bipartisan effort to maximize conservation impacts through partnerships; specifically, the Multinational Species Conservation Funds, which help conserve iconic wildlife species, including elephants, rhinos, tigers, great apes, and turtles, and the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, which supports habitat restoration efforts across the United States, including the territories. I am pleased to be the Democratic co-lead of the WILD Act, and I thank my Republican colleague, Representative Joyce of Ohio, for his partnership. I hope all of us can continue finding ways to work together on conservation and other issues, just like we are doing today with the ACE Reauthorization Act. Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.”