Bruce F. Vento: “I just want to comment. I think it is regrettable. At the end of the session we do not need this type of polarization. I…”

“I just want to comment. I think it is regrettable. At the end of the session we do not need this type of polarization. I appreciate the gentleman from Utah attempting to mollify some of the provisions in the bill that are troublesome, but frankly it simply does not go far enough. I think my fear is at the end of the session like this that Members want an opportunity to demonstrate that they are against these types of provisions. We went through this catharsis for the last 3 rac{1}{2} years, in the last Congress passing laws like logging without laws, riders on various things. I had hoped that this session that we would at least be able to come to compromise as we did toward the end of the last session, and I think that that is possible. But this step is a step in the wrong direction. I fear this will in fact end up polarizing the circumstances. I rise in opposition to this bill again and ask Members to oppose it.”