Political Quotes

“I am not opposed to the creation of a wildlife refuge, as proposed in the bill. What concerns me is the idea that we here in the Senate can or should designate thousands of acres of cropland--over 7,000 acres of cropland--as a wildlife refuge without even consulting affected farmers. What concerns me is that we would make this designation without consulting or seeking the consent of the affected localities. What concerns me is a proposal that results in Kentuckians writing to me to say, ``no one seems to listen'' isn't that something?--``no one seems to listen to what the majority of landowners and farmers, who are directly involved, are saying.'' With my amendment, we will be listening to the people of western Kentucky. My amendment, unlike the proposal in the bill, has the support of citizens in Kentucky who live around the Land Between the Lakes and helps to preserve a vital natural resource we already have. I urge my colleagues, if we get to the Interior bill, that they support the adoption of my amendment.”